Architecture and Urbanism in Renaissance Europe

(4 Credits)

A new style of architecture developed in 15th century Florence against the background of a vigorously evolving humanist culture and spread throughout Italy and beyond over the course of the 16th century. Traces the evolution of Renaissance architecture through the work of major figures such as Brunelleschi, Alberti, Bramante, Michelangelo, and Palladio. Special attention is given to the social, cultural, and historical conditions that shaped the built environment.