The Literature of Classical Architecture, with Erik Evens Class 03

Please join us for our inaugural course on the Classical Literature canon. This dynamic three-part series covers over 2,000 years of architectural thought through rare and influential books from the personal libraries of Tim Barber, David Rinehart, and Erik Evens. The texts explore the language of architecture—terminology, proportion, and the classical Orders—revealing how classical principles have shaped, adapted, and endured across centuries of architectural practice.

In this first section, Tim Barber will guide us through literature from Vitruvius and Palladio. Section two covers treatises written by and for architects in the United Kingdom and western Europe. Section three covers treatises from the United States, including books related to composition, details, allied disciplines, and key monographs.

The three-week course provides 6 credits towards the completion of the ICAA Certificate in Classical Architecture and is eligible for AIA Continuing Education (CE) credits. (TBD)

Tim Barber established award-winning Tim Barber Architects in Los Angeles in 1994, focused on shaping the future of vernacular, residential architecture. In 2022, Tim returned to school to earn a master’s degree in Historical & Sustainable Architecture from NYU London. He holds a Certificate in Classical Architecture and is a USGBC LEED Accredited Professional.

Tim is a Co-Founder and former President of the Southern California Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA-SoCal) and has served on the National Board of the ICAA as President of the College of Chapters. In 2023, he was recognized with the ICAA-Southern California Legacy Award for his contributions in building the organization’s highly regarded education program. Currently serving on the Holmby-Westwood Property Owners Association Architectural Supervising Committee, he also supports the U.S. Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA), the Los Angeles Conservancy, TreePeople, Habitat for Humanity, and the San Francisco Heritage.
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We ask that ONE of the following books is completed reading prior to class:
Vitruvius: De architectura (Ten Books on Architecture) 22BC
Leon Battista Alberti: De re aedificatoria (On the Art of Building) 1485
Sebastiano Serlio – L’Opera de archittetura (All the works of Architecture) 1551
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola – Regola delli cinque ordini d’architettura (Rules of the Five Orders of Architecture) 1562
Andrea Palladio – I quattro libri dell’architettura (Four Books on Architecture) 1570

All of these are published as paperbacks by Dover Architectural Division.

Week One covers written works by Vitruvius through the Palladio, 20BC – 1570 ACE.
Week Two covers treatises written by and for architects in the United Kingdom.
Week Three covers treatises from the United States, including books related to composition, details, allied disciplines, and key monographs.

$30 for current ICAA Members per class
$40 for Non-Members per class
$90 for current ICAA Members for the series
$120 for Non-Members for the series

6 AIA CES Learning Units | AIA Elective pending.

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