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John Philip Trinkaus to A. Michael Spence, September 29, 1987
No full textLetter to Spence about Harvard's policy on promotions.Typed letter1-pageCorrespondenc
John Philip Trinkaus to A. Michael Spence, October 20, 1987
No full textLetter to Spence about Professor Alberch's possible promotion to full professor with tenure.Typed letter2-pagesCorrespondenc
A Michael Spence to John Philip Trinkaus, August 6, 1987
No full textLetter from Spence to Trinkaus asking to review Prof. Alberch's work for a promotion to full professor.Typed letter1-pageCorrespondenc
Brief Biographical Notes on Michael T. Spence
No full textText document Biographical notes on Michael T. Spence/ Tracy RossConverted from .docx to .pdf for compatibilit
El libre comercio y la economía mundial según Ha-Joon Chang y Michael Spence
No full textSe comenta la visión del comercio y de la economía mundial de dos autores representativos decorrientes significativas del pensamiento económico actual, Ha-Joon Chang y Michael Spence, yse presenta un bosquejo de una visión alternativa. En la visión poskeynesiana de Chang, la políticacomercial de cada país ha de subordinarse a sus intereses nacionales. Michael Spence presenta unavisión más conforme con la ortodoxia predominante, afirmando del consenso de Washington quese trata de orientaciones con gran apoyo en la experiencia de desarrollo y en el análisis económico,que han resultado sin embargo controvertidas y disputadas como consecuencia de la forma en quefueron interpretadas e implementadas. Frente a las perspectivas de Chang y de Spence se proponeuna visión que ve el proteccionismo o el libre comercio como políticas para defender intereses queno son los de la población general asalariada, a menudo sometida al desempleo o a la necesidadde emigrar en busca de trabajo
Memorial Detail for Michael T. Spence
No full textColor photograph detail of memorial for Michael Spence features photo of Tracy Ross Performing on stageConverted from .png to .pdf for compatibilit
Architecture in tension: an examination of the position of the architect in the private and public sectors, focusing on the training and careers of Sir Basil Spence (1907-1976) and Sir Donald Gibson (1908-1991)
No full textIn the early 1900s tensions began to appear within the architectural profession,
as private practitioners struggled to deal with the implications of professional
colleagues moving into public sector employment. Sir Basil Spence and Sir
Donald Gibson began their architectural training in the mid-1920s and, as
tensions between the sectors intensified, Spence entered private practice and
Gibson chose to enter the public sector. Each became an exemplar of his
chosen sector of the profession and yet both have, until recently, escaped
critical attention. The tensions between the public and private sectors of the
profession have been acknowledged within the historiography, but not received
detailed analysis.
This thesis advances the current historiography by presenting an examination
of the division between the sectors, focusing on the relationship between the
RIBA and the public sector union AASTA and assessing the influence of
AASTA on Gibson's Coventry City Architect's Department.
Through an examination of archival material, contemporary published material,
and buildings, this thesis builds on the work of the Sir Basil Spence Archive
Project, adding detailed accounts of his early life, architectural training, and
RIBA presidency, presenting new information and correcting certain aspects of
the accepted historiography. It likewise presents new information on Gibson's
early life and training and his central role in achieving improved status and
representation for the public sector. An analysis of selected projects provides a
comparative study of their contrasting approaches to architecture: the
technically informed, collaborative team-work of Gibson and the individual
artistry of Spence.
Both men played pivotal roles in reforming the RIBA and in changing public and
professional perceptions of the architect, nevertheless, the long lineage and
complex nature of tensions within the profession meant that the public/private
division was never be bridged and issues of status and representation
remained essentially immutable
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