Your assignment is to choose ONE (1) architect from the required text or video lectures to write a 3,000 (minimum) word paper.
The paper should not cover everything that the architect ever did, but should instead focus aspects of their work and/ or philosophy that interests you. The purpose of this paper and research is to benefit you in some way. This paper requires a significant effort on your part so be inspired to write about an aspect of architecture which you desire to understand more fully.
Tip for Getting Started:
Architecture is far more interesting than buildings. Consider literature, stylistic movements, architectural philosophy and its impacts on world events, architectural education, etc…. You can also zero in on one specific detail of an architect’s life, era, or work that interests you and expand upon it. Find a topic involving the architect that is important to you and develop a guiding research question. While you can discuss major accomplishments and/or influences of this architect, , you dont need to limit yourself to buildings.
For example: If you like gardens, then research the gardens in and around the buildings; write about garden design during that project’s time period. Another example: If your architect designed furniture, your whole paper can be about his/her furniture design; write about the history of furniture design and how this architect fit into it.
Format
Use Arial font, 12 point, double-spaced, with 1 on all margins.
Citation Style
Use Chicago Style 16 footnotes and a bibliography.The footnotes and bibliography do not count toward the 3000 word count. More information on Chicago Style 16 can be accessed at The Chicago Style Manual through the Purdue OWL and at Fairfield University. Please see “Chicago Style 16 Sample Paper Actions ” as an example of what a completed paper should look like in Chicago Style 16.
Use 5 Sources
You are required to use at least 5 sources total for the 3000 word paper.Information for this paper should come from a variety of sources. You are encouraged to use books, videos, interviews, documentaries and academically recognized scholarly web sources in order to develop your own “big idea” that will clearly articulate an organized set of ideas about the architect you have chosen. Web page sources may be used, but online journals and publications that are accessed through the UF Libraries Databases are more appreciated. Do not use Wikipedia (or and Wiki or encyclopedia sites) as a source as it is unverifiable and can be edited at any time. To begin your search for scholarly sources, please visit the AFA Library page.
