Online Architecture, Design & Material Culture Courses
Explore the buildings, objects and everyday designs that shape the world around us with City Lit’s online architecture, design and material culture courses. From iconic architectural styles to the meaning behind everyday objects, our expert-led courses offer fresh insight into how we create and experience the spaces we live in.
Whether you’re interested in the history of architecture, interior design, fashion, ceramics, or the material culture of different societies, our online courses provide flexible, engaging learning from home. With live interactive sessions, group discussion and expert tutor guidance, you’ll develop your understanding of design history, aesthetics and cultural context.
These courses are open to all adults — no prior experience needed. Join a community of curious learners and discover new ways of seeing and interpreting the built and designed world.
Explore our online architecture, design and material culture courses today and start your journey into the history of how we shape our surroundings.
- Homes, houses and art in Europe: 1900-1960
Course start date: Tue 9 Jun 2026Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberKnock on the door of artists’ houses and studios from 1900-1960 to experience exciting and visually dazzling spaces created over the course of their careers. At a time when artists were beginning to forge their own brave new visual worlds, this course considers what the homes might tell us about the artists and how they wanted their homes to be seen. This is the second part of a series on Homes and Houses; it can also be taken without having done the previous course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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