Abstract:This article traces the origin of the two architectural education traditions of guilds and academy via the separation of architects from masons and other craftsmen. Vitruvius viewed architects as a higher educated social class governed by the guilds. During the Renaissance, Alberti inherited Vitruvius’ ideas, while also requiring architects to be well trained in both theoretical (ratiocinatio) and practical (fabrica) aspects of architecture. During the Renaissance, academies emerged as another educational model aside from the guilds, emphasizing the importance of painting and formal beauty. It stressed drawing, architectural perspective and mathematics, and established the modern educational model of architecture which focused on artistic and humanistic education.
武鹏飞. 泥瓦匠、行会与学院 ——建筑教育的传统溯源[J]. 新建筑, 2020, 38(5): 150-155.
WU Pengfei. Mason, Guild and Academy: The Traditional Origin of Architectural Education. New Architecture, 2020, 38(5): 150-155.