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Product Identifiers
PublisherBirmingham Museum of Art
ISBN-10093139452X
ISBN-139780931394522
eBay Product ID (ePID)12038708715
Product Key Features
Book TitleSamuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio : Community Architecture
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicUrban & Land Use Planning, Buildings / Residential, Individual Architects & Firms / General
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture
AuthorSamuel Mockbee
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight22.9 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
Grade FromCollege Freshman
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Grade ToUP
SynopsisThe architect and teacher Samuel Mockbee, founder of Auburn University's Rural Studio, was an idealist who put into action one of the boldest programs in contemporary architecture. Mockbee led his students in the design and construction of homes, community centers and other essential structures in Hale County, Alabama--one of the poorest counties in the United States. Mockbee believed that architecture could play a determining role in combating the brutalities of poverty. He inspired students to create vanguard designs and utilize an array of innovative, cost-effective building materials that included scraps of carpet baled into rectangular building blocks. This combination of ingenuity and enterprise informed the unique character of Mockbee's undertaking. Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio appraises Mockbee's unique contribution, assessing how he believed that architecture, practiced as a community-oriented undertaking, could transform the social environment., The architect and teacher Samuel Mockbee, founder of Auburn University's Rural Studio, was an idealist who put into action one of the boldest programs in contemporary architecture. Mockbee led his students in the design and construction of homes, community centers and other essential structures in Hale County, Alabama--one of the poorest counties in the United States. Mockbee believed that architecture could play a determining role in combating the brutalities of poverty. He inspired students to create vanguard designs and utilize an array of innovative, cost-effective building materials that included scraps of carpet baled into rectangular building blocks. This combination of ingenuity and enterprise informed the unique character of Mockbee's undertaking. "Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio" appraises Mockbee's unique contribution, assessing how he believed that architecture, practiced as a community-oriented undertaking, could transform the social environment.
