History/Theory of Artchitectural III

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Surveys 20th-century architecture including the rise, consolidation, development, varieties, critique and later reinterpretation of modernism, exploring postmodern and other possibilities of modernism's eclipse. It integrates the historic aspects of notable examples of architecture and urban design with the theoretical ideas underlying the built form, including a discussion of the new programs, social, economic, political organizations and construction materials and methods that drove the search for new forms to represent the new ideas of the modernity. 3 Lecture hours. Offered: Spring