Barcelona: A European Capital of the Arts
Barcelona has been home to extraordinary talents in the arts and architecture. From Joan Miró to Antoni Tàpies, from Antoni Gaudí to Lluís Domènech i Montaner, from Josep Lluís Sert to Oriol Bohigas and many others, the crowd of creatives this metropolis has produced over the centuries is astonishing. This class dives into the extraordinary tradition of the capital of Catalonia, where heritage and pioneering thinking have consistently kept Barcelona at the forefront of the modern and contemporary avant-garde.
Faculty Bio
Pierluigi Serraino is a practicing architect and educator. The author of many books on architecture, including TASCHEN's Modernism Rediscovered and Monacelli's The Creative Architect, his articles and projects have appeared in Architectural Record, The Architectural Review, Perspecta, Abitare, A+U, ACADIA, and the Journal of Architectural Education.
This is a Livestreamed + Recorded Course
- Classes will stream live on the scheduled day and time.
- Classes will also be video recorded.
- Fee assistance is available if cost is a barrier. Learn more.
Schedule Highlights
- Course starts on Wednesday, Oct. 18 and ends on Wednesday, Nov. 8
- Classes meet for four weeks, 1.5 hours per session (9:30–11 AM)
- Videos will post on Fridays in Member Dashboards
- All course materials, including videos, will be available to view and enjoy through Dec. 31
Member Praise for Pierluigi Serraino
Course materials, organization, Pierluigi's knowledge of the specific area and ability to fit it into larger context of regional traditions and international design trends, and receptivity to participant questions & observations all positive factors.
The lectures were excellent! I learned from questions other students put into the chat, and Pierluigi answered a lot of questions on a subject for which there is little published material.
Faculty Q&A
- Read an interview with Pierluigi Serraino from our archive.