ARCH 500 - History of Architectural Ideas

Institution:

Illinois Institute of Technology

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Description:

The first of a two-semester survey encompasses both the history and theory of architecture and landscape architecture. Readings from primary documents will supply the social and intellectual context for designed form. Lectures and visual documentation will focus on the historical embodiment of these ideas within the panorama of changing styles, techniques, and attitudes. The objective of this course is to convey to the student the great complexity of cultural and intellectual forces affecting design and to hone critical reasoning with respect to the meaning of form. 3. 000 Credit Hours 3. 000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Doctoral, Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture College of Architecture College Architecture Department

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.iit.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 567-3000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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