Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: DESIGN & KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Department: Architecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course explores the relationship of recent tendencies in architectural design and discourse to a broader understanding of contemporary knowledge production. The emphasis is on the readings of theories of knowledge production formulated in the latter half of the 20th Century, including crucial texts by authors such as Lyotard, Foucault, Rorty and Latour, along with relevant articles on contemporary architecture. Seminar meetings will be divided between instructor lectures and quodlibetical discussions. Students' final papers will be published in Manifold 4 at the discretion of its editors. UG/GR Equivalent: ARCH 604. Repeatable for Credit.