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3.00 Credits
Lecture credits 2; Elective; Prerequisite: 102 Exploring the broad range of ceramics produced during this period, from hand-formed pots to exquisite tableware and serving pieces, this course will introduce students to the history of porcelain from its origins in China to its discovery in Europe in the early 18th century. It will provide an introduction to the nature of different types of ceramics, how they were formed and decorated, and how they varied according to the material, the country of origin, and the particular style of the time. All students meet with instructor for the first session at NYSID; the remaining classes are held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture credits 2; Elective; Prerequisites: 111, 112 This course concentrates on the history of shelter outside the Western mainstream. Students will have the opportunity to study typical examples from prehistoric times through the present, including residences found in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, establishing the evolution of shelter to permanent dwellings. Lectures will focus on specific geographic areas, their houses, and interiors, as well as the cultural forces that determine their form.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture credits 2; Elective; Prerequisites: 111, 112 Students will consider the evolution of the vernacular dwellings in North America and Europe beginning with the Renaissance. Lectures will cover a broad range of urban and suburban forms, from the town house to the apartment building, as well as farm dwellings, rural cottages, and tract houses. Class discussions will explore the importance of industrialization, mass production, and the role played by commercial developers and the media.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture credits 2; Elective; Prerequisites: 111, 112 This seminar will investigate the development of one or more building types and their interiors. Semester topics may focus on libraries, clubs, museums, hotels, or government buildings. Each building type is examined in depth through lectures and site visits.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture credits 2; Elective; Prerequisites: 111, 112 This course explores the significant contributions of women to the fields of architecture and design. Important contemporary and historical figures such as Edith Wharton, Elsie de Wolfe, Eileen Gray, Julia Morgan, Andrée Putman, Gae Aulenti, and Denise Scott Brown will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture credits 2; Elective; Prerequisites: 111, 112 This course introduces some of the significant traditions of art, architecture, and design in the non-Western world and their influence on Western architecture and design. It will provide students with an understanding of the historical background of each culture, major building forms, types of furnishings and interiors, and distinctive forms of ornament. Changing topics may include Islamic, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mayan, and Native American design.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture credits 2; Elective; Prerequisites: 111, 112 This seminar is an in-depth study of a special topic related to the history of design and decorative arts. The course is structured around a set of lectures, class discussions, core readings, and field trips. Students are required to develop a creative project or write a research paper related to the seminar topic.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture credits 2; Elective; Prerequisites: 111, 112 This course explores the concepts, principles, and methods of landscape design in a historical perspective with special focus on the relationships between landscape and interior and exterior architecture. The shape and meaning of gardens in each society will be examined as well as analyzing what they say about each era's philosophical and spiritual concepts of nature.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture credits 2; Prerequisites: 111, 112 This course surveys urban form from its origins in the ancient world to present day urbanism as well as analyzes ideal cities. Architecture, public space, city planning, and public works are considered in relation to the social, political, economic, and religious context of the city.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture credits 2; Prerequisites: 111, 112, 386 This seminar is an in-depth analysis of the relationship among theory, practice, and socio-historical considerations in architecture and interior design. Beginning with a discussion of the various approaches to and functions of "theory," both traditional and critical, the course focuses on a close reading of major primary texts by design theorists from Claude Perrault to Le Corbusier. These theories and the built works they inform will be analyzed in their appropriate historical and critical contexts. Through lecture and discussion of assigned readings, the course will stress the importance of theory for the achievement of a socially appropriate and responsible design.
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