Title: National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture Publications, 1971-
ID: 12/2/817
Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Architecture
Extent: 2.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: By type of material and chronological
Subjects: Correctional Institutions
Languages: English
Publications of the National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture, including conference programs, Correctional Environments (1971), National Student Competition on Correctional Architecture (1973), Hawaii Correctional Master Plan Summary (1972), Guidelines for the Planning and design and Regional and Community Correctional Centers for Adults (1971), Guidelines for the Planning and Design of Police Programs and Facilities (1973), Guidelines for the Planning and design of State Court Programs and Facilities (1976- ) and related material. The series includes copies of correctional plans produced under contracts for states (Illinois, 1977 and Oklahoma, ca. 1975) and counties ad transfer studies (1976- ).
The 1870-71 University Catalogue and Circular lists the first architecture course and contains an announcement of the School of Architecture which was appended to the College of Engineering.1 In 1873 the Board of Trustees approved the School of Architecture.2 In 1893, the trustees approved curricula for architecture and architectural engineering.3
In 1931 the College of Fine and Applied Arts was formed. It included the Department of Architecture.4 In 1973, the Department of Architecture discontinued offering two graduate degrees; instead, it provided a new Master of Architecture degree which allowed options for subject specialization.5 In 1981 the Department of Architecture was redesignated the School of Architecture.6 The school offers a Bachelors, and a 2 and 3 1/2 year Masters in such specialties as architectural design, history, structures, and technology.7
1. Baker, Ira O. and King, Everett E. A History of the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois 1868-1945, Part 1, (Urbana), p. 290; Fourth Annual Catalogue and Circular of the Illinois Industrial University, 1870-71, p. 32.
2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 6th Report, 1873, p. 42; Ibid., 17th Report, 1894, p. 330.
3. Ibid., 17th Report, July 6, 1893, pp. 136-139.
4. Ibid., 36th Report, 1931, p. 186-87.
5. Graduate College Catalog, 1972/74, p. 44.
6. Board of Trustees Transactions, 61st Report, 1980-82, p. 325.
7. Ibid., 61st Report, 1980-82, p. 325; Graduate Programs, 1986-88, p. 78-79.
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1202817.pdf
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