The Elements of Construction
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The Elements of Construction

N. Clifford Ricker, Architecture, and the University of Illinois

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eBook - ePub

The Elements of Construction

N. Clifford Ricker, Architecture, and the University of Illinois

About this book

A pioneer of architecture education in the United States, N. Clifford Ricker notably taught with an emphasis on construction and shop practice in his teaching. Marci S. Uihlein edits and elaborates on The Elements of Construction, the text on building materials that Ricker wrote and used in his teaching, but never published. The book is a window into the expanding possibilities of the late nineteenth-century, as Ricker continually revised The Elements of Construction to keep up with advances taking place in architecture, materials, and construction technology.

In addition to providing the full text, Uihlein and the contributors trace Ricker's career and delve into his practice of teaching. Subject experts explore specific topics. Thomas Leslie surveys contemporary construction practices in Chicago. Tom F. Peters considers Ricker's writings in the context of the time while Rachel Will looks at masonry know-how and testing. Donald Friedman examines the teaching of iron and steel construction.

An illuminating look at a field and a legacy, The Elements of Construction rediscovers a figure that shaped the teaching of architecture and trained a generation that forever changed Chicago.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1. Student, Professor, and Architect: N. Clifford Ricker at the Illinois Industrial University
  7. Chapter 2. The Components of Construction: The Technical Education of an Architect at the University of Illinois
  8. Chapter 3. ā€œRigid Flesh on Creeping Thingsā€: The State of the Skyscraper Art in the 1890s
  9. Chapter 4. Journals, Compendiums, and Travelogues: Nineteenth-Century Sources of Construction Technology Knowledge and Processes
  10. Chapter 5. ā€œNo Bottom Hereā€: The Evolution of Foundations in Chicago
  11. Chapter 6. Properties and Application in Masonry: Stone, Brick, and Terra Cotta
  12. Chapter 7. Changing Technologies: Teaching Iron and Steel Construction
  13. Conclusion
  14. Transcriptā€”The Elements of Construction, Volume 2
  15. Contributors
  16. Index
  17. Back Cover