Organised by V&A
Explore a selection of the most innovative 20th century houses from around the world. Including classic works by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Antoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright, modernist masterpieces by Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto and Charles Eames and contemporary gems by Glenn Murcutt and Sarah Wigglesworth.
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Course Leader
Gregory Votolato
Dr. Gregory Votolato is an architect, curator, teacher and writer on design, technology and culture. His publications include American Design in the Twentieth Century (Manchester, 1998), Transport Design, A Travel History (Reaktion, 2007), Ship, (Reaktion, 2011), and Car (Reaktion, 2015).
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course examines the interiors and exteriors of houses that have come to define modern architecture and design. Individual sessions will consider the history and progress of each project, their planning and materials, the relationships between architects and clients, in addition to the houses’ furniture and decorations. We will also consider what makes each building so innovative for its time, and consider the case for preserving them, unchanged, for posterity.