Session 5 from 40 Years On: the Domain of Design History - Looking Back Looking Forward

Chair: Penny Sparke, Kingston University

Art School, University, Museum and Public Sphere: Finding a space for Design History in the UK today:

Chris Breward, Edinburgh College of Art

Drawing on personal experience this presentation reflects on developments in the study and reception of design history across the educational and cultural sector in contemporary Britain.

Sessions 3 and 4 from 40 Years On: the Domain of Design History - Looking Back Looking Forward

Disseminating Modern Architecture and Design
Chair: Linda Sandino, V&A/Camberwell College of Art

Session 2 from 40 Years On: the Domain of Design History - Looking Back Looking Forward

Chair: Jeremy Aynsley, Brighton University

Dodging the Canons and seeking 'relevance' in the 'Real World:
Barry Curtis, Royal College of Art

Barry Curtis relates his experience of teaching Design History on the pioneering MA in the subject at Middlesex Polytechnic, later University.

Session 1 from 40 Years On: the Domain of Design History - Looking Back Looking Forward
 

Chair: Elizabeth McKellar, Open University

A305 a real adventure in multimedia:
Tim Benton, Open University & Nick Levinson, ex-BBC

In this session, Tim Benton (course team chair of A305) and Nick Levinson (Series Producer) discuss some of the challenges and opportunities presented by teaching the history of architecture and design in a distance learning context.