Architecture and Interiors of Paris: A Drawing Investigation

July 17-July 28
College/Adult and Graduate PNPA 0225 Section A

This course offers an immersion into the built environment of Paris—its monuments, museums, urban fabric, rooms, gardens, early modern masterpieces, art, culture, and innovations. The city will be the classroom and drawing will be the primary tool for discovery. Drawing methods will be taught on-site and include orthographic correspondence, perspective drawing, composite/layered drawing, sketchbook work, and experimental mixed media work that will capture the experience of being in Paris. Conversations will incorporate contemporary and historical views, as sites shift from medieval to modern, and drawings move from documentation to analysis and invention. Architecture in Paris is uniquely intertwined with landscape design, fine arts, decorative arts and fashion. This fusion of the arts will emerge in visits to cathedrals, homes, artist's studios, libraries, public spaces, and streetscapes.

Note: This course is available for graduate credit. Students enrolling at the graduate level should indicate this status on the Registration Form.