Course Objectives

This course aims to provide an introduction to the history of London and its buildings. The growth of the city as a historical phenomenon, covering early modern London to the present day and the development of various Architectural styles will be discussed in the context of social, political, economic and social change.

The course is aimed at a wide audience, not architectural specialists, although some familiarity with British history is helpful.

Several different faculty teach this course throughout the academic year.

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Course Comments

"Caroline is wonderful. This course has been so much fun and I've learned loads. This class has helped me learn so much about the city and its history. Great, great, great!" Alison Morris, Fall 2009

"Professor Donnellan loves her work and the subject matter and it is apparent during class as well as during the field trips." Anon., Fall 2009

"Really enjoyed the class, learned a lot about London in general, not just architecture. Really happy I took it, saw a lot of London I would have not seen on my own." Anon., Fall 2009

“Caroline was so enthusiastic and took us to see all of the right places in London. She is an expert on this city and her course only helped to enhance my affection for it.” Caitlin Fairfield, Fall 2008

“Caroline did such an amazing job of incorporating history, art and culture into explaining the architecture. It really put the architecture in its context, thus making me understand and absorb the information much better.” Anon, Fall 2008

Faculty Information

Caroline Donnellan holds a BA, MA & MPhil upgrade in History of Art from University College London. Caroline is also presently teaching at University College London and Birkbeck, Faculty of Continuing Education. She has also worked as a Researcher and Freelance Lecturer for The National Gallery, The Royal Academy of Arts and The Wallace Collection. She has published articles on 'Patrons and Propaganda' in Prints and Propaganda: The German Reformation (1999) and 'Hoogstraten's House' in Object, 5 (2002). Her main areas of academic interest include Northern European art, British art, architecture, and urban studies.

Helen Evenden is a writer, curator and lecturer specialising in architecture and design. She has lectured on architecture and design - particularly urban development - at a number of institutions, from Kent State University, Ohio to the Royal College of Art and Goldsmiths College, London. Her main areas of academic interest include architecture for the motorcar and parliament buildings. She is author of Moving Forward: New directions in transport design and co-author of Architecture and Democracy.

Chris Scott BA (Hons) DipArch MA, from the University of Sheffield, RIBA qualified as an architect eight years ago and has since been involved with a variety of projects, including Southwark Underground Station on the Jubilee Line in London and the Berlin Stock Exchange building. He also lectures part-time on a MSc course for the University of East London where he gained a Postgraduate Certificate in teaching architecture. The Building Research Establishment currently employs him as a senior consultant in energy efficient architecture and urban regeneration.

Stephen Turvil BA (Hons) DipArch MA from Portsmouth University, RIBA qualified as an architect since 1991. In 1999 he started his own practice, called Stephen Turvil Architects. Stephen lectures on the London Architecture and Urbanism course with Chris Scott.

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