ARTT 284 History of World Architecture

This course is an examination of the development of architectural styles around the world. The course moves chronologically, beginning with the ancient world and ending in the present. It will finish with a look at contemporary problems in architecture and urbanism. Architectural design is studied as a response to religious, political, economic, and cultural needs. The class will cover the following periods/regions: The Beginnings of Architecture; The Greek World; The Roman World; Ancient India and Southeast Asia; Traditional Architecture of China and Japan; Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture; Islamic Architecture; Early Medieval and Romanesque Architecture; Gothic Architecture; Indigenous Architecture in the Americas and Africa; Renaissance Architecture; Baroque Architecture; The Eighteenth Century; The Nineteenth Century; The Twentieth Century; The Twenty-First Century; The Future of Architecture.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into analyzing and problem-solving through
   an examination of architectural styles which have created a complex relationship in invention
   with the use of materials and technical approaches in buildings around the world.
2. 2. Pose and address questions related to how the various styles in architecture from around the
   world have created a unique cultural context where various cultures and societies have come
   to live and flourish together.
3. 3. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role historical architecture plays and its
   relationship to other aspects of cultures and societies, as created spaces illuminate and affect
   the human condition through built art forms.
4. 4. Identify and apply the critical theories related to enduring and contemporary issues of
   aesthetics and creativity when comparing contemporary architectural spaces to those of
   historical contexts.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into analyzing and problem-solving through
   an examination of architectural styles which have created a complex relationship in invention
   with the use of materials and technical approaches in buildings around the world.
2. 2. Pose and address questions related to how the various styles in architecture from around the
   world have created a unique cultural context where various cultures and societies have come
   to live and flourish together.
3. 3. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role historical architecture plays and its
   relationship to other aspects of cultures and societies, as created spaces illuminate and affect
   the human condition through built art forms.
4. 4. Identify and apply the critical theories related to enduring and contemporary issues of
   aesthetics and creativity when comparing contemporary architectural spaces to those of
   historical contexts.