The Department of History of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture of BUTE owns
a remarkable plan collection that has been established in the period from about the
1860’s to the present. Plans created in university education are of special importance
– they give a general idea of architecture as a creative activity along with its complex
background of art and science. Education of architects initially emphasized the copying
and surveying of buildings which gradually developed through specialised design tasks
to the creation of new values. The main focus of the research is to follow and evaluate
this change of approach, by extending the scope of the investigations beyond the department’s
collections. By charting and analysing the remained stock of historical drawings,
sample books and photos in the period from the mid 19th till the mid 20th century,
as well as assessing former publications and databases, this project hopes to give
an overview of the role and importance of drawings in the history of architectural
education. This paper aims at establishing and highlighting the main criteria and
principles for the assessment of the plan material, defining also the methodology
for its processing
