Built Environment Education in Art Education.

Overview & Synopsis

This anthology brings the study of the built environment, its design, social and cultural functions, and the criticism thereof into focus. Following a preface and introduction, 22 essays are organized in three parts. Part 1 includes: (1) "Landscape Art and the Role of the Natural Environment in Built Environment Education" (Heather Anderson); (2) "Mapping a Sense of Place: A Contextualized Approach to Designed Environments" (Laurie E. Hicks, Roger J. H. King); (3) "Kevin Lynch and Others: Implications for Built Environment Education" (Paul Langdon); (4) "Environmental Design Education in Community Contexts" (Ronald W. Neperud); (5) "Valuing and Conserving Our Built Environment" (Georgianna Short, Mary Erickson, Scott K. Cunliffe); (6) "Aesthetics of Place and the Anasazi World View" (Harriet Walker); (7) "Personal Space and Public Place: Architecture and Narrative in Built Environment Education" (Laura K. Guinan); (8) "Lessons of the Prairie School" (Rick Knivsland); and (9) "Gendered Spaces: Architecture, Feminism, and Art Education" (Yvonne Gaudelius; Laura K. Guinan). Part 2 includes: (10) "Architecture as Pedagogy" (David W. Orr); (11) "Educating for Sustainability: Letters from an Alum" (Charles W. Rusch); (12) "User Group Participation in Design Education and the Built Environment" (Anne Taylor); and (13) "The Physical Environment of Art Classrooms: A Context for Expression and Response" (Frank D. Susi). Part 3 includes: (14) "A Place in the World: Adults' Memories of Childhood's Special Places" (David Sobel); (15) "Block Building: Architecture in Early Childhood Art Education" (Suzanne Kolodziej); (16) "Children as Architects" (George Szekely); (17) "Going 'Home': Finding Our Roots in Late 19th and Early 20th Century Architecture" (Barbara Ann Francis); (18) "Art and the Built Environment: A Framework for School Programs" (Eileen Adams); (19) "Curriculum Evaluation: One Approach for Assessing Built Environment Education in the Classroom" (Ginny W. Graves); (20) "Art and the Built Environment: Strategies for Sustainable Creativity" (Stuart MacDonald); (21) "Universal Design in Art Education: Principles, Pedagogical Implications, and Resources" (Doug Blandy); and (22) "A Feminist Perspective of Built Environment Education: History, Critique, and Resource" (Hinda Hanrietta Avery). Most papers contain references. (MM)