Spring 2016

Twentieth-Century Architecture: Socialism, Capitalism and Globalization

Listed in: Art and the History of Art, as ARHA-256

Faculty

Margaret B. Vickery (Section 01)

Description

This lecture course examines the history of the modernist movement from 1914 to the present in relationship to the primary ideologies of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries--socialism, capitalism, and globalism.  It considers the work of the founding figures--Wright, Mies, Gropius and Le Corbusier--and significant themes, such as the individual versus the collective; European versus American approaches; modernism beyond the West; the impact of popular culture and new technologies; and issues surrounding sustainability.

Recommended requisite: ARCH/ARHA/EUST 135. Limited to 35 students. Spring semester. Visiting Lecturer Vickery.

ARHA 256 - L/D

Section 01
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM FAYE 113
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM FAYE 113

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
Modern Architecture Since 1900 Phaedon, 1996, 3rd. ed. Curtis, William J.R. TBD

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2016