New Readings in Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Design History

Harvard FAS

Starting with a selection of historiographical and theoretical concerns that structure the field today, each week we will read a recently published scholarly monograph (or its equivalent) in order to discuss its layout and organization, methods, use of evidence, theoretical compass, arguments and findings, and placement within the field. A primary aim of this course is to allow members to think with and analyze a range of recent methods in modern and contemporary architectural and design…