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Chicago Architecture and Urbanism, 1880-1910
ARHA345 SP
Crosslistings: AMST345
This seminar focuses on the development of commercial and residential architecture in Chicago during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Emphasis is placed on the emergence of a regional school of architecture in
relation to inherited stylistic
traditions, innovations in building technique and surrounding conditions of urbanization. The works of the major figures, Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, are considered for their theoretical origins and their
contribution to later architecture in
the 20th century.
MAJOR READINGS
William Jordy, AMERICAN BUILDINGS AND THEIR ARCHITECTS, VOLUME IV: PROGRESSIVE AND ACADEMIC IDEALS AT THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Daniel Bluestone, CONSTRUCTING CHICAGO Henry Russell Hitchcock, IN THE NATURE OF
MATERIALS; THE BUILDINGS OF FRANK
LLOYD WRIGHT 1887-1941; Joseph Siry, CARSON PIRIE SCOTT: LOUIS SULLIVAN AND THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT STORE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Midterm examination, class presentations of research, final research paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Preference for enrollment given to departmental majors in art history or studio art. Prior completion of ARHA246 and/or ARHA254 may be helpful, though these courses are not formal prerequisites. Unless preregistered
students attend the first class
meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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