Journal of the Society of Architectural

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Maass’s

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Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

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c. Title of article:

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0. What is the primary argument of the article?

1. Bourgeois Standard

1. Does the article address “nonpedigreed architecture” or architecture that is “vernacular, anonymous, spontaneous, indigenous, [or] rural?” If yes, explain.

2. Racial Bias

2a. Who designed, built, and used the architecture under discussion? (What is significant about the identity of the people in terms of nationality, ethnicity, race, or religion?)

2b. Does the article address “non-Western” architecture?

3. Beaten Path

3a. Where is the architecture under study?

3b. Is the architecture located outside of Western Europe? (Western Europe includes European countries to the west of the iron curtain).

4. Genteel

Tradition

4a. What type of building(s) or space(s), does the article address?

4b. Does the article address industrial buildings such as gas stations, textile factories, or grain elevators?

5. Surface Treatment

5. Does the article address materials, structure, building systems, or construction processes? If yes, explain.

6. Isolated Building

6. Does the article discuss the relationship between the architecture and its site or larger context? If yes, explain.

7. Isolated Art

7. Does the article address interior design, painting, or sculpture associated with the architecture? If yes, explain.

8. Isolated Discipline

8a. Does the article author employ scholarship or methods from other disciplines? If yes, explain.

8b. Does the scholarship of the article(s) contribute to other disciplines? If yes, explain.

9. What biases does the author reveal that relate to Maass’s criticisms?

10. Summarize your analysis in 150-250 words. What is notable about this article according to the criteria set out by Maass? (Double space this section only.)

11. After going through this exercise, what other significant issues come to mind that Maass does not address?

12. What have you learned about yourself and architectural history?