# Architecture: Past, Present and Future

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Charles O’Brien FSA, Professor Liza Fior, Elsie Owusu OBE
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/architecture-past-present-and-future)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This lecture traces the history of this famous series by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, starting from its conception in 1947. It describes the research and writing of the original forty-six volumes for England and the extension of the books to Scotland, Wales and Ireland. It then assesses their significance alongside a reflection on the 2024 achievement of the full updating of the English series.

## Lectures

1. [‘Is it in Pevsner?’: A Short History of the ‘Buildings of …' Series](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-architecture-past-present-and-future/8000f33c47f8) (Audio)
2. [The Value of Public Space](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-architecture-past-present-and-future/ea57792bda12) (Audio)
3. [Architecture of Enslavement, Colonialism and Independence: The Story of James Fort in Accra](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-architecture-past-present-and-future/a6c30f81d859) (Audio)