Design course at North Carolina State University. General paper topics include: professional values and goals, personal values and goals, history of the design profession, and 20th century practitioners: their values and goals. Often reflective in nature, the papers reinforce Shogren's reputation as a professor who made his students think.
This collection consists of student papers written for Professor Vernon F. Shogren. These papers were written primarily for his Conceptual Issues in Architecture and Vernon F. Shogren was born and raised in Cloquet, Minnesota. In 1950 he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota. He earned a Master of Architecture degree from the Massachussettes Institute of Technology in 1952. As a Fulbright Scholar during 1952-1953, he earned a certificate from the Technische Hogeschole, Delft, Netherlands. Afterwards Shogren returned to the United States and began teaching at the North Carolina State University School of Design. He left the school in 1955 but returned in 1961 to teach until his retirement in 1992. He distinguished himself as a challenging teacher who focused on conceptual issues. In 1964-65 and 1969-70, Shogren was named to the Academy of Outstanding Teachers, and from 1972-75 he held a Distinguished Alumni Professorship. Shogren's practice experience includes a number of years with Eero Saarinen and Associates in addition to projects such as the London and Oslo embassies and University of Chicago Law School. Professor Emeritus Shogren died on December 6, 1995.
Vernon F. Shogren was born on April 26, 1924 in Cloquet, Minnesota. In 1950 he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota. He graduated with a Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1952. As a Fulbright Scholar during 1952-1953, he received a certificate from the Technische Hogeschole, Delft, Netherlands. Afterwards Shogren returned to the United States and began teaching at the North Carolina State College School of Design. In 1955 he left North Carolina State College but returned shortly, teaching from 1961 until his 1992 retirement. He distinguished himself in the classroom as a challenging teacher who focused on conceptual issues. In 1964-1965 and 1969-1970, Shogren was named to the Academy of Outstanding Teachers, and from 1972-1975, he held a Distinguished Alumni Professorship at North Carolina State. Shogren's practical experience included a number of years with Eero Saarinen and Associates and such projects as the London and Oslo embassies and the University of Chicago Law School. Professor Emeritus Shogren died on December 6, 1995.
This collection consists of student papers written for Professor Vernon F. Shogren's Conceptual Issues in Architecture and Design course at North Carolina State University. Often reflective in nature, the papers reinforce Shogren's reputation as a professor who encouraged his students to think.
The papers are organized in volumes which Shogren compiled and titled. The names of these volumes are: Professional Values and Goals, Volume I; Professional Values and Goals, Volume II; Personal Values and Goals; History of the Design Profession; and 20th Century Practitioners: Their Values and Goals. The student papers are individually foldered and arranged alphabetically by author, except for the last two volumes which are arranged by topic.
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[Identification of item], Vernon F. Shogren Papers, MC 00215, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Vernon F. Shogren 1992.
Processed by Edith Woodcock, 1997 April
Encoded by Steven Mandeville-Gamble, 2006 March 14
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[Identification of item], Vernon F. Shogren Papers, MC 00215, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NCSU Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
