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...still find my history background useful," says Burns, who has been at the GSD for two years. "People come up with problems [in understanding different approaches toward design], and because I have that background, I am at least able to point them in the right sort of direction...
...GSD, Burns' course offerings reflect his interests in ancient and Renaissance architecture. He carries a typical teaching load at the school, supervising one full-year survey course and two half-year seminars on subjects such as Mesopotamian structures and ancient Greek and Roman buildings, as well as seminars on Renaissance and Baroque architechure, which is Burns' own specialty...
Working at the GSD has given Burns a different approach to the study of the history of architecture. "Here at the GSD, I'm working with architects that have perceptions and skills that an art historian doesn't have, and this has stimulated my own understanding of architecture," Burns says...
...GSD also puts much more of an emphasis on architectural history than other graduate architecture programs, Burns says. "There's a general awareness now that history forms an integral part of an architectural education. Its value is not so much to provide motifs but as a lab in which you can explore issues and arrive at a deeper understanding of what architecture...
Burns says he is disappointed that more students in the College do not cross-register and take GSD courses and seminars, most of which are open to undergraduates without any prerequisites. He cited the lack of GSD course listings in the undergraduate course catalog as one reason why few undergraduates take architecture and design classes...