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Iconic Houses: Modern London
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This online architectural history course will introduce you to some of London’s most architecturally significant modern residential buildings including luxurious detached homes, middle-class suburban developments, city terraces, private blocks of flats and public housing estates.
Learn the history of London architecture from our world-class experts wherever you are, whenever suits you: watch lectures live or view the recording later in your own time. You can experience the full breadth and depth of the V&A's collections with 12 hours of study over 6 weeks. Learn at your own pace: lecture recordings and study materials, lecture notes, copies of the presentations, and additional study materials are available in our secure Microsoft Teams environment for 6 weeks after the course ends, so you'll never miss a thing. And finally, join the conversation: share your perspective with your fellow students, and support each other in your further enquiries outside of class time.
Learn the history of London architecture from our world-class experts wherever you are, whenever suits you: watch lectures live or view the recording later in your own time. You can experience the full breadth and depth of the V&A's collections with 12 hours of study over 6 weeks. Learn at your own pace: lecture recordings and study materials, lecture notes, copies of the presentations, and additional study materials are available in our secure Microsoft Teams environment for 6 weeks after the course ends, so you'll never miss a thing. And finally, join the conversation: share your perspective with your fellow students, and support each other in your further enquiries outside of class time.
V&A Academy Course Leader
Greg Votolato
Professor Greg Votolato is a regular contributor to the V&A’s learning programmes and to Oxford University’s MSt in Design History. His publications include the books, American Design in the Twentieth Century, Transport Design, Ship and Car, plus many essays on architecture, fashion, set design, furniture and industrial design.
Interesting range of lecturers on subjects that I might not have otherwise engaged with had I simply read a book on the subject. Previous V&A Academy Student
Course overview
These twelve lectures will present some of the most architecturally significant modern residential buildings in London feauring Modernist classics by Walter Gropius, Berthold Lubetkin and Maxwell Fry, the Art Deco studio house by artist Dora Gordine and progressive millennial works by David Adjaye, Nicholas Grimshaw and Sarah Wigglesworth. Building types will include luxurious detached homes, middle-class suburban developments, city terraces, private blocks of flats and large public housing estates representing a range of modern architectural styles. We will examine the interiors, planning and settings of homes that convey the richness and breadth of modern British domestic architecture and design. Sessions will consider the history of each building and, as relevant, factors such as planning regulations, technical innovations and materials, the clients’ requirements and roles in the project including their choices of furnishings and decorations. Talks will also ask what made a particular building influential in its time and will discuss today’s cases for conservation or restoration.
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Online course: Iconic Houses: Modern London
25 February 2025 - 1 April 2025
£130.00
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Open 10.00 - 13.00, Monday to Sunday (closed 24-26 December)
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