BCYC Immersion
Architecture Track
This track features an extended stay at BCYC Immersion to allow for an Architecture Experience Tour in Kansas City. The tour will include the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Union Station, Country Club Plaza, and a sampling of the most beautiful churches in KC.
Architecture is described as the “Art of Building”. So, why are only some buildings called ‘architecture’? We will look at the history of architecture as an artform under the premise that ideas have consequences even unto the built environment. Great architecture begins with a wonder-filled idea, finds nourishment in the liberal arts, and begins to assume form through a process of drawing—a process distinct to the profession and one that we will explore. From the drafting boards architecture achieves fulfillment in the ‘clothing’ of materials and artistic finishes. We will look at the myriad ways in which architects dress buildings. Historically the classical canons of Decorum, Propriety, and Beauty guided the process of designing and clothing buildings. For example, our ‘fly-over’ of two thousand years of architecture will introduce us to some of the paradigmatic buildings of Western civilization as well as the foundational texts of Vitruvius, Alberti, Palladio, and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson viewed architecture as uniquely capable of manifesting the core principles of the republic. The influence of his writing and buildings lingers in our towns and cities. The process of uncovering some of those principles will provide some essential clues for grappling with the status of the architectural profession today.
- Session 2: June 20-27, 2021
Due to the Architecture Experience Tour, this track lasts two days longer than the standard Immersion track.
Cost of attendance: $825.00This cost includes the $200 supply fee.
Track Instructor
Dr. Christopher C. Miller
Professor of Architecture