Urban Design in London, England
July 5 - July 26, 2008
Why NYU Urban Design in London? | About NYU Urban Design in London | Housing & Facilities | Faculty | Excursions | Links
Director of the Program: Mosette Broderick, Clinical Associate Professor, Director, Urban Design and Architecture Studies Program, Fine Arts and Director
Why NYU Urban Design in London?
Since architecture is by definition three-dimensional and site specific, experiencing it first hand is a must. This course introduces students to the history of Britain's abundant architectural traditions, while at the same time addressing issues such as the preservation and presentation of an architectural heritage, infrastructure, transportation, adaptive re-use, ecological concerns and other topics related to urban planning and architectural practice.
Visiting sites as diverse as Oxford, country houses and Wesminster Abbey, to name only a few, gives a range of experience with a wide variety of building types encompassing domestic, governmental and religious needs and uses. Contemporary British architecture and urban issues are engaged within the context of history and tradition. The course is intensive and involves daily trips over a three-week period throughout London and its environs.
About NYU Urban Design in London
NYU in Urban Design in London is a summer study program intended for students interested in a career in architecture, architectural history, art history, urban planning, or architectural preservation. The format of the class is intensive with students fully engaged in class every day for three weeks. Since the students visit numerous sites and view many buildings, the schedule is vigorous. Attendance at all classes and on field trips is required unless a student becomes ill.
Housing and Facilities
Students are housed in dorms at the University of London, which are centrally located within walking distance of the British Museum. The dorm features individual rooms with a communal kitchen for each cluster of four of five rooms. Students are actively on the go, visiting sites, so the dorm is for nights only—and we never see a classroom!
Faculty
Mosette Broderick, B.A. Finch College (1967); M.A. Columbia University (1972); Associate Clinical Professor of Fine Arts, Director, Urban Design and Architecture Studies Program, NYU
Herbert Broderick III, B.A. (1967), M.A. (1968), Ph.D. (1978), Columbia University.
Past guest lecturers have included:
- Andrew Saint of Cambridge University
- Peter Howell of Royal Holloway College
- Landscape architect Jeremy Lever
- Edward Diestelkamp of National Trust.
Excursions
Below is the Urban Design in London 2007 excursion itinerary to give students an idea of what the 2008 itinerary might be:
Day 1: Boat trip down the Thames to Greenwich. Then a walk under the river and a return trip via the new light rail.
Day 2: Stonehenge, Bath and Stourhead (BUS).
Day 3: Museum of London. Walk through the City of London to St Paul's, the Barbican, Lloyd's Mansion House Square, The Bank of England.
Day 4: Ham House, Syon, Chiswick (BUS).
Day 5: Westminster Abbey, Parliament, The Whitehall, St Martin's in the Fields, Pall Mall.
Day 6: Victoria and Albert Museum Decorative Arts Collection and Leighton House.
Day 7: New Museums and Museum Additions. The Tate Modern, National Gallery, British Museum, National Portrait Gallery.
Day 8: Brighton.
Day 9: Thamesmead, Crossness Pumping Station and beam engines, Penshurst Place.
Day 10: Railroad Stations and Kew - Great iron buildings.
Day 11: The Soane Museum, Sommerset House, The Law Courts, The Embankment and St. Clement Dane.
Day 12: Oxford and Blenheim.
Day 13: New aspects of the City. Canary Wharf, the new tube stations, Thames Barrier.
Day 14: Multiple dwelling units. Streatham Street worker's housing, Pimlico, Greater London County Council housing units.
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