William muschenheim biography

In spring of , during my undergraduate architecture studies at the University of Michigan, I had the good fortune to have as my design professor, William Muschenheim.

William muschenheim biography

At that time he was in his 60s, but was one of the sharpest minds and most liberating architectural philosophers with whom I had come into contact. He opened my mind to "modern" architectural thought and perception more than any other teacher in my formal education.

Studying with Bill was like growing new wings. He was one of those rare teachers, who instead of pushing a personal approach or philosophy of design upon the student, would quietly observe what the student was trying to explore, and then open new doors and help him express the ideas in the most contemporary creative way.

I remember, that during the evolution of a student's design--at a critical point when the design could turn out good or mediocre--he would take the student to the College library, and selecting a certain