ERIC Number: ED462045
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: 340
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-300-08717-9
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
The Postwar University: Utopianist Campus and College.
Muthesius, Stefan
This book examines the postwar building boom in higher education, describing the diverse approaches to the creation of new campuses in the United States, England, Canada, West Germany, and France and exploring the range of responses to "utopian dreams" from students, academia, and the public. The chapters are: (1) "USA: Campus vs. College"; (2) "English New University Design"; (3) "The New 'Urban' Campus in North America"; (4) "West Germany: Campus and College as 'Reform'"; (5) "Campus Planning Worldwide"; and (6) "Utopian Rhetoric and Its Determinants." (Contains numerous endnotes.) (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Mission, Strategic Planning, Universities, World War II
Yale University Press, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040 ($65). Tel: 800-987-7323 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.yale.edu/yup.
Publication Type: Books; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Canada; Germany; United Kingdom (England); United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
