{"product_id":"the-elements-of-construction-n-clifford-ricker-architecture-and-the-university-of-illinois-hardback-9780252046254","title":"The Elements of Construction; N. Clifford Ricker, Architecture, and the University of Illinois (Hardback) 9780252046254","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Elements of Construction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eN. Clifford Ricker, Architecture, and the University of Illinois\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eN. Clifford Ricker (Author), Marci S. Uihlein (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252046254\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 March 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages, 15 black \u0026amp; white photographs, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3.8 cm, 1.021 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA pioneer of architecture education in the United States, N. Clifford Ricker notably taught with an emphasis on construction and shop practice in his teaching. Marci S. Uihlein edits and elaborates on \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Construction\u003c\/i\u003e, the text on building materials that Ricker wrote and used in his teaching, but never published. The book is a window into the expanding possibilities of the late nineteenth-century, as Ricker continually revised \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Construction\u003c\/i\u003e to keep up with advances taking place in architecture, materials, and construction technology. \u003cp\u003e In addition to providing the full text, Uihlein and the contributors trace Ricker’s career and delve into his practice of teaching. Subject experts explore specific topics. Thomas Leslie surveys contemporary construction practices in Chicago. Tom F. Peters considers Ricker’s writings in the context of the time while Rachel Will looks at masonry know-how and testing. Donald Friedman examines the teaching of iron and steel construction. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e An illuminating look at a field and a legacy, \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Construction\u003c\/i\u003e rediscovers a figure that shaped the teaching of architecture and trained a generation that forever changed Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introduction by Marci S. Uihlein \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 1. Student, Professor, and Architect: N. Clifford Ricker at the Illinois Industrial University by Marci S. Uihlein \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2. The Components of Construction: The Technical Education of an Architect at the University of Illinois by Marci S. Uihlein \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3. “Rigid Flesh on Creeping Things”: The State of the Skyscraper Art in the 1890s by Thomas Leslie \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4. Journals, Compendia, and Travelogs: Nineteenth-Century Sources of Construction Technology Knowledge and Processes by Tom F. Peters \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 5. “No Bottom Here”: The Evolution of Foundations in Chicago by Thomas Leslie \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 6. Properties and Application in Masonry: Stone, Brick, and Terra Cotta by Rachel Will \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 7. Changing Technologies: Teaching Iron and Steel Construction by Donald Friedman \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Conclusion by Marci S. Uihlein \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Transcript-The Elements of Construction, volume 2 by N. Clifford Riker \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Ricker Division III-Foundations \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Ricker Division IV-Stone Masonry \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Ricker Division V-Bricks, Tiles, and Terra Cotta \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Ricker Division VI-Iron and Steel Construction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Contributors \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523420090648,"sku":"9780252046254","price":34.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-elements-of-construction-n-clifford-ricker-architecture-and-the-university-of-illinois-hardback-9780252046254","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}