Beschreibung:
John Lobell is a professor of Architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where he has taught since 1969. His courses have included design, planning, Kahn and Venturi, Frank Lloyd Wright, global architecture, creativity, and the social impact of technology. He is part of the team that teaches the architectural history and theory survey.
This book describes the history of the school, the transformation of the city of Philadelphia, and the philosophy of the Philadelphia School in the context of other movements of the time, and looks at what the Philadelphia School has to offer to architecture today and in the future, all from the point of view of a student who was there.
Preface. 1.Introduction. 2.Philadelphia. 3.The School. 4.Philosophies of the Philadelphia School. 5.Philadelphia School Buildings. 6.The Philadelphia School and the Future of Architecture. 7.Epilogue: My Education. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.