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Academic Year 2000/2001
Modern Architecture Between the World Wars
ARHA 355 SP
This seminar explores the development of the modern movement in architecture in Europe and the United States between World War I and World War II. Emphasis is on the relationship of architectural culture to historical
conditions during this era.
Individual architects are studied in relation to concurrent political, economic, social and ideological developments.
MAJOR READINGS
Curtis, LE CORBUSIER: IDEAS AND FORMS Etlin, MODERNISM IN ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE 1890-1940 Hitchcock and Johnson, THE INTERNATIONAL STYLE Miller-Lane, ARCHITECTURE AND POLITICS IN GERMANY 1918-1945 Pommer (Ed.),
"Revising Modernist History: The
Architecture of the 1920s and 1930s," Art Journal (Summer 1983) Stein, TOWARD NEW TOWNS FOR AMERICA
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Midterm examination, research paper and class presentations of research.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Permission of instructor. Preference for enrollment given to departmental majors in art history or studio art. Prior completion of ARHA254 is helpful, though that course is not a formal prerequisite. Preference for
enrollment given to departmental
majors, especially those in history of art or in architecture. Preregistered students must attend the first class meeting or be subject to withdrawal from the course.
COURSE FORMAT:
Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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