ARTH 580 - Neoclassical Architecture

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Haselberger. This proseminar will explore the architecture of the Neoclassical century (ca. 1750-1850), the "true style", as it made its appearance all over Europe and parts of North America, with a new revival from the 1890s to the 1940s. We will do research on the intellectual preconditions and key treatises (e.g., Laugier, Stuart and Revett) as well as on selected monuments, some of them right in Philadelphia (e.g., Second Bank; Water Works; PMA). Field trips and practical instructions of analysis. No prerequisites.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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