Course Catalog - 2021-2022

     

HART 228 - INTRO TO A HIST OF ARCHITECT

Long Title: INTRO. TO A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE: IDEAL CITIES, CANONIC BUILDINGS, AND THEIR POLITICS
Department: Art History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course will explore cities, deemed ideal, and buildings, deemed canonic, that operate as imaginary objects and that, all too often, pass as exemplary models to be emulated, be it as social machines, technical accomplishments, or expressions of cultural, if not political, desires.