The Victorian Art School: Architecture, History, Environment

Cover
Endorsement Page
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
	The environment of the city
	Urban improvement
	A municipal awakening
	Notes
Chapter 2 ‘By the Gains of Industry we Promote Art’: New schools for design
	Lighting in the early academies
	The Department of Science and Art
	The culture of the artisan
	Notes
Chapter 3 A worthy façade: Manchester School of Art
	The condition of Manchester
	Fine art or design?
	Who pays?
	A spacious site
	Galleries and studios
	Notes
Chapter 4 ‘Drawn from the light’ : Birmingham School of Art
	Chamberlain and the Civic Gospel
	The value of culture
	The industrial patronage of art education
	The influence of Ruskin
	The evolution of the design
	The school’s influence
	Notes
Chapter 5 Into clean air: Glasgow School of Art
	‘Let Art Flourish’
	Realising the ideal environment
	Lighting, ventilation, and warming
	A formal synthesis
	A microcosm of the city
	Notes
Chapter 6 ‘Local centres of civilisation’: The art school in context 
	Parting the smoke
	The civilising power of art
	Culture as a civic project
	Dissolving into light and air
	Unifying art and design
	Concluding remarks
	Notes
Bibliography
Index