{"product_id":"9780470870754","title":"Back to School: Architectural Education - the Information and the Argument","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBack to School: Architectural Education - the Information and the Argument\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eChadwick, Michael\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday, architecture schools are truly international in their intake, as students are able to select from courses worldwide. For school leavers and undergraduates, the choice is bewildering. Where different institutions provide very different courses and ultimately very different architects, the very act of shopping for a degree is an incredibly important stage in an architecture student’s career.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is set to become a touchstone publication for anyone involved in architectural education, from the academic to the aspiring student.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt provides interviews with four of the most influential educators\/heads of schools around the world:\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Cook\u003c\/b\u003e, Chair, the Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Tschumi\u003c\/b\u003e, Dean, School of Architecture at Columbia University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeon van Schaik\u003c\/b\u003e, Innovation Professor of Architecture, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElia Zenghelis\u003c\/b\u003e, Berlage, Dusseldorf\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis is followed by short self-biographies of eleven further prominent figures including \u003cb\u003eRem Koolhaas\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAnthony Vidler\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePaul Virilio\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt is the first publication of its kind to comprehensively cover architectural education in its current context as an international market\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt will feature the first invaluable listing of architectural schools worldwide: no dedicated listing currently exists in printed form or on the web, giving students a useful reference from which to start the decision making process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Academy Press\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2004-10-29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780470870754\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 290.0cm x220.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 128.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314228883596,"sku":"9780470870754","price":48.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470870754_cb1b5376-19c3-449d-b861-a9aac475cef8.jpg?v=1761647316","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470870754","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}