Write a one to one and a half-page typed essay on the themes of truth and nationalism in the architecture/theory of Claude Perrault, Marc-Antoinne Laugier, and A. W. N. Pugin. Include discussions of specific buildings discussed in class (they do not all have to be by these three figures) that address the questions of truth and/or nationalism. Also discuss the important and influential writings of these three figures. Write your essay in a 12 point font with 1’ margins on all four sides. Turn in a printed copy on the due date provide in Blackboard. You should consider such areas of interest as the roles of Greek architecture, Gothic architecture, rational structure, architectural and interior decoration, process, and biography of the architect/theorist.
How to do well:
Follow the instructions! Use the rubric (below) as a guide to see if you are on track to completing the assignment in a strong manner. Use your notes in conjunction with Bergdoll’s text. Choose your examples with care—some buildings may illustrate the role of truth in architecture, and a different building might be a better example of nationalism. Try to choose examples that you think are likely to be on the exam. Telling stories is a great way to learn trends, concepts, names, buildings, and terms. The goal of this essay is to help you to focus on important themes, works, and figures in preparation for the first exam. If you think it works, try coming up with a topic of your own to write about for practice and study.
Rubric:
Grading Criteria Strong Satisfactory Unsatifactory
Contains discussions of at least three books (in total) by these figures. Contains discussions of at least three books (in total) by these figures. Contains discussions of at least two books (in total) by these figures. Discusses one or no books by these figures.
Contains at least four specific buildings or building types.
Presence of four or more specific buildings or building types (or prototypes). Presence of three specific buildings or types (or prototypes). Presence of two or fewer specific buildings or types (or prototypes).
Examines the theories and/or buildings of all three of these figures.
Includes a discussion of all three figures. Includes a discussion of all three figures, but treats one or two insufficiently. Omits one or more of the required figures from the essay.
Uses the correct terminology of architecture and architectural history in a single, coherent narrative elucidating the topic.
Presence of standard terminology used in discussing architecture in an essay that freely and coherently discusses and compares the three principle figures in terms of truth and nationalism. Presence of standard terminology used in discussing architecture in an essay that treats the three figures in the context of truth and nationalism but does so largely in isolation from one another. Incorrect or nonexistent standard terminology of architecture in an essay that does little to inform the reader of the association of these three figures with one another or with truth and nationalism
Is grammatically correct.
Paper lacks spelling errors and has very few grammatical errors One or two spelling errors and several grammatical errors that do not hinder understanding. Paper’s meaning is unclear or the paper is difficult and time-consuming to read, owning to errors in spelling and grammar