ARTHIW 6F - Introduction to Architecture and Planning
A wide-ranging introduction to architecture and urban design around the world from the earliest human constructions to the mid-20th century. Students will encounter a variety of buildings and cities, and be introduced to a range of different ways of understanding and studying them. Writing assignments involve analysis of local architecture and planning. By the end of the course students will have acquired a competent knowledge of the diverse sites, structures, and issues, and an enriched awareness of what can be at stake in an architectural environment, what kinds of issues discussions of architecture may lead to, and how and why these kinds of discussions have varied in different times, places, and cultures.
Richard Wittman
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