An introduction to the study of architecture that considers the relationships between monuments and the societies that produced them. We will survey the architecture and engineering of pre-industrial societies from a global perspective-- Egypt, China, India, the Americas, Greece, Rome, Islamic lands and the European Middle Ages as well as vernacular structures. How they expressed the values of their respective civilizations and how they were built. We will also consider contemporary attempts to understand and/or reproduce the technologies and building practices of the past. (No credit after AH111) 1 unit. Meets the Critical Learning: AIM requirement. Meets the Critical Learning: HP requirement.

Prerequisite: No credit after Art History 111.

Degree requirement — Critical Learning: AIM, Critical Learning: HP

1 unit — Kolarik

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Pyramids to Cathedrals 3000 BCE-1400 CE

Block 4, Nov. 2020
Instructor: Ruth Kolarik

AH120 explores the architecture and engineering of pre-industrial societies from a global perspective, vernacular structures, how they expressed the values of their respective civilizations, how they were built, and contemporary attempts to understand and/or reproduce the technologies and building practices of the past.

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