History of Architecture

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This introductory course surveys the major periods and key monuments in the history of architecture from antiquity to the present. Topics include Greek and Roman temples and civic architecture, medieval mosques and cathedrals, Renaissance and Baroque cities and their monuments, Early Modern factories and gardens, Machine Age museums and houses, and contemporary architectural developments of all sorts. Students will work with actual buildings in writing assignments and learn the skills necessary to critique and interpret the built environment of the past and present in the United States and beyond.