Black Mountain: An Interdisciplinary Experiment 1933-1957 (Second Edition)
The interdisciplinary and experimental educational ideas espoused byĀ Black Mountain CollegeĀ (BMC), founded in North Carolina in 1933, made it one of the most innovative schools in the first half of the twentieth century. Visual arts, economics, physics, dance, architecture, and music were all taught here on an equal footing, and teachers and students lived together in a democratically organised community. The first rector of the school wasĀ John Andrew Rice, andĀ Josef Albers,Ā John Cage,Ā Walter Gropius, andĀ Buckminster FullerĀ were among the many adepts to give courses here. In consequence, BMC witnessed the development of a range of avant-garde concepts. This richly illustrated book traces the key moments in the history of this legendary school.
464 pages, 18.7 x 24.5 cm,Ā hardcover, Spector Books (Leipzig).
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Black Mountain: An Interdisciplinary Experiment 1933-1957 (Second Edition)
Black Mountain: An Interdisciplinary Experiment 1933-1957 (Second Edition)
The interdisciplinary and experimental educational ideas espoused byĀ Black Mountain CollegeĀ (BMC), founded in North Carolina in 1933, made it one of the most innovative schools in the first half of the twentieth century. Visual arts, economics, physics, dance, architecture, and music were all taught here on an equal footing, and teachers and students lived together in a democratically organised community. The first rector of the school wasĀ John Andrew Rice, andĀ Josef Albers,Ā John Cage,Ā Walter Gropius, andĀ Buckminster FullerĀ were among the many adepts to give courses here. In consequence, BMC witnessed the development of a range of avant-garde concepts. This richly illustrated book traces the key moments in the history of this legendary school.
464 pages, 18.7 x 24.5 cm,Ā hardcover, Spector Books (Leipzig).
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The interdisciplinary and experimental educational ideas espoused byĀ Black Mountain CollegeĀ (BMC), founded in North Carolina in 1933, made it one of the most innovative schools in the first half of the twentieth century. Visual arts, economics, physics, dance, architecture, and music were all taught here on an equal footing, and teachers and students lived together in a democratically organised community. The first rector of the school wasĀ John Andrew Rice, andĀ Josef Albers,Ā John Cage,Ā Walter Gropius, andĀ Buckminster FullerĀ were among the many adepts to give courses here. In consequence, BMC witnessed the development of a range of avant-garde concepts. This richly illustrated book traces the key moments in the history of this legendary school.
464 pages, 18.7 x 24.5 cm,Ā hardcover, Spector Books (Leipzig).
