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Author: Elizabeth McKellar

CCA Exhibition: History of architecture and design

Updated Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Professor Elizabeth McKellar leads an exhibition on The Open University's teachings of Design History, beginning November 14th, 2017. 

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The Canadian Centre for Architecture’s exhibition, The University Is Now on Air: Broadcasting Modern Architecture is based on The Open University’s pioneering module A305, History of Architecture and Design, 1890–1939,  taught between 1975 and 1982.

Professor Elizabeth McKellar and Emeritus Professor Tim Benton, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, are academic consultants for the exhibition, which runs 14 November 2017–1 April 2018.

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