Architecture history essay plan
Key arguments:
Building 1: Swedish comuinity church transformed to community centre
Building 2: Find in London
Time table plan
Deadline: 8 January 2018, 2 pm
Set: 20 December 2017
19 Days - 2 weeks 5 days
Week 1: Concept
Week 2: Presentation
Remaining: Next project
Submission opens: 1 January 2018
20 to 27: MAX Time
Read out brief ✅
Choose two buildings
Clarify theme and question
Bullet key points of Essay argument topic NOT buildings
Architecture :
Architectural history ❌
Liverpool: Swedish communal centre church
London:
1,000 to 1,500
Select sketches & photos with points
Positively VAGUE
Areas of analysis:
Visual
Label sketches
Check for Logical and coherence
Highlight interest ✅
Keep below 1,650
include title, subtitle, bibliography, labelling within diagrams, or image captions
Resize images to 300 dpi
No Name
Joseph Sharples, Liverpool (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides) (2004)
use Discover on the front page of the Liverpool University Library website
Chicago references and footnotes
title, publication details and page numbers - sacred places transform to more social areas due to the context and architect of the original construction
Analysis: 40%
(How interesting and exciting is your starting question? How intelligent, coherent and persuasive is your discussion? ? Is your analysis well-structured as an essay? How appropriate is your choice of buildings for your topic?)
Research: 30%
(Have you found out what you need to about your two buildings to enable you to answer your chosen question? Have you identified and used appropriate scholarly sources?)
Writing and Referencing: 20%
(Is your essay well written and properly referenced? With only 1,000-1,500 words you can put a lot of care into ensuring that there are no mistakes in your spelling, punctuation and grammar. You may want to swap essays with a friend to check each other’s for errors or things which are unclear.)
Presentation: 10%
(Do your illustrations clarify your message and support the argument you are making? Is the essay clearly and attractively set out?)
Go to Building
collect images and info in file
symbolic
Methods of Analysis:
Intended symbolism of Gothic church architecture
Prior to beginining
Good , Cheap & Fast - Pick two
What is your art & what is only your ego?
More to do -> More phase changes -> Less deep work
Discard arrogance and complexity