Seven Pillars of Wisdom Part 2 Project 2015 Alicea Rose Berkin Newcastle University | UK T.E. Lawrence began his career as an archaeologist, specialising in Arab affairs. He became famous after the First World War because of the remarkable role he played while serving as a British Liaison Officer during the Arab Revolt of 1916-18. This project focusses on his autobiographical account of his service in the revolt: ‘The Seven Pillars of Wisdom’. The text was re-written twice, the first copy lost at Reading station, the second he burned, the third constructed from memory. The project asks to what extent our self-image, and our cultural memory is formed by the stories we are told about the past. It situates us at the centre of a series of constructs around Lawrence’s ‘retirement’ cottage of Clouds Hill, Dorset that are drawn from his autobiographical descriptions. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom are materialised as a family of forms, spatialising his memories and experiences and allowing us a unique way of exploring his character, and our understanding of the past. Seven Pillars of Wisdom opens up the role of architectural representation to new modes of experience as a performative, installation space in itself, locating us in the role of Lawrence and asking us to read him through this positioning. Tutor(s)