Preamble
The term fantasy is used in the Ingersoll text to describe certain architectures—real and imagined—that were conceived between 1750 – 1850. Fantasy may be located in a variety of architectural styles, such as the Picturesque, Neo-Gothic, and other creative approaches to Neoclassicism.
Picturesque expressions, which took form in both landscapes and built forms, became commonplace in England and Europe during the 17th Century.
One example is Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, England (1749-1780), designed by Horace Walpole and Robert Adam.
In the middle of the 18th Century in Italy, Giovanni Battista Piranesi designed architectural structures that could never actually be built, as in Carceri (1762). His structures, in possession of seemingly endless vistas and contrived of classical Roman architectural elements, are often characterized as fantastical, sublime, and terrifying.
Sir John Soane designed and built his own house on the square of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, beginning in the 18th Century and continuing modifications into the 19th Century. Renderer Joseph Michael Gandy captured the theatrical nature of Soane’s built compositions, translating them into poetic watercolor renderings, to convey the collage of classical elements Soane employed in this work that broke from more austere neoclassical traditions.
Illustrated Essay Prompt
Discuss fantasy and neoclassicism in architecture—real or imagined—created between 1750-1850. You should choose one of the architectural examples above to support the argument you make about this topic, and you may include another example of your choice. Your essay should provide a reflection on the Sublime, as defined by Edmund Burke, in relation to the select architectures used to support your argument.
Contemporary relationship:
In your essay, include a paragraph in which you reflect on fantasy and architecture in the present day. You may consider a building that is in your purview, or you may want to investigate the architecture website Dezeen ( https://www.dezeen.com/)
Consult the Ingersoll text as well as additional sources provided to you plus at least one (1) other that
you deem appropriate to the topic, i.e. published articles, websites (NOT Wikipedia!), journals, books,
etc. This source should come from JSTOR. Below, I have offered you instructions on JSTOR and other
sources you may use as noted in the essay prompt.
Footnotes formatted to Chicago Standards are required. Include a bibliography if any of your sources are
not cited in the footnotes.
Include at least three (3) captioned images. See this site for guidelines
https://uasites.arizona.edu/image-caption
Required Sources:
1. “Edmund Burke on the Sublime,” You Tube, last modified June 17, 2020. https://youtu.be/uH8YxSgaTWY
2. Ingersoll, Richard. World Architecture : A Cross-cultural History. Second ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018, p. (pages on Baroque Architecture: 561-75)
3. Source of your choice is located on JSTOR (a research database that you can find via the library website: https://libguides.library.arizona.edu/az.php?q=jstor).
Be sure to cite your source using Chicago Standards.
PLEASE USE THE TUTORIAL ON THE LIBRARY WEBSITE IF YOU ARE NEW TO USING RESEARCH DATABASE ENGINES.
Suggested Sources (located on D2L):
4. Wilton-Ely, John. “Style and Serendipity: Adam, Walpole and Strawberry Hill.” The British Art Journal 11, no. 3 (2011): 3–14. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41615186.
5. Marchesano, Louis. “Invenzioni Capric Di Carceri: The Prisons of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778).” Getty Research Journal, no. 2 (2010): 151–60. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23005415. (included in Content section of D2L)
6. Furján, Helene. “Sir John Soane’s Spectacular Theatre.” AA Files, no. 47 (2002): 12–22. http://www.jstor.org/stable/29544274.
I put 7 sources – please ONLY use the sources listed above and one article/website deemed suitable, as per the above instructions – NOT Wiki.
