Architectural History II: Architecture Since 1880

3 units

An introductory survey of the history and theory of architecture and urbanism in the context of the rapidly changing technological and social circumstances of the last one hundred and twenty years. In addition to tracing the usual history of modern architecture, this course also emphasizes understanding of the formal, philosophical, social, technical, and economic background of other important architectural directions in a global context. Topics range from architects' responses to new conditions in the rapidly developing cities of the later nineteenth century, through early twentieth-century theories of perception and social engagement, to recent efforts to find new bases for architectural interventions in the contemporary metropolis.