Undergraduate Course: Palladio & Palladianism (ARHI10007)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture - History |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | No architect has been more influential than Andrea Palladio. The nature of his work and the reasons for that influence are the themes of the course. The course falls broadly into two parts. The first concentrates upon architecture in Venice and the Veneto in the 16th century, and particularly the work of Palladio himself. That work was practical, theoretical and archaeological. The second part of the course considers English responses to it, specifically, what made it serviceable to English purposes. The discovery, study and interpretation of the work of Palladio will be studied, as will the English architectural culture and intellectual background which Palladio's example refined, against which it argued and into which it was assimilated and adapted. The study of English Palladianism deals with the period from about 1600 to 1750. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Students must have honours entry to History of Art or its combined degrees or honours entry to Music or by agreement of Head of Subject Area. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The course is to help students towards an understanding of the theory and practice of architecture in Italy and England during the period covered by the course. Students are to be able to explain the arguments by which Palladian architecture was advanced in Italy and promoted in England and to see their social and political as well as aesthetic relevance. They are to develop an appreciation of how Palladio's architecture served his patrons, practically, rationally and imaginatively |
Assessment Information
1x2500 word essay (50%)
1x2 hour examination (50%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Palladio, English Palladianism, Palladianism, Venetian Architecture, villa architecture, Veneto, Bur |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jim Lawson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2619
Email: J.Lawson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Claire Davies
Tel: (0131 6)50 2309
Email: c.davies@ed.ac.uk |
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