Art, Architecture, and Design: Four Great Courses, Four Great Cities (Barcelona, Berlin, Lisbon and Paris) (Best of OLLI)
This special Best of OLLI offering brings together four courses by architectural historian and longtime OLLI faculty member Pierluigi Serraino, this year’s recipient of the OLLI @Berkeley Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award.
Travel with Pierluigi through Barcelona, Berlin, Lisbon, and Paris, exploring how political events, cultural traditions, commerce, natural disasters, and the changing currents of European history shaped each city’s architecture, art and urban landscape. Taken together, these four courses offer a fascinating new way to see some of Europe’s great cities — and the connections between them.
Faculty Bio
Pierluigi Serraino Ph.D., FAIA is a practicing architect and educator. He is the author of numerous books on architecture, including Taschen's Modernism Rediscovered and, most recently, The Modern Garden: The Outdoor Architecture of Mid-century America.
This is a Best of OLLI Special Compilation
- Best of OLLI courses are popular courses recorded a previous term
- Videos are available to watch the moment you sign up through March 28
- This special compilation of four courses — 20 individual classes — is available for $150 to Annual Plus, Premium Plus, Best of OLLI and Fee Assistance members. Learn about membership.
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Member Praise for Pierluigi Serraino
Pierluigi is a wonderful instructor—I always learn something new from him, as well as something to think about. He always opens my eyes.
Course materials, organization, Pierluigi's deep knowledge of the specific area and ability to fit it into larger context of regional traditions and international design trends, and receptivity to participant questions & observations ... all great! Highly recommend!
Faculty Q&A
- Read an interview with Pierluigi Serraino from our archive.