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.
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Accredited courses include undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.
This course aims to give participants an understanding of traditional construction and its defects, and to provide the skills to carry out balanced and informed surveys of historic buildings.
This lecture will concentrate upon the lasting legacies of the 1920s, in cultural terms.
This course will explore the English medieval cathedral as a developing institution which survived over a thousand years of religious upheaval and historical change, focusing on the multifaceted architecture of a range of truly great churches.
Explore the culture of the English country house from its architectural form, social manners and distinctions to the furnishings and artistic manifestations of taste, as an expression of power and influence in a changing society.
Beginning with the vital structural innovations of the late Victorian era, this online course traces the rise and spread of modernism in European and American architecture, and concludes by examining contemporary architecture and future possibilities.
Explore the social and cultural history of gardens, uncover how their design and creation have reflected wider social and economic forces – from politics and religion to travel and conflict with ideas inherited from a multitude of countries and cultures.
Join us for talks and tours exploring landscapes that commemorate places, people and events. 'From cemeteries to gardens and groves, we'll examine the evolving stories of existing sites and consider the challenges for future memorial landscapes..
Take part in an expert-led wargaming experience focused on protecting cultural heritage in conflict. Gain practical insight into safeguarding civilians, shaping better decisions, and understanding today’s complex battlespace.
Significance is now a core concept within our planning process. Its assessment is a key part of management and development within the historic environment. This course will introduce the process, explore the ways in which they can be used, and more.
The magic of the English medieval cathedrals is in the sheer variety of architecture. Durham, Norwich, Canterbury, Lincoln, Salisbury, Exeter, Wells, Ely, Winchester and York provide a magnificent path through this period. Includes a visit to Winchester.
Uncover the hidden history of the horse and its influence on the planning and running of England’s country houses from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Includes a field trip to the recently restored historic stable complex at Blenheim Palace.