Arch 3283 - Architectural History I: Pre-Modern Encounters in World Architecture

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

This course explores the history of architecture from its origins until the beginnings of the modern period from a global perspective, focusing on patterns of interaction and exchange between and within both elite and vernacular building cultures. Using selected examples from Eurasia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Americas, the course traces the major elements of change and development in the design of the earth's built environment, including technologies and materials, typology, the organization of labor and capital systems to the profession and the public. Course requirements include a mid-term, final exam, and research paper.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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