Build More and Draw Less: The AIA and Leopold Eidlitz's Grand Central School of Architecture

Document Type

Article

Source Publication Title

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

First Page

378

Last Page

401

Abstract

In its first decade, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) accomplished few of its purported goals. Founded in 1857 to advance the professional, economic, and social status of architects, the organization spent much of its first ten years not in action but in the throes of intense debate over the proper direction the profession should take. Issues ranging from the practical--materials, ethical client relationships, building codes, and competition rules--to the abstract--aesthetcis, style, and history--engaged the broad range of men who appeared at the AIA's monthly meetings. The recurring debate over the form and content of architectural education shows deep rits in the profession about more than just the details of curriculum. The failed attempt to establish a Grand Central School of Architecture run by the AIA and located in New York City established the AIA's policy of decentralized architectural education located within the American university system.

Disciplines

Architecture

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Language

English

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