ARCH 325 - History of Modern Architecture I: The Enlightenmentto the Avant-Garde

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

ARCHITECTURE

Description:

Prerequisite: AAH 121-122 or permission of instructorThis course on modern architecture examines buildings, cities,and landscapes in relation to the visual arts, culture, politics, andtechnological and social change. It begins with the origins of modernarchitecture in Western Europe, continues with an exploration of key19th-century architects and theorists. It highlights the 20th-centuryavant-gardes and concludes with the crystallization of modernarchitecture in the West and around the world. The course seeks toexplain the modern not only as a visual phenomenon, but also as anintellectual, philosophical, and cultural idea

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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