Architectural Historian David Watkin will
lecture on ‘Current
Classical and Traditional Architecture in Britain and the USA’ on Thursday January 15 at 2 pm in
the Rosenthal Lecture Room at the Foundation’s offices at 311 Peruvian Avenue in Palm Beach,
Florida. The lecture is free to members and students; $20 for
non-members. Please call 561-832-0731 to reserve as seating is limited.
David Watkin is a British architectural historian, an
Emeritus Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, and Professor Emeritus of History of
Architecture in the Department of History of Art at the University of
Cambridge. He has also taught at the Prince of Wales's Institute of
Architecture.
Neoclassical architecture is Watkin's main research interest,
particularly from the 18th century to the present day, and he has published widely
on that topic. His book, Morality and Architecture: The Development of a Theme
in Architectural History and Theory from the Gothic Revival to the Modern
Movement in 1977, brought him wide international attention and was
re-published in expanded form as Morality and Architecture Revisited in
2001. Watkin challenges the prevailing
interpretation of the language used to describe modernist architecture, which
claims to be rational and truthful, reflecting the needs of the contemporary
society.
The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach is a private, non-profit, 1500
member organization dedicated to the preservation of the historic,
architectural and cultural heritage of Palm Beach, Florida.
