The Yale Building Project; The First 40 Years

by Richard W. Hayes; Foreword by Robert A. M. Stern

• ISBN13: 9780300123166
• ISBN10: 0300123167
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2007-08-01
• Publisher: The Yale School of Architecture

Summary

Conceived by architect Charles W. Moore and begun in the context of social activism and dramatic institutional change during the 1960s, the Yale Building Project has contributed to the education of many of this country's leading architects, serving as the model for "design-build" programs at universities nationwide.The Yale Building Project: The First 40 Yearsis the first comprehensive history of this important initiative. Every year since 1967, graduate students in the Yale School of Architecture have designed and constructed a building for a communitybased client. This book documents each of the projects alongside essays that situate the program in its historical context, from students' journeys to rural Appalachia to build community centers and a health clinic, to pavilions and recreational structures constructed throughout Connecticut, and affordable housing built in New Haven. Describing a program that has had a profound effect on American architectural culture, this book will serve as a valuable resource for architects, historians, students, and community planners.

Author Biography

Richard W. Hayes is an architect and architectural historian. Robert A. M. Stern is Dean and J.M. Hoppin Professor of Architecture at the Yale School of Architecture.

Table of Contents

Learning, building : Charles W. Moore and the first-year building project	p. 12
Thirty-five years of teaching Yale students to build : interview with Paul B. Brouard	p. 30
From Appalachia to New Haven : the first-year building project since 1975	p. 36
The Yale building project 1967-2006	p. 4
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