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Urban Design in London, England

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2005 - Bianca Holtier
2005 - Charles Harris
2004 - Corie Patterson

Photos

Group photo.

Stonehenge.

A rooftop view of Oxford College.

Penshurst in Sussex.

The Thames is a mighty and dangerous river, yet the city of London grew along its banks.

Bombs damaged many sites in the city of London. Post-WWII replacement buildings included residential as well as commercial complexes.

Roman Bath with an amazing museum of the ancient waterbased resort.

Bath returned to life in the 18th Century with fine row house groups including the spectacular crescent, site of many movie shoots.

London's residential squares were fashionable places to live from the 18th Century forward.

Big Ben. So who hasn't heard these chimes?

A day devoted to new additions on the major museums.

Chiswick and the Thames villas evoke an era of Palladian grand entertaining just down the river from Westminster.

A Gothic place of sludge -- the iron core of the great beam engines at Crossness pumping station.

Hard hats to tour the restoration efforts around the great beam engines.

The underground began in London. We will visit the early stations and explore those just completed.

No, it's Oxford!

Town and Gown with the sage of Oxford.

Secret gardens in a Medieval country house.

Trying on great skirts in the museum of design.

Triumph of music... a bit flat.

Royal residences open for tourism.

 

Quotes

Student Quotes

"...it was a great opportunity to learn about planning while experiencing London firsthand. Mosette Broderick was interesting and informative and kept every day of the class exciting...new sites every day, what more could you ask for!"
—Paul Levin

"We were able to experience architecture from over 300 years ago; tour buildings by renowned architects and designers such as Nash ,Robert Adam, and John Soane. But it is not just about the structures that shelter us, this program illustrates how this city functions. To learn how London developed and subsequently redesigned itself over time while enjoying particular gems of architecture along the way created an exceptional summer month in London that was one of my most valuable experiences either travel or school-related."
—Chrissie Carlin