A statement by the department chairman on the department's goals in architectural education. (JW)

Describes architectural education in America (schools, curricula, students) and suggests some improvements for architectural schools. (PG)

A biographical sketch of William Robert Ware, founder of the architectural schools at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia, is presented. After a review of Ware's educational background, focus is on Ware's concept of architectural education. A review of Ware's publications and contemporaries follows. (PHR)

A biographical sketch of John Galen Howard, founder of the Department of Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley, is presented. Howard's conservative outlook and idealistic nature are examined and his influence on the curriculum at the university is traced. (PHR)

A biographical sketch of William Wilson Wurster, dean of the Department of Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley, is presented. Tracing Wurster's early education and work, Wurster's belief that architecture was for people is illustrated. His influence on the curriculum, not only at the University of California but elsewhere, is…

This article was the first in a series of lectures given in the U.S. on the ecology of habitat, a study of the relationship between man and the man-made environment in which he lives. (Author/PG)

The architectural profession is examined in terms of definitions and dimensions of professionalism and then compared with other highly professionalized occupations. Theoretical and empirical indicators are discussed, and problems of defining explicit criteria for "qualified" schools, students, and practitioners are addressed. (LBH)

Discusses architecture and the beginning student by examining the students, the curriculum, the educational institution, the professional institution, and the socio-physical environment. (Author/PG)

This publication contains the proceedings of a symposium concerning the liberal education of architects. The papers and addresses included are: "Prefatory Remarks to the Symposium" (S. Grabow); "Keynote Address" (W. McMinn); "Invited Position Papers" (D. Ghirardo; J. Hartray; R. Bliss); "A Liberal Education for Architects" (R. Allen); "On the…

Prior to the 20th century the picture of a pre-designed universe was paralleled by the idea that only an external authority, like a deity or a scientific system of verification, could confirm what was or was not genuine knowledge. Today, the idea that knowledge and external authority are symbiotic partners continues to buttress descriptions of…

The history of architecture, architectural education, and the formative influences on the role of the architect are traced from Athens to the twentieth century touching on Rome, France of the Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century France and England, and eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England. (JMF)

Stems from a series of interviews and questionnaires completed by 27 female architects covering: the sex-typing of a profession, and a case study ofa woman architect. (Author/PG)

The architecture profession needs to employ systems building design in order to raise the rate of productivity and performance in construction. Changes have been made in architecture educational programs that recognize the shift in the role of the architect from design genius to building production manager. Systems design has led to changes within…

Major findings are summarized of an investigation of energy design teaching in schools of architecture, which led to recommendations described in this article addressed to theoretical and inspirational models of design teaching, rather than to technical courses. Available from: ACSA, 1735 New York Ave., Washington, D.C. 20006. (Author/LBH)