Brutalism –
Reading week 1 –
Smithsonian 9.14 Stonehenge “What Lies Beneath” an expanded understanding beyond Stonehenge from Arch/LArch 2300
Hall_Roman London (Hall, Jenny. Roman London, London as the capital of Roman Britain pg 4-13, 18-21) and
Readings week 2 (due Jan 13):
required: pages 95-106 Saunders_Westmister Abbey
Tower of London and Westminster Abbey from Allison_Arch London_2.8.16 Jones+ pg 30-31
Readings and Videos to watch week 3:
required: Stonehenge and Stourhead, these recordings will open in OSU Mediasite, requiring OSU authentication
NG 6.08 Stonehenge for an introductory reading of Stonehenge
Readings week 4 (Jan 27): Allison_Arch London_ Inigo Jones pg 34-37, St. Pauls Covent Garden pg 38, Banqueting House pg 40-41, Queen’s House pg 42-43
Allison_Architects and Arch of London, Wren at St. Paul’s pg 46-52 and Wren in Greenwich pg 58-59 and Saunders St Paul’s
recommended: Hibbert_ StoryofEngland_Tudors102-121 for understanding about the Tudors (realized this reading should have been in Week 4
Readings week 5 (Feb 3): required:
first reading repeated from last week since we didn’t get to content week 4
Allison_Architects and Arch of London, Wren at St. Paul’s pg 46-52 and Wren in Greenwich pg 58-59 and Saunders St Paul’s
Readings week 6 (Feb 10): required:
(shifted from last week, content to be discussed week 6): Nash in London (Design of Cities 188-201), article on the London Tube: Tube Article
ArchoftheWorld Salisbury Cathedral, London Gargus Stourhead and 1666 replanning, and Kew Gardens reading
recommended readings: Virginia Woolf Kew Gardens: https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.
Readings week 7 (Feb 17), recommended: Munari Draw Tree and Bryson_Notes from Small Island_Ch16,
Readings week 8 (Feb 24), required:
Sir John Soane Museum pgs 104-113, British Museum pg 126-127 and London Bridge
Tate Modern readings: either Tate Modern 6/2000 ArchRecord or Tate Modern 6/2000 Architecture mag and Tate Modern recording (if I am short on time in lecture, a recording will be uploaded to watch)
and check out the Tate Modern website to consider what you will want to see when we visit and check out Kara Walker (artist in Tate Modern Turbine Hall)
review the Foster webpage for British Museum
Readings week 9 (Mar 2), required:
watch the Knowlton lecture by Joanna Bacon from Allies and Morrison, one of the office visits scheduled (to be confirmed)
check out the websites for Allies and Morrison and/or this article at dezeen on Allies and Morrison
check out the websites for SOM website, in projects check out the Broadgate Exchange House which is the SOM office)
Architect 2.18 New London Embassy
To do/read week 9 (Mar 5), required: TBD