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ARHA254
Architecture of the 20th Century
ARHA254 SP
Next Offered in 9798 SP
The course considers the development of architecture, its
theory and criticism, and ideas on urban form in Europe and
the United States in this century. The first half of the
semester focuses on the origin and development of the modern
movement in Europe to 1940, and selected American works
before World War II. The second half of the semester
begins with international architectural culture after 1945,
considering both continuations of and departures from
the modern movement, to post-modern, deconstructivist and
other work of the 1990s. The course closes with
architecture in the non-Western world from the post-war
period to the 1990s.
MAJOR READINGS
William Curtis, MODERN ARCHITECTURE SINCE
1900
Reyner Banham, THEORY AND DESIGN IN THE FIRST MACHINE AGE
William Jordy, AMERICAN BUILDINGS AND THEIR ARCHITECTS,
VOL. V: THE IMPACT OF EUROPEAN MODERNISM IN THE
MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY
Robert Venturi, COMPLEXITY AND CONTRADICTION IN ARCHITECTURE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Preliminary quiz, midterm and
final examinations, one paper assignment.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Prior completion
of ARHA101, ARHA244 or ARHA246 is helpful, though these
courses are not formal prerequisites. Preregistered
students must attend the first class meeting or be subject
to withdrawal from the course.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ART
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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