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Architecture at A-level

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2010

Robert Atkinson
Robert Atkinson
Affiliation:
Richmond upon Thames College, Egerton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 7SJ, UK, robert.atkinson@rutc.ac.uk
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This paper describes an A-level course (a two-year course for 16–19 year old students) which concentrates entirely on architecture using an art studies syllabus as its basis. The course has run since 2001, during which time it has grown considerably in popularity. The first year concentrates on the history of architecture and on how different histories are perceived from different viewpoints using a comparative analysis of several buildings. In the second year the emphasis is on how architecture emerges from and affects social interaction, through a close study of a single building. The paper goes on to discuss the value of the course and qualification, especially in relation to further architectural study at university.

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education
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arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , September 2010 , pp. 267 - 276
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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