
The Yale Building Project
The First 40 Years
Richard W. Hayes(Author)
Yale University Press
Published on 28. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-300-12316-6 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive history of the program that has been a model for "design-build" initiatives nationwide
Conceived by architect Charles W. Moore and begun in the context of social activism and dramatic institutional change during the 1960s, the Yale Building Project has contributed to the education of many of this country's leading architects, serving as the model for "design-build" programs at universities nationwide. The Yale Building Project: The First 40 Years is the first comprehensive history of this important initiative.
Every year since 1967, graduate students in the Yale School of Architecture have designed and constructed a building for a community-based client. This book documents the projects alongside essays that situate the program in its historical context, from students' journeys to rural Appalachia to build community centers and a health clinic to pavilions and recreational structures constructed throughout Connecticut and affordable housing built in New Haven. Describing a program that has had a profound effect on American architectural culture, this book will serve as a valuable resource for architects, historians, students, and community planners.
Distributed for the Yale University School of Architecture
Conceived by architect Charles W. Moore and begun in the context of social activism and dramatic institutional change during the 1960s, the Yale Building Project has contributed to the education of many of this country's leading architects, serving as the model for "design-build" programs at universities nationwide. The Yale Building Project: The First 40 Years is the first comprehensive history of this important initiative.
Every year since 1967, graduate students in the Yale School of Architecture have designed and constructed a building for a community-based client. This book documents the projects alongside essays that situate the program in its historical context, from students' journeys to rural Appalachia to build community centers and a health clinic to pavilions and recreational structures constructed throughout Connecticut and affordable housing built in New Haven. Describing a program that has had a profound effect on American architectural culture, this book will serve as a valuable resource for architects, historians, students, and community planners.
Distributed for the Yale University School of Architecture
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American Institute of Graphic Art's 50 Books/50 Covers of 2007, Outstanding DesignMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
50 b-w + 250 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1179 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-12316-6 (9780300123166)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Richard W. Hayes is an architect and architectural historian. Robert A. M. Stern is dean and J. M. Hoppin Professor of Architecture at the Yale School of Architecture.