Architecture, Theory & Town Planning in 19th Century France

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The French Revolution inspired a total rethinking: one that aspired to construct a new world and make new sense of the past. This rethinking encompassed politics, religion, history, science, technology, economics, government, philosophy - all of which are aspects of architecture, architectural theory, and town planning. This course will approach the history of 19th-century French architectural thought and practice as a lens through which to discern the broader ways in which the world changed in the wake of 1789.