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"These two approaches--concern with the formal aspect of architecture and design and the social twist of that study--have been seen as very distinct, if not diametrically opposed," Burns says. "I think one can't understand the formal solutions and approach unless one understands the social side too. Studying...
Working at the GSD has given Burns a different approach to the study of the history of architecture. "Here at the GSD, I'm working with architects that have perceptions and skills that an art historian doesn't have, and this has stimulated my own understanding of architecture," Burns says...
The GSD also puts much more of an emphasis on architectural history than other graduate architecture programs, Burns says. "There's a general awareness now that history forms an integral part of an architectural education. Its value is not so much to provide motifs but as a lab in which...
Burns says that his interest in studying architecture and its history extends back to experiences he had during his youth. "I think [my interest in this field] goes back to childhood experiences. One of my earliest memories is of staying in an old hotel in Birmingham. I'd never been...
Burns says he is disappointed that more students in the College do not cross-register and take GSD courses and seminars, most of which are open to undergraduates without any prerequisites. He cited the lack of GSD course listings in the undergraduate course catalog as one reason why few undergraduates...