Global History of Architecture I

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This course provides students with introductory knowledge of global history of architecture from the Late Stone Age until the end of the Sixteenth Century. A selection of critical themes and topics is used to identify patterns of cultural and spatial growth, architectural histories, and urbanistic developments in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Near East, and Asia. Special attention is given to the impact that the world’s major religions and belief systems have had on the development of rituals, buildings, and art forms. A variety of constructed monuments, vernacular structures, and indigenous, local, and regional settings are discussed with regard to cultural, technological, economic, environmental, and social conditions. Students are exposed to a variety of canonic writings in architectural theory, including the enduring relevance of the past in contemporary architectural debates. Classroom Hours- Laboratory and/or Studio Hours- Course Credits: 3-0-3