This lecture-only course offers a survey of Western architecture from c. 1520. It provides an introduction to the critical analysis of building types. This lecture-only course considers such matters as issues of style, the functions of architecture, as well as the range of technical methods employed by architects in the context of influential factors such as historical period, geographic location, and the prevailing social, political and religious environments.

Lecturer

Academic staff from the Department of History of Art

How to apply

You may register and pay by credit/laser card online at http://www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/extramural after 6 August 2013 or you can download an application form and send it with a cheque/draft/postal money order made payable to Trinity College no. 1 account to: Patricia Stapleton, Extramural Administrator, School of Histories and Humanities, room 3141, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.

Applications may be made in person after Tuesday, 6 August 2013, in room 3141, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2 between 2.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. or by appointment (phone 01 896 8589).

Fee

€75 for the course. A concession rate of €45 is available to second and third level students and people whose primary source of income is social welfare, health board or a government-sponsored employment scheme.

Time and place

Tuesdays, 5 p.m.-6 p.m., in the Emmet Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Please note times are subject to change, check our website: http://www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/extramural after 6 August 2013 for update or text ‘INFO’ to 087 2572015.

Duration

The course comprises of one lecture per week over one twelve-week term commencing Tuesday, 14 January 2014. There is a one week break (24-28 February 2014) when no lecture will take place.