“On Looking: An Exhibition of Artwork by Alec Purves” (Yale School of Architecture)

An exhibition of artwork by Professor Emeritus Alec Purves, On Looking, will be on view at the Yale School of Architecture Gallery from May 15 to July 6, 2024. The show gathers watercolors and travel sketchbooks spanning from 1965 to the present. Professor Purves joined the faculty at the School of Architecture in 1976. Since 1979, he has taught the Introduction to Architecture course that still provides a foundation for undergraduate majors. He served as Acting Dean in 1992 and co-directed the School’s summer drawing program in Rome from 2002–2015.