Topic: How did the design approaches of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts differ from more ‘modernised' French architects like Viollet-le-Duc or Durand? Refer to the writings of both of these architects & use architectural examples from both approaches to illustrate you How did the design approaches of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts differ from more ‘modernised' French architects like Viollet-le-Duc or Durand? Refer to the writings of both of these architects & use architectural examples from both approaches to illustrate you
FULL TOPIC: How did the design approaches of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts differ from more ‘modernised' French architects like Viollet-le-Duc or Durand? Refer to the writings of both of these architects and use architectural examples from both approaches to illustrate your argument.
1. Essay Thesis Statement - in no more than 300 words write your essay thesis statement in prose (not dot point).
The thesis statement should do two things:
A) Articulate your essay argument In an academic context, an argument is a series of related points, logically developed to support a particular opinion or conclusion. Before formulating an essay argument you will first need to dissect your topic, carefully considering all the parts and then structuring them into a series of questions and key points. By researching your topic with these questions and key points in mind, you will be able to arrive at your own conclusion in response to the essay question.
B) Explain your choice of key examples to use as evidence Essays require you to select and analyse examples to support your arguments. These examples may be buildings, paintings, cities, texts, plans etc., depending on your essay topic.
In your essay thesis statement include the main examples you have selected to support your argument/s and explain why you consider them to be suitable as evidence. Provide full details of the examples, i.e. if a building, provide the building name, architect, location and date. Make sure you can find sufficient resources to research your examples, both written and visual.
2. Annotated Bibliography
A) Search: Read and select at least 5 key references, including a range of books and journal articles. Aim to include primary as well as secondary sources (see p. 7 for notes on primary and secondary sources). In assessing your choice of references the focus will be on relevance, so don't include items that were not useful in your research or that you have not yet read.
B) List: For each reference you must provide the author, title, place of publication, publisher and date of publication. Refer to p. 11 for more information on how to format citations.
C Annotate: For each reference you must write a concise but detailed statement (approximately two to four sentences) explaining why you have selected it and how it is useful in addressing your essay topic.