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The Architecture Profession and the Public: Leopold Eidlitz's "Discourses between Two T-Squares"
- Author(s):
- Kathryn Holliday (see profile)
- Date:
- 2007
- Subject(s):
- Architecture, Modern, Architectural design, Art, American
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Architectural theory, Professionalization
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/dw8w-we16
- 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 faced in their attempts to create a resonant public image.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 months ago
- License:
- Attribution
2007_jae_t-squares.pdf