The Making of the Modern Architect and Engineer

by Pfammatter, Ulrich

• ISBN13: 9783764362171
• ISBN10: 3764362170
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Birkhauser Architecture

Summary

The very first school for architecture came into being when the Ecole Polytechnique opened its gates in Paris in 1794 and with this, the profession of the architect as we understand it today was born. Using preiously unpublished texts and visual material, Ulrich Pfammatter traces in fascinating detail the origins and subsequent development of the scientific and industrial training of architects and engineers. He explores the growth of the architecture schools in Paris, Karlsruhe, Zurich, London and the USA, and by considering important exponents such as Durand, Reynaud, Mary, Weinbrenner, Semper, Dufour, Klenze, Eiffel and Jenney he provides a detailed exposition of this important chapter in civil engineering and architectural history.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(1)
Introduction -- The Modern Architect and Engineer: The Development of a New Tradition	8	(9)
The Ecole Polytechnique in Paris	17	(86)
The Ecole Polytechnique -- A Child of the French Revolution	17	(4)
The Chronicle of a Development	21	(18)
The Making of the Polytechnical Educational Model	39	(11)
Teaching Principles of Architectural Engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique	50	(3)
Durand's Polytechnical Principles of Architectural Education	53	(14)
Durand's Successor: Reynaud and Industrial Orientation	67	(6)
The ``Polytechniciens'' of the First Hour	73	(15)
Placing the Ecole Polytechnique in the Context of the Era of Industrialization in France	88	(10)
The Origins of a Modern Tradition of Education for Architects and Engineers	98	(5)
The Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in Paris	103	(105)
The Establishment of an Industrial Culture of Education	103	(4)
Architects and Engineers of the First Industrial Revolution in France	107	(5)
Chronicle of the School's History	112	(11)
``Industrial Sciences'' -- A Concept of Teaching and Methodology	123	(8)
Teaching Architectural Engineering at the Ecole Centrale and the Industrial Orientation provided by Charles-Louis Mary	131	(19)
The Centraux of the First Two Generations	150	(48)
Placing the Ecole Centrale in the Context of the Era	198	(10)
Color Plates	208	(1)
The Polytechnical Model in Austria	209	(13)
On the Establishment of a System of Technical Higher Education in Germany	222	(17)
The Beginning of Education in Architecture and Engineering in Switzerland	239	(26)
American Lines of Tradition: From Shop Culture to School Culture	265	(28)
The Origins of Scientific and Technical Education in Great Britain	293	(9)
Outlook -- Perspectives on a Development	302	(7)
Index	309