The Architecture Profession and the Public: Leopold Eidlitz's 'Discourses Between Two T-Squares'

Document Type

Article

Source Publication Title

Journal of Architectural Education

First Page

32

Last Page

43

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.

Disciplines

Architecture

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Language

English

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