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The Architecture Profession and the Public.
- Source :
- Journal of Architectural Education; Sep2007, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p32-43, 12p, 6 Black and White Photographs, 2 Illustrations, 1 Diagram
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Since the beginnings of professionalization in the nineteenth century, architects have struggled to find ways to reach a broad public. Leopold Eidlitz, one of the founding members of the American Institute of Architects, published a series of essays in The Crayon in 1858 that attempted, through the use of popular literary forms, to do just that. Eidlitz addressed the “Discourses Between Two T-Squares” to a general audience and hoped that their humor and scathing caricatures would educate non-professionals about the practical and theoretical intricacies of architecture. Eidlitz’s attempt at advocacy sheds light on the long-standing difficulty that architects have creating a resonant public image. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTS
CARICATURES & cartoons
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10464883
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Architectural Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26219150
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1531-314X.2007.00126.x