Amos Rapoport (28 March 1929, Warsaw) is an architect and one of the founders of Environment-Behavior Studies (EBS).[1] He is the author of over 200 academic publications in this field, including books that have been translated into foreign languages, including French, Spanish, German, Persian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.[2] He has held honorable and visiting positions in many universities around the globe, is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.[3]
His work has focused mainly on the role of cultural variables, cross-cultural studies, and theory development and synthesis. His influential book House Form and Culture explores how culture, human behavior, and the environment affect house form.
Rapoport was born on 28 March 1929 in Warsaw, Poland. In 1939, he and his parents fled Warsaw and after crossing the USSR, they found refuge in Shanghai, where they spent the war in the Japanese-controlled ghetto. Amos attended the Shanghai Jewish School. Following the Japanese surrender, he emigrated to Australia, where the family settled in Melbourne. In 1955 he graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Melbourne. In 1957 he graduated with an MA from Rice University.[4]
Academic careeredit
Rapoport has taught at the University of Melbourne, University of California, Berkeley, University College London and University of Sydney.[4] From 1972 until his retirement in 2001 he taught at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee where he was a Distinguished Professor in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning.[1] His main aim was to define the importance of culture in the built environment and architecture, this is especially highlighted in his 1969 book House Form and Culture. He has also held visiting appointments in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Mexico, Puerto Rico, India, Switzerland, Turkey and the U.K., among other places.
Booksedit
1969 - House Form and Culture
1976 - The Mutual Interaction of People and Their Built Environment. A Cross-Cultural Perspective.
1977 - Human Aspects of Urban Form: Towards a Man-Environment Approach to Urban Form and Design
1982 - The Meaning of the Built Environment: A Nonverbal Communication Approach
1990 - History and Precedent in Environmental Design
2003 - Culture, Architecture, and Design
Referencesedit
^ abIngold, Tim (2002) Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology, Taylor & Francis
^TU Darmstadt: "Public Lecture of the Australian / American Architectural anthropologist Prof. Amos Rapoport" 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, 2010, retrieved 9 August 2015
^Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. pp. 556. ISBN9780415252256.
^ abRapoport, Amos (1990) "Science and the Failure of Architecture" in Altman, I. & Christensen, K. Environment and behavior studies: emergence of intellectual traditions, Plenum Press
External linksedit
The Amos Rapoport Image Collection of Vernacular Design, collection of over 30,000 images from more than 70 countries.
December 14, 2023
amos, rapoport, march, 1929, warsaw, architect, founders, environment, behavior, studies, author, over, academic, publications, this, field, including, books, that, have, been, translated, into, foreign, languages, including, french, spanish, german, persian, . Amos Rapoport 28 March 1929 Warsaw is an architect and one of the founders of Environment Behavior Studies EBS 1 He is the author of over 200 academic publications in this field including books that have been translated into foreign languages including French Spanish German Persian Japanese Korean and Chinese 2 He has held honorable and visiting positions in many universities around the globe is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee 3 His work has focused mainly on the role of cultural variables cross cultural studies and theory development and synthesis His influential book House Form and Culture explores how culture human behavior and the environment affect house form Contents 1 Early life 2 Academic career 3 Books 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editRapoport was born on 28 March 1929 in Warsaw Poland In 1939 he and his parents fled Warsaw and after crossing the USSR they found refuge in Shanghai where they spent the war in the Japanese controlled ghetto Amos attended the Shanghai Jewish School Following the Japanese surrender he emigrated to Australia where the family settled in Melbourne In 1955 he graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Melbourne In 1957 he graduated with an MA from Rice University 4 Academic career editRapoport has taught at the University of Melbourne University of California Berkeley University College London and University of Sydney 4 From 1972 until his retirement in 2001 he taught at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee where he was a Distinguished Professor in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning 1 His main aim was to define the importance of culture in the built environment and architecture this is especially highlighted in his 1969 book House Form and Culture He has also held visiting appointments in Argentina Australia Brazil Canada Israel Mexico Puerto Rico India Switzerland Turkey and the U K among other places Books edit1969 House Form and Culture 1976 The Mutual Interaction of People and Their Built Environment A Cross Cultural Perspective 1977 Human Aspects of Urban Form Towards a Man Environment Approach to Urban Form and Design 1982 The Meaning of the Built Environment A Nonverbal Communication Approach 1990 History and Precedent in Environmental Design 2003 Culture Architecture and DesignReferences edit a b Ingold Tim 2002 Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology Taylor amp Francis TU Darmstadt Public Lecture of the Australian American Architectural anthropologist Prof Amos Rapoport Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine 2010 retrieved 9 August 2015 Caves R W 2004 Encyclopedia of the City Routledge pp 556 ISBN 9780415252256 a b Rapoport Amos 1990 Science and the Failure of Architecture in Altman I amp Christensen K Environment and behavior studies emergence of intellectual traditions Plenum PressExternal links editThe Amos Rapoport Image Collection of Vernacular Design collection of over 30 000 images from more than 70 countries Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amos Rapoport amp oldid 1171934541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
