MeganYorke_Assignment2a

Megan Yorke

September 20^th, 2011

Thesis Prep 1: Research Methods

Assignment #2a: Rhetorical Precis

Fall 2011

Mark Jarzombek and Alfred Hwangbo, “Global in a Not-So-Global World,” Journal of Architectural Education, Vol. 64, No. 2 (2011), pp. 59-65.

Mark Jarzombek and Alfred Hwangbo’s article, "Global in a Not-So-Global World,” (2011), asserts that our desire to teach globalism and become more global, is actually “advocating anti-global practices.” Jarzombek and Hwangbo back this claim up with three claims. They claim that the split between “modern and traditional“ alienates one time period from the other, that the term global means a project that can and must, “frame the contestations and ideologies embedded in architecture’s historical formations”, and lastly, “studio teaching should address issues that allow students to see themselves as actors in global history.” Jarzombek and Hwangbo’s purpose is to offer up three ways to effectively be global in a world that is constantly promoting anti-globalism, in order for students to have a future cultural significance. Given the technical language used in the article, Jarzombek and Hwangbo are writing to architecture studio teachers.

Carla Keyvenian, “Teaching History to Architects,” Journal of Architectural Education, Vol. 64, No. 2 (2011), pp. 25-36.

Carla Keyvenian’s article, "Teaching History to Architects,” (2011), asserts that a basic understanding and background in architectural history is necessary in order to be a successful architect. Keyvenian backs this claim up by stating that what students learn today in studio might be outdated by the time they are working in the real world but “history and theory of architecture are less perishable. History teaches us about the past not in order to suggest formal solutions for the future, but to help make sense of the present.” Keyvenian’s purpose is to advocate the teaching and studying of history in architectural school in order to give architectural students an important background in the “development of formal languages.” Given the technical language used in the article, Keyvenian is writing to architectural studio teachers, architectural schools, and students alike.