5B CAT SYLLABUS FOR THE ORAL TEST

Topics you have to study for the oral test:
  • Prehistoric architecture (cf pp 218, 219)
    • megalithic architecture
    • the most famous megalithic structure in England, i.e. Stonehenge
    • other prehistoric sites in Britain
  • Roman heritage in Britain (cf notes and pp 226, 227)
    • cities and towns
    • road system
    • buildings, i.e. Hadrian's Wall and forts 
-> Here the slides shown in class.
  • Architecture in Medieval Britain (cf notes, pp. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 extra worksheet on Lady Chapel and Poets' Corner) 
    • English Gothic architecture
    • an example of Gothic cathedral in the UK, i.e. Westminster Abbey in London
    • Norman architecture (-> here the slides shown in class)
    • two examples of Norman castles, i.e. Dover Castle and Windsor Castle
    • half-timbering building technique
    • black and white half-timbered houses in Chester and York
  • Renaissance architecture in Britain (cf notes, p. 238)
    • the Renaissance
    • Pietro Torrigiano and Hans Holbein as those who brought the new ideas of the Renaissance to Britain
    • Inigo Jones as the responsible for introducing the classical architecture of Rome to Britain
    • Inigo Jones's works in England
    • Hampton Court Palace in Surrey, England
-> Here the slides shown in class.
  • Baroque architecture (cf notes, pp. 240-241)
    • what factors influenced the development of the Baroque building style
    • Christopher Wren as one of the English prominent Baroque architects
    • Saint Paul's Cathedral in London
-> Here the slides shown in class.
  • Georgian architecture (cf notes, p. 242)
    • townhouse as a typical Georgian building
-> Here the slides shown in class.
  • Gothic Revival (cf notes, p. 243)
    • Augustus Pugin as a leading figure in the English Gothic Revival
    • the Palace of Westminster and Tower Bridge in London
-> Here the slides shown in class.
  • Neoclassicism (cf notes, p. 243)
    • Robert Adam as an important figure in the English Neoclassicism
    • the British Museum, Mansion House and the Royal Opera House in London
-> Here the slides shown in class.
  • Norman Foster (cf notes, pp. 256-257)
    • his life
    • his most famous works: the British Museum, the Millennium Bridge, 30 St Mary Axe, Wembley Stadium
-> Here the slides shown in class.
  • Frank Lloyd Wright (cf notes, pp. 248-249)
    • his life
    • his most famous work: the Guggenheim Museum in New York (-> here the slides shown in class)
-> Here the slides shown in class.
  • Frank Gehry (cf notes, pp. 258-259)
    • his life
    • his most famous works: Richard B. Fisher Center, Ray and Maria Stata Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (-> here the slides shown in class)
-> Here the slides shown in class.
  • Richard Rogers (cf notes, pp. 254-255)
    • his life
    • one of his most famous works: the Millennium Dome
-> Here the slides shown in class.

The rubric which will be used for the assessment of your oral test can be downloaded here.