Abstract :
Beginning Monday, September 8, courses will be held under the auspices of Columbia University, covering the various departments of architecture for illuminating engineers. These courses will continue with on an average of five sessions a day through Friday September 12th, the respective dates including the treatment of topics as follows: September 8 How the Architect Designs; Ancient, Greek and Roman Architecture; a talk by a prominent architect; (trip to Metropolitan Museum of Art and then to modern buildings reflecting Greek and Roman styles): September 9 Demonstration of architectural designing (Edgar I. Williams, Architect and critic of design in the School of Architecture); Medieval, Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Modern Architecture; September 10 Underlying Principles of Good Architectural Composition; Renaissance Architecture and Modern Adaptations: September 11 How Architectural Composition Should Control Everything, Modern Architecture; and September 12 The Architects´ Vocabulary; The Architects´ Relation to a Building Project.
