2023-2024 Graduate Academic Catalog

IAHIS 5040 History of Architecture

This course provides students with a general introduction to the history of architecture. Towards this end, the course will survey the history of architecture from antiquity to the present. Special attention will be given to buildings and monuments that are commonly recognized as iconic landmarks. Students will develop the technical vocabulary, theoretical language, and analytical skills necessary to consider architectural structures in terms of their social, political, and cultural meanings.

Credits

3