User:Amélie Clark/sandbox

User:Amélie Clark/sandbox

History of disciplines:
def: A branch of learning or knowledge; a subject.

When do we know that a discipline is officially introduced / created ?
 * a university course is created, people want to study this subject
 * subject is the center of a research department, journals are created / sparks interest in the intellectual world
 * subject is displayed in exhibition, museum
 * subject is recognized by other disciplines (maybe even used by others to enhance theirs)

History of architecture: Although architecture has always been a subject of interest. Thinking of how to conceive/make/build the most isolating, practical and camouflaging house in Ancient times with bare materials. Thinking of how to conceive/make/build the most sumptuous, intricate and expensive-looking building... However, architecture was not a discipline. 1841 - UCL is first British university to appoint a chair of architecture, Thomas Leverton Donaldson, a founding member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). (UCL) 1868 - MIT is the first American university to offer architecture as an undergraduate program. 1st graduate in US is Nathan Ricker, 1st female graduate with architecture degree in North America is Mary Louisa Page in 1879. (“Illinois Architecture College of Fine and Applied Arts.)
 * became a studied subject
 * top schools created architecture department
 * 1st international architecture exhibition at La Biennale di Venizia ("History)
 * 1st journals dedicated to architecture: Architectural Record in 1891, Architectural Forum (og: The Brickbuilder) 1892, Architectural Review (og: Architectural Review for the Artist and Craftsman) 1896 (“List of Architecture Magazines.”)

sources UCL. “About Us.” The Bartlett School of Architecture, 22 May 2019. “Illinois Architecture College of Fine and Applied Arts.” History | The Illinois School of Architecture. “History.” La Biennale Di Venezia, 21 July 2019. “List of Architecture Magazines.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 7 Oct. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_architecture_magazines.