Interview with Clyde Reynolds Carpenter, July 30, 2015
Project: University of Kentucky: College of Design Oral History Project
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In this interview with Professor Clyde Carpenter he discusses the history of the University of Kentucky School of Architecture. He talks about the school's selective admissions, the evolution of the curriculum, and the role of drawing in architecture today. He talks about the relationship between the architecture program and the fields of landscape architecture and interior design. He mentions the Historic Preservation Program. He also comments on his educational background and his teaching career.Interview Accession
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Carpenter, Clyde Reynolds Interview by Lalana Powell. 30 Jul. 2015. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Carpenter, C.R. (2015, July 30). Interview by L. Powell. University of Kentucky: College of Design Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Carpenter, Clyde Reynolds, interview by Lalana Powell. July 30, 2015, University of Kentucky: College of Design Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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