Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio: Community Architecture

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Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio: Community Architecture

The architect and teacher Samuel Mockbee, founder of Auburn University's Rural Studio, was an idealist who put into action one of the boldest programs in contemporary architecture. Mockbee led his students in the design and construction of homes, community centers and other essential structures in Hale County, Alabama--one of the poorest counties in the United States. Mockbee believed that architecture could play a determining role in combating the brutalities of poverty. He inspired students to create vanguard designs and utilize an array of innovative, cost-effective building materials that included scraps of carpet baled into rectangular building blocks. This combination of ingenuity and enterprise informed the unique character of Mockbee's undertaking. Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio appraises Mockbee's unique contribution, assessing how he believed that architecture, practiced as a community-oriented undertaking, could transform the social environment.
Country USA
Manufacturer Birmingham Museum of Art
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2003-10-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780931394522

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Birmingham Museum of Art
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2003-10-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780931394522

Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio: Community Architecture

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