ARCH 628 Hist&Theory of Arch & Int. Arch III
The third in a series of three interrelated courses, this course examines the theoretical motivations underpinning the design of the built environment from the twentieth century to the present through artifacts and surviving records (texts, drawings, models, paintings, photographs, films, machines, and buildings) at every scale from objects, implements and furnishings to interiors, buildings, and urban form. With examples from modern through contemporary civilizations from around the world, including indigenous cultures, students will understand how cultural, philosophical, political, and religious traditions influenced the significance of meaning culminating in the contemporary state of the discipline.