Vitruvius and the Education of the Architect
Publication: Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 22, Issue 2
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Acknowledgments
The author thanks Mojgan Esfahaninejad and Angeliki Sioli for their observations and willingness to help with this work. The author’s most sincere thanks go to his teacher at McGill University, Professor Alberto Pérez-Gómez, for teaching him and giving him prudent advice. This paper is dedicated to him.
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Volume 22 • Issue 2 • June 2016
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Received: Dec 23, 2014
Accepted: Jul 21, 2015
Published online: Feb 3, 2016
Published in print: Jun 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Jul 3, 2016
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