Tutor information
Keith Hasted
Keith's initial research focus was Italian Renaissance palace architecture, and he has since developed a special interest in the architecture of cathedrals, not only in England but also in mainland Europe. He has taught courses over a number of years in the OUDCE weekly programme and Summer School and for the WEA.
Courses
English cathedral building did not end with the Reformation – Christopher Wren’s St Paul’s led the way. Examine how architecture in Classical, Gothic and Modern styles played its part in meeting the needs of emerging new dioceses.
London's Banqueting House on Whitehall, St Paul's Cathedral, Blenheim Palace, Chiswick House, Kedleston Hall, Brittannic House, the Duchy of Cornwall's Poundbury - successive works illuminating the classical styles threaded through England's architecture.
From the cathedrals of Gloucester and Winchester to Kings College Chapel in Cambridge, the Perpendicular style dominated late medieval Gothic, only to reappear in the Gothic Revival - exemplified by Charles Barry's remarkable Palace of Westminster.