Aspirations for Excellence
Subtitle: Alexander Jackson Davis and the First Campus Plan for the University of Michigan, 1838
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Published: October 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780472112777
Subjects: Architecture; Universities / polytechnics; United States - General; Individual Institutions Of Higher Education; Criticism and interpretation; University of Michigan; Nature/Ecology; Education; History; Michigan; Davis, Alexander Jackson,; General; Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings; Davis, Alexander Jackson; History / United States / General; Ann Arbor; Organizations & Institutions; 1803-1892; 19th century; Buildings; Campus planning
Description: "Aspirations for Excellence explores the early physical development of the University of Michigan's campus from 1838 to 1880, the designs of architect Alexander Jackson Davis, and the mystery of the sources of the classical buildings. Showcasing the beautiful designs that Davis drew for Michigan, this book provides a view of his career and his place in the development of campus planning and design in America." "Many previously unknown documents and unique illustrations have been brought together for the first time in this important collection that tackles issues related to campus planning, history of institutions of higher learning, architectural history of the nineteenth century, and the influence of the physical development of college campuses in the 1830s and 1840s on the campus of today."--BOOK JACKET.