THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT
AND
BUILDING NEWS
A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTIVE AND DECORATIVE ART.
Vol. LXXXIX.
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1906.
No. 1579.
ARCHITECTURAL INSTRUCTION
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
FOUR-YEAR COURSE. (Degree B. S. in
Arch. ). (Architectural engineering may be taken in lieu of advanced design, etc. )
GRADUATE YEAR. (Degree M. S. in Arch. ) (Allowing specialization in design or in architectural engineering, etc. )
SPECIAL COURSE OF TWO YEARS. (Certificate. ) (For qualified draughtsmen; afford
ing option in architectural eng. neering. )
COMBINED COURSES in Arts and Architecture by which A. B. and B. S. in Arch. may be taken in six years.
COLLEGE GRADUATES granted advanced standing.
SUMMER COURSES in elementary and general subjects through which advanced standing in the Four Year Course may be secured.
For full information address: DR. J. H. PENNIMAN, Dean. College Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
Four-year professional courses in Architecture and in Architectural Engineering. Special courses for draftsmen and constructors. Excellent library and equipment. University fees nominal.
Department of Architecture.
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE.
Options in Architectural Engineering and Landscape Architecture.
College graduates and draughtsmen admitted as special students.
H. W. TYLER, Secretary.
Mass. Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
THE LAWRENCE SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL offers four-year courses of study leading to the degree of S. B. in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Forestry, Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Anatomy and Hygiene (preparation for medical schools), Science for Teachers, and a course in General Science. For the catalogue and information, address J. L. Love, 16 University Hall, Cambridge, Mass. N. S. SHALER, Dean.
PRATT INSTITUTE, BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Offers a two-year course in Architecture
arranged in preparation for practical office work and advance study, including projections, shades and shadows, perspective, construction, architectural history, architectural design, freehand drawing, color, mathematics and strength of materials
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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ST. LOUIS, MO.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Offers a professional four-year course in Architecture. Admission by examination or by certificate or diploma from other schools and colleges. Draughtsmen are admitted as special students.
THE SOCIETY OF BEAUX-ARTS
ARCHITECTS has established
A FREE COURSE OF STUDY
open to draughtsmen and students of any city, modelled on the general plan pursued at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and comprising frequent problems in Orders, Design, Archeology, etc.
For information apply to the Secretary of the Committee on Education, 3 East 33d St., New York City.
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