Tutor information
David Lewis
Dr David Frazer Lewis is an architectural historian whose interests include the architecture of modern Britain and the United States, the design of sacred architecture, and the Gothic Revival. Prior to joining Oxford's Department for Continuing Education, he was an Assistant Professor at the Notre Dame School of Architecture. He has experience in museums and heritage, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Yale Center for British Art, and has worked for architecture firms in San Francisco and London that specialise in historic conservation. Dr Lewis holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, an MPhil from Cambridge, and a doctorate from the University of Oxford.
Courses
The Victorian Era produced innovation in science and technology. This course explores how these innovations affected art and architecture with lectures and visits to Oxford's collections, exploring the design of laboratories to the practice of painting.
Explore and debate the pioneering contributions made by women to the development of gardens and landscape design from the medieval period to the present. This in-person weekend course is held in association with The Gardens Trust.
An introduction to classical design in architecture, its ancient origins and modern examples. To include demonstrations by well-known modern practitioners and the chance for students to create their own designs.
100 years after the 1920s 'jazz age', the art and architecture of the era remain popular. This in-Oxford day school covers architecture and design from stepped skyscrapers to streamlined teapots, from the fantasies of Hollywood to the elegance of Paris.