The Rise of Academic Architectural Education: The Origins and Enduring Influence of the Académie d'Architecture

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Academic architectural education started with the inauguration of the Académie d'Architecture on 3 December 1671 in France. It was the first institution to be devoted solely to the study of architecture, and its school was the first dedicated to the explicit training of architectural students. The Académie was abolished in 1793, during the revolutionary turmoil that besieged France at the end of the eighteenth century, although the architectural educational tradition that arose from it was resurrected with the formation of the École des Beaux-Arts and prevails in the ideologies and activities of schools of architecture throughout the world today. This book traces the previously neglected history of the Académie's development and its enduring influence on subsequent architectural schools throughout the following centuries to the present day. Providing a valuable context for current discussions in architectural education, The Rise of Academic Architectural Education is a useful resource for students and researchers interested in the history and theory of art and architecture. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table ofContents List of figures Acknowledgements Introduction Notes 1. The Origins of Academic Education Plato and the first Academy Ancient Greek tuition The medieval university and guild systems The resurgence of the Academy during the Renaissance Notes 2. The Formation of the Académie d’Architecture Colbert and the French Académies The accommodation of the Académie d’Architecture The escalating social status of the Architect during the seventeenth century Notes 3. The Académie’s Early Ideology Nicolas-François Blondel’s inaugural lecture The early ideology of the Académie Studies and activities undertaken at the Académie Académie Membres Notes 4. The School of the Académie Teaching at the school under Nicolas-François Blondel Teaching at the school under Jacques-François Blondel Competitions at the school of the Académie Notes 5. Philosophical and Stylistic Debate on Architectural Style The Académie’s preoccupation with Cartesian Rationalism The Querelle des Anciens et Modernes Notes 6. The Professional Expression of the Académie’s Ideology The architectural profession French eighteenth-century architectural style Built work undertaken by Membres of the Académie The Académie’s royal building commissions Notes 7. The Suppression of the Académie Jacques-Louis David and his grievances towards the académies The suppression of the Académie Notes 8. The Revival of the Former Académie The revival of the school of the former Académie at the École des Beaux-Arts The accommodation of the École The role of the Architect after the Revolution Notes 9. The Enduring Influence of the Academic Tradition at the École The Ancien Regime’s continued grip on processes and practices at theÉcole The enduring influence of the academic architectural educational tradition Notes Appendix 1: Salient institutional titles associated with academicarchitectural education in Paris Appendix 2: Membres of the Académie d’Architecture Appendix 3: Winners of the Grand Prix competitions Bibliography Index