Architecture as Space

Undergraduate

This first-year seminar explores how architectural spaces, large and small, both public and private, have been designed, discussed, and experienced throughout history. The focal point of the course is to explore how architects, writers, artists, and filmmakers have mined the evocative richness of architectural space through various media. Ideas about multi-sensory and multi-temporal space, intimate and infinite space, domestic space, as well as modalities of excitement and belonging, as well as terror and anxiety will be discussed and explored. The goal is to sensitize students to the power of space to shape our mood and behavior. In addition, the course familiarizes students with Yale’s campus architecture and its vast archival and museum collections. Enrollment limited to first-year students. HU TTh 11:35am-12:50pm