Visit Wilson Commons in person, look at it carefully, and take notes.Then write a 5-page formal analysis of the building.Use the handout “Writing about Architecture” to guide you (last four pages of this file).
Wilson Commons was designed by I.M. Pei and built in 1976.Melissa Mead, the Special Collections Librarian, has digitized some of the materials we will see/have seen during our in-person visit and they are available on the course website under the “Paper Topics” menu item in a folder called “Special Collections Materials.”You do not need to consult them to write this paper, but might find them helpful.
The goal of the assignment is to encourage you to look closely and attentively at a single building and to draw a conclusion based on your observation.While you may find it helpful to reference the course readings or other outside sources when relevant, this is not a research assignment and should not require the use of information from outside class.While careful description will form the basis of your analysis, it is not sufficient by itself.It must lead to a clearly stated argument about the nature of your chosen artwork.In other words, this paper assignment is NOT a) a research paper or b) a purely descriptive paper.You must have an argument, and it must be based on your observations.
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