Perspecta 41 Grand Tour: The Yale Architectural Journal

Architectural travel, from the Eternal City to the generic city.

The Grand Tour was once the culmination of an architect's education. As a journey to the cultural sites of Europe, the Tour's agenda was clearly defined: to study ancient monuments in order to reproduce them at home. Architects returned from their Grand Tours with rolls of measured drawings and less tangible spoils: patronage, commissions, and cultural cachet. Although no longer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262512254
• ISBN13: 9780262512251
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.0" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher