Experiencing British Architecture V43.9650.004 - 4 points. Course offered in association with the Victorian Society of Great Britain. Nineteenth-century British architecture is studied in an intense summer program created by the Victorian Society. A range of top architectural historians provide background lectures, complemented by site visits in and around London. A week is spent in the midlands.
Students learn about architecture, urban systems, preservation, and planning issues.
This course is restricted to upper-level students with a high grade point average. Exploring British Architecture V43.9650.005 - 4 points. British architecture through the ages is studied through lectures and numerous field trips. The course moves from Stonehenge and Roman remains through the medieval cathedral to the country house. The colleges of Oxford and Cambridge are visited.