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Selected Buildings: An Architect’s Choice, with John Thornley

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Tuesdays from 10:30am - 12:30pm at Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Class dates: April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21.


What makes a building special? Where did the idea come from? What were the forces that shaped it?


Our course will cover a series of successful buildings – works of architecture. Each will be examined from many points of view, including program, structure, aesthetics, technology, and its relationship to other preceding and subsequent structures. We will span time and geography by looking at works ranging from the Cape Cod House to Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Falling Water.” Along the way, we will examine the Duomo (Florence), Durham Cathedral (England), Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), the Pantheon and Saint Ivo (Rome), the Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao), and other works, as time allows. 


The course will be taught with “slides”, lecture and discussion.

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The Open University of Wellfleet, MA a 501 c3,  aims to sustain and enrich intellectual life on the Outer Cape during the shoulder seasons. We offer courses to the public, for a modest fee, that celebrate the area's rich history and culture and draw on the talents and expertise of our residents. Our educational forum stresses collaborative learning, with lectures by instructors, directed discussions, readings and participant contributions. Our classes welcome participants from all over Cape Cod to some of Wellfleet's most charming and accessible locations.
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