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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.
Contents
Introduction by Marci S. Uihlein
Chapter 1. Student, Professor, and Architect: N. Clifford Ricker at the Illinois Industrial University by Marci S. Uihlein
Chapter 2. The Components of Construction: The Technical Education of an Architect at the University of Illinois by Marci S. Uihlein
Chapter 3. "Rigid Flesh on Creeping Things": The State of the Skyscraper Art in the 1890s by Thomas Leslie
Chapter 4. Journals, Compendia, and Travelogs: Nineteenth-Century Sources of Construction Technology Knowledge and Processes by Tom F. Peters
Chapter 5. "No Bottom Here": The Evolution of Foundations in Chicago by Thomas Leslie
Chapter 6. Properties and Application in Masonry: Stone, Brick, and Terra Cotta by Rachel Will
Chapter 7. Changing Technologies: Teaching Iron and Steel Construction by Donald Friedman
Conclusion by Marci S. Uihlein
Transcript-The Elements of Construction, volume 2 by N. Clifford Riker
Ricker Division III-Foundations
Ricker Division IV-Stone Masonry
Ricker Division V-Bricks, Tiles, and Terra Cotta
Ricker Division VI-Iron and Steel Construction
Contributors
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