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From Factories to Palaces : Architect Charles B. J. Snyder and the New York City Public Schools /

"As Superintendent of School Buildings from 1891 to 1922, architect Charles B.J. Snyder elevated the standards of school architecture. Unprecedented immigration and progressive-era changes in educational philosophy led to his fresh approach to design and architecture which forever altered the l...

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Autor principal: Arrington, Jean (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2022.
Edición:Empire State Edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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505 0 |a Foreword / by Peg Breen -- Introduction: Hidden in Plain Sight -- The Making of an Architect 1860-1945 -- Auspicious Times for Snyder's Public-School Mandate -- The Creative Decade 1891-1900: Making Revolutionary Change -- The Prolific Decade 1901-1910: Building a World-Class Public System -- The Standardizing Decade 1911-1922: A Dimming of the Glory -- Epilogue: Retirement and Successors. 
520 |a "As Superintendent of School Buildings from 1891 to 1922, architect Charles B.J. Snyder elevated the standards of school architecture. Unprecedented immigration and progressive-era changes in educational philosophy led to his fresh approach to design and architecture which forever altered the look and feel of 20th-century classrooms and school buildings. Students rich or poor, immigrant or native New Yorker, went from learning in factory-like schools to attending classes in schools with architectural designs and enhancements that to many resembled palaces. Spanning three decades, From Factories to Palaces provides a thought-provoking narrative of Charles Snyder and shows how he integrated his personal experiences and innovative design skills with progressive-era school reform to improve students' educational experience in New York City and, by extension, across the nation. During his thirty-one years of service, Snyder oversaw the construction of over four hundred New York City public schools and additions, of which more than half remain in use today. Instead of blending in with the surrounding buildings as earlier schools had, Snyder's were grand and imposing. "He does that which no other architect before his time ever did or tried: He builds them beautiful," wrote Jacob Riis. Working with the Building Bureau, Snyder addressed the school situation on three fronts: appearance, construction, and function. He redesigned schools for greater light and air, improved their sanitary facilities and incorporated quality-of-life features such as heated cloakrooms and water fountains. Author and educator Dr. Jean Arrington chronicles how Snyder worked alongside a group of like-minded, hard-working individuals- building bureau draftsmen, builders, engineers, school administrators, teachers, and custodians-to accomplish this feat. This revelatory book offers fascinating glimpses into the nascent world of modern education, from the development of specialty areas, such as the school gymnasium, auditorium, and lunchroom to the emergence of school desks with backs as opposed to uncomfortable benches, all housed in some of the first fireproofed schools in the nation. Thanks to Snyder, development was always done with the student's safety, wellbeing, and learning in mind. Lively historical drawings, architectural layouts, and photographs of school building exteriors and interiors enhance the engaging story"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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