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- catalog abstract ""Aspirations for Excellence explores the early physical development of the University of Michigan's campus from 1838 to 1880, the designs of architect Alexander Jackson Davis, and the mystery of the sources of the classical buildings. Showcasing the beautiful designs that Davis drew for Michigan, this book provides a view of his career and his place in the development of campus planning and design in America." "Many previously unknown documents and unique illustrations have been brought together for the first time in this important collection that tackles issues related to campus planning, history of institutions of higher learning, architectural history of the nineteenth century, and the influence of the physical development of college campuses in the 1830s and 1840s on the campus of today."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b13059351.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""Aspirations for Excellence explores the early physical development of the University of Michigan's campus from 1838 to 1880, the designs of architect Alexander Jackson Davis, and the mystery of the sources of the classical buildings. Showcasing the beautiful designs that Davis drew for Michigan, this book provides a view of his career and his place in the development of campus planning and design in America." "Many previously unknown documents and unique illustrations have been brought together for the first time in this important collection that tackles issues related to campus planning, history of institutions of higher learning, architectural history of the nineteenth century, and the influence of the physical development of college campuses in the 1830s and 1840s on the campus of today."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-187) and index.".
- catalog description "Michigan's First University Is Launched -- Davis versus Young -- Ammi Burnham Young -- Alexander Jackson Davis -- The Ann Arbor Campus 1838-50 -- The College Designs of Alexander Jackson Davis -- The Classical Controversy -- The Ann Arbor Campus 1850-85".
- catalog extent "xvi, 197 p., 12 p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Aspirations for excellence.".
- catalog identifier "0472112775 (Cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Aspirations for excellence.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,".
- catalog relation "Aspirations for excellence.".
- catalog spatial "Michigan Ann Arbor".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "727/.3/0977435 21".
- catalog subject "Architects United States.".
- catalog subject "Campus planning Michigan Ann Arbor History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "LD3281 .T78 2003".
- catalog subject "University of Michigan Buildings History 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Michigan's First University Is Launched -- Davis versus Young -- Ammi Burnham Young -- Alexander Jackson Davis -- The Ann Arbor Campus 1838-50 -- The College Designs of Alexander Jackson Davis -- The Classical Controversy -- The Ann Arbor Campus 1850-85".
- catalog title "Aspirations for excellence : Alexander Jackson Davis and the first campus plan for the University of Michigan, 1838 / Julia M. Truettner.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".