Contemporary Architecture

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This course introduces the architecture of the past three decades, examining the dramatic shifts in thinking about built space that have taken place in that time. Lectures will consider the forces-including the legacy of modernism, the phenomenon of globalization, the impact of technological development, and ecological imperatives-that shape contemporary architectural theory and praxis. Fulfills AUS and post-1800 requirement for Art History major. Prerequisite: any 100- or 200-level course in Art History.