Beginning July 10, the Soane Foundation invites you to revisit the 2025/26 Lecture Season through our Summer Encore Series, an online presentation of talks from the past season. Featuring leading architects, art historians, and scholars, a recorded lecture will premiere each Friday and remain available to watch on demand. Exploring subjects from Sir John Soane and Andrea Palladio to Sissinghurst Castle, Viollet-le-Duc, and modern and contemporary American architecture, the series examines the ideas, places, and people that have shaped architectural history and continue to influence design today. Visit the Lectures and Events page for complete details.
The video release schedule is:
July 10
Andrea Palladio: Domestic Genius and Architectural Legacy
Lecture by Bruce Boucher
Originally presented on September 10, 2025
July 17
Maria Cosway: “Goddess of Pall Mall’ and Intimate Friend of Soane and Jefferson
Lecture by Diane Boucher
Originally presented on February 1, 2026
This video will be available starting July 17.
July 24
Rowdy Meadow: A Patron’s Vision, An Architect’s Art
Lecture by Peter Pennoyer
Originally presented on March 19, 2026
This video will be available starting July 24.
July 31
Sissinghurst: A Garden, House, and Laboratory of Invention
Lecture by Troy Scott Smith and Nicci Obholzer
Originally presented on April 1, 2026
This video will be available starting July 31.
August 7
The Gothic Gaze: Viollet-le-Duc Invents a World
Lecture by Barry Bergdoll
Originally presented on April 30, 2026
This video will be available starting August 7.
August 14
Los Angeles: A Laboratory for Domestic Architecture
Lecture by Daniel Kizer
Originally presented on May 21, 2026
This video will be available starting August 14.
August 21
John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture
Lecture by Sir Charles Saumarez Smith
Originally presented on June 18, 2026
This video will be available starting August 21.
August 28
Sir John Soane and the Speculators
Lecture by Benjamin Weisgall
Originally presented on June 25, 2026
This video will be available starting August 28.