Thank you for registering for the online course, Classical Architecture in Europe and America!
Ken Burns famously said “Architecture is the most important and influential of all art forms simply because it works on us at all times.” And no architectural style has been more influential than classical. Derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, the style, especially in the Western world, dominated architectural design from the Italian Renaissance until World War II.
From the collapse of the Western Roman empire in the 5th century until the Carolingian Renaissance of the 8th and 9th centuries, classical architecture was in hibernation. The style once again rocketed to prominence in 15th century Florence, where the Italian Renaissance was born. From there, in one iteration or another, classical architecture continued to grow, helped along enormously by people like the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio and the English cultural trendsetter Lord Burlington. The style possibly reached its apogee in 18th Britain and 19th century America, when it was the dominant style of power and prestige.
This three-week course will examine outstanding and influential public and private buildings from the 1st to the 21st centuries that helped create the modern world.
You do not need to attend the live sessions to participate in the course. Each class will be recorded and made available to participants until the end of May 2022.
INSTRUCTIONS ON JOINING
To join the live presentation, click: https://zoom.us/j/92145025490
If you are unable to log on due to technical difficulties or scheduling conflicts, you will be able to watch a recording of the presentation on this course page starting the following day and available until May 31, 2022. You will not miss any of the content by participating this way.
COURSE SCHEDULE
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| Course Activity | Dates of Access | Description |
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| Class #1 | ||
| Class #1: Online presentation (live!) | 2/8/2022, 4:00 PM eastern time |
Class 1 Note: To attend, click on the join link above. |
| Video of Class #1 | 2/9/2022 to May 31, 2022 | Watch the first class presentation. Available exclusively to course participants. |
| Class #2 | ||
| Class #2: Online presentation (live!) | 2/15/2022, 4:00 PM eastern time | Class 2 Instructor: Curt DiCamillo, FRSA
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| Video of Class #2 | 2/16/2022 to May 31, 2022 | Watch the second class presentation. Available exclusively to course participants. |
| Class #3 | ||
| Class #3: Online presentation (live!) | 2/22/2022, 4:00 PM eastern time | Class 3 Instructor: Curt DiCamillo, FRSA Note: To attend, click on the join link above. |
| Video of Class #3 | 2/23/2022 to May 31, 2022 | Watch the third class presentation. Available exclusively to course participants. |
RECORDED PRESENTATIONS
Live Broadcast: February 8, 2022
Running Time: 1:39:00
Live Broadcast: February 15, 2022
Running Time: 1:48:41
Live Broadcast: February 22, 2022
Running Time: 1:41:01
COURSE MATERIALS
OTHER RESOURCES
Curt DiCamillo's Country House Database
Pronunciation Guide
Archived Art & Architectural History Webinars
Historic Houses Website
INSTRUCTOR BIO
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Curt DiCamillo, FRSA, Curator of Special Collections Contact:curt.dicamillo@nehgs.org Curt DiCamillo, internationally recognized authority on English country houses and the decorative arts, joined American Ancestors in February 2016 as our first Curator of Special Collections. A longtime member of American Ancestors, Curt has led highly successful heritage tours for us to England and Scotland, lectured extensively in the United States and abroad, and taught classes on British culture and art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Curt was previously Executive Director of The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA. As Curator of Special Collections at American Ancestors, Curt provides strategic direction and expert guidance for organizing and exhibiting our extensive collection of family history-related artifacts and fine art. |