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Apr 16, 2024
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Courses of Study 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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ARCH—Architecture |
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ARCH 5802 - History of Architecture II
Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.
Prerequisite: or approved equivalent.
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The history of the built environment as social and cultural expression from the modern period to the present day is studied through selected examples from across the world. Architecture and urban design themes, theories, and ideas are explored through texts, artifacts, buildings, cities, and landscapes.
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ARCH 5810 - American Architecture and Building I
Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.
Prerequisite: and or permission of instructor.
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Review of architecture, building, and responses to the landscape from the prehistoric period to the Civil War. Architecture and building as social and collaborative arts are emphasized and thus the contributions of artisans, clients, and users as well as professional architects and builders are examined. The architectural expressions of Native Americans, African Americans, women, and others are treated in addition to those of European colonists and settlers.
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ARCH 5811 - American Architecture and Building II
Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.
Prerequisite: and or permission of instructor.
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This course surveys American architecture and building from the late 19th century to the present day. The themes of technology, money, art, and urbanism are the conceptual connective tissue of the class. Modernity (the experiences of modern life) and modernisms (the architectural languages of modern life) will be highlighted in the works of Charles F. McKim, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn,Richard Meier, Frank Gehry, Diller + Scofidio Renfrow, Thom Mayne, and others. The mediation and re-presentation of buildings and spaces through other media (music, photography, painting, dance, poetry, literature, and film) are also explored. Walking tours as well as research for landmarking of a picture palace in Queens, New York, will be part of the class.
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ARCH 5819 - Special Topics in the History of Architecture and Urbanism
Fall or spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.
Prerequisite: and or permission of instructor.
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This course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of History of Architecture and Urbanism. The instructor(s) of the course are drawn from the permanent and visiting faculty who may either broadly or narrowly define the course’s scope and content. For precise content please see the Architecture Department webpage http://aap.cornell.edu/academics/architecture/elective-courses-option-studios.
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ARKEO—Archaeology |
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