Beaux-Arts Architecture and Urbanism

Before establishing the first formal architectural school of North America at the MIT in 1866, William Ware toured Europe. He came back with one conclusion: The French courses of study are mainly artistic and the German scientific, and the English practical. Opting for the artistic path of the Parisian Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Ware opened the door to the international propagation of a term that has become associated with a period - the turn of the 20th century - and a style. This seminar examines the origins, developments, and ramifications of the global Beaux-Arts through texts, drawings, prints, and buildings in the New York area.