This should be the second requirement completed in the course. Participants may complete the tour at their own pace. These might be used in art, history, mathematics, creative writing, English, language, or any other subject which the creativity of the participant can apply them. This survey builds upon the understanding of the history of world architecture and California architecture gained during the two virtual tours. There are numerous books on world architecture and world art including architecture, most of which provide excellent illustrations on the development and characteristics of historical styles.
Every public library has numerous books on art history from which to choose.
Any of these will serve as a solid backup for the virtual tour of the world's great architectural traditions. Most local libraries in California also contain books describing the architecture of the state or at least of the California region in which the library is located. These should be found and explored, especially the books describing architecture in the community or communities which will be the focus of the partipant's casual survey of architecture. Among the most useful of the books that the instructor in SOSC 701 has found are those authored or co-authored by David Gebhard and Robert Winter. Publications and tours by the Los Angeles Conservancy and similar Conservancies throughout California generally are most useful.