HAA 170s - Frank Lloyd Wright and the Modern City and Suburb :Proseminar

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

This course examines the relatively unstudied area of Wright's designs for the modern metropolis as a lens through which to understand the history of twentieth-century city planning and urban design as a whole. Subjects will range from the creation of the modern suburb, to the problem for designing for the automobile, to new concepts for revitalizing the downtown. Issues of theory, context (both physical and cultural), politics, criticism, and historical relevance will all be addressedpolitics, criticism, and historical relevance will all be addressed.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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