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Architecture of Liverpool Course Outline Architecture of Liverpool Julie Robson Course Description The unique cityscape of Liverpool is largely a result of Georgian wealth, Victorian values and modern redevelopment. This course examines Liverpool’s role in world history and the architecture of its outstanding urban landscape which led to its inscription as a World Heritage Site in 2004. The recent regeneration of the city will also be studied through a series of site visits and walks around important sites such as the Waterfront, Albert Dock and RopeWalks area. Aims: To examine the factors that contributed to Liverpool’s development as a maritime mercantile city of global significance To study the buildings of Liverpool in their historical, social and architectural context and to open up new ways of thinking about these buildings. To examine the effect World Heritage Site inscription and Capital of Culture status had had on the recent regeneration of the city centre. Learning Outcomes To gain an understanding of the social and economic factors that have influenced the growth of the City of Liverpool To gain a critical knowledge and understanding of architectural concepts and be able to identify the major styles of Liverpool’s urban landscape. To develop an understanding of how Liverpool fulfils the criteria for World Heritage Site status To understand the planning and conservation issues behind recent redevelopment projects Course Structure The course will be divided into theoretical and practice based sessions. Group discussion and sharing of knowledge is integral to the course. We will make several visits to locations around the city, usually in the form of walking tours. Students should indicate whether they require assistance on these walks and should be appropriately dressed for British weather! - 1 - Session One: Introduction to the Architecture of Liverpool Tuesday 2nd July 9-10.50 at 126 Mount Pleasant The course begins with a brief history of the city’s topographical, historical and architectural development and a discussion on the particular factors which have shaped the urban landscape. This session includes an introduction to the main architectural styles apparent in Liverpool: Neoclassical, Gothic Revival and Modern. Workshop will focus on recognition of these styles and their relevance in Liverpool buildings Session Two: A City Walk Tuesday 2nd July 11-12.50 Meet outside 126 Mount Pleasant to walk down to Culture Quarter and Business Area Close study of classical architecture and how architects have interpreted this style in Liverpool with critical analysis of the reasons for this revival. Walking tour from Mount Pleasant, through the Culture Quarter to the Business Area will include some of the city’s galleries and museums and will finish at the historic Waterfront. Session Three: Conservation and Redevelopment Tuesday 9th July 9-10.50 Meet at 126 Mount Pleasant The Liverpool docks and warehouses is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its unique collection of historic buildings has a rich maritime legacy of trade and commerce. The session will start with a slide presentation at 126 Mount Pleasant on the history and development of the port before taking a tour through the RopeWalks to the Albert Dock. As the city is currently undergoing some significant changes to the built environment, we will also examine current policies and projects affecting the preservation and regeneration of the city Session Four: Albert Dock Visit Tuesday 9th July 11-12.50 meet at Maritime Museum Since its redevelopment in the 1980s, the Albert Dock has become one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions and has greatly contributed to the regeneration of the city as a whole. We will examine the architecture of Jesse Hartley and discuss the innovative technologies and methods of his dock construction. Site visits to the Maritime - 2 - Museum and Tate Gallery will provide an insight to the issues involved in converting a 19th century warehouse into a modern tourist venue. We will also discuss the new development at Mann Island and Pier Head, including the latest addition to the cityscape - the new Museum of Liverpool. Session Five: The Knowledge Quarter Tuesday 16th July 9-10.50 Meet at 126 Mount Pleasant The area around the University of Liverpool and John Moores University, including the two cathedrals has recently been rebranded “The Knowledge Quarter”. This session will examine the history and development of the area and will include a walking tour and site visit to Alfred Waterhouse’s original “Redbrick University” building, the Victoria Gallery and Museum. Session Six: Presentations and Synthesis Tuesday 16th July 11-12.50 meet at 126 Mount Pleasant We will use this concluding session to review and reflect on the factors influencing the development of Liverpool’s urban landscape. Students will have the opportunity in this session to deliver a short presentation on a Liverpool building as part of their assessment. (Details will be provided in Session One) Reading List Bayley, Stephen , Liverpool: Shaping the City, RIBA Publishing, 2010 Belchem, John (ed.) Liverpool 800: Character, Culture, History: Culture, Character and History, Liverpool University Press, 2006 Giles, Colum, and Hawkins, Bob, Storehouses of Empire: Liverpool's Historic Warehouses, English Heritage 2004 Lewis, D, The Churches of Liverpool, Bluecoat Press, 2001 Sharples, Joseph, Liverpool, University Press, 2004 Sharples, Joseph; Powers, Alan and Shippobottom, Michael, Charles Reilly and the Liverpool School of Architecture, 1904-33 - 3 - Useful Websites www.liverpoolworldheritagesite.com www.liverpoolarchitecture.com www.liverpoolvision.co.uk http://www.skyscrapercity.com/ http://www.ropewalksliverpool.com/ http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/ - 4 - .
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