This lecture will concentrate upon the lasting legacies of the 1920s, in cultural terms.
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This lecture series will explore the art and architecture of the 1920s: the ‘Jazz Age’, which witnessed the earliest flowerings of Modernism. The ‘old’ was swept abruptly aside in favour of the ‘new’ - and the foundations were laid for the world of today.
Robert Harris's Conclave and the election of Pope Leo XIV drew attention to the Sistine Chapel and architecture in the traditions of the Vatican. We will trace this from Early Christian building to the fabulous works of Michelangelo, Raphael and Bernini.
From the oldest to the brand new, join us for this walking tour to examine Oxford's remarkable buildings.
2026 marks 300 years since the death of John Vanbrugh. His extraordinary career as soldier, playwright, and in heraldry was punctuated by a turn to architecture. We will examine his works, including Blenheim Palace and the role of Nicholas Hawksmoor.
This course will examine five Oxfordshire market towns, all of which were developed as new towns in the Middle Ages - Thame, Chipping Norton, Witney, Woodstock, and Burford. There will be alternating class sessions and field trips to the study towns.
An introduction to classical design in architecture, its ancient origins, its impact on Oxford architecture and modern examples. To include demonstrations by well-known modern practitioners and the chance for students to create their own designs.
A comprehensive introduction and historical framework to the rich, diverse, artistic, architectural, and cultural legacy of Andalucía, Spain's most southerly region, produced between about 750 and 1550 CE, but with reference to its more ancient history.
This course is the ideal introduction to English garden history. It provides an overview of five centuries of development, from baroque formalism through the naturalistic landscape style, right up to contemporary cutting-edge planting style.
This course aims to give students an introduction and overview of that architectural tradition enabling students to 'read' the architecture of the contemporary built environment in a critically informed way.
This course aims to give students an introduction and overview of that architectural tradition enabling students to 'read' the architecture of the contemporary built environment in a critically informed way.
This course aims to give students an introduction and overview of that architectural tradition enabling students to 'read' the architecture of the contemporary built environment in a critically informed way.