ARCH1222 Architectural History and Theory 2 Term 2, 2020

Assignment 1

For this assignment you are required to select a chapter from William Curtis’ book Modern Architecture Since
1900, third edition (1996). Choose three keywords from the chapter and write 500 words on each word
covering:
• Meaning of the word and its general usage, i.e. its meaning in a broad cultural context
• Architectural usage, i.e. its meaning in the context of the chapter
• Its importance in the argument put forward in the chapter
• The history of the word. Not necessarily the etymology of the word, but the way it has been used and
has acquired its particular associations
• Buildings the word is associated with. This should include illustrations or diagrams showing
characteristics of the buildings that are associated with the word.

Copies of a selection of chapters from Modern Architecture Since 1900 are available within the course
Moodle site. The bibliographic citation for the third edition of this book is: Curtis, William. Modern Architecture
Since 1900. Third edition. New York and London: Phaidon Press, 1996.

There are three supplementary sources that are useful for this assignment:
• Forty, Adrian. Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture. New York: Thames and
Hudson, 2000. (Digital version available via UNSW Library.)
• Janson, Alban and Florian Tigges. Fundamental Concepts of Architecture: The Vocabulary of Spatial
Situations. Basel: Birkhäuser, 2014. (Digital version available via UNSW Library.)
• Williams, Raymond. Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society. London: Fontana, 1983.
(Digital version available via UNSW Library. This book consists of a collection of words that have
been expanded on by Williams. It may give you some idea of how to expand on words, but make
sure you cover the points above in your own assignment.)

Format
The assignment must be formatted as A4 proportion pages, in minimum 10-point type.

References
1. Supply endnotes in accordance with the “Note” format (not “author-date”) as specified within The
Chicago Manual of Style. Brief examples of this format can be found at
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html.
2. Include any image references (in note format) in a separate section after the endnotes.

Submission
The submission is due by 4pm Wednesday 15 July.

Your assignment needs to be submitted as a PDF file.

Files are to be named as: SURNAME_FIRSTNAME_ARCH1222_ASSIGNMENT 1.pdf

Submit your assignment using the ‘ASSIGNMENT ONE Submission, Feedback and Grade’ link within the
ARCH1222 Moodle site. If you need instructions on how to submit your work using this link please see:
https://student.unsw.edu.au/how-submit-moodle-assignment-file-upload.

Assessment criteria
The following criteria will be used to assess your assignment:
• Research on the words
• Understanding of the connection of the words to the chapter argument
• Written expression (including grammar and spelling)
• Correct and accurately formatted referencing

Please ensure that your assignment is proofread before it is submitted to iron out any spelling errors and
grammatical flaws.

This assignment is to be done individually.