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Apr 24, 2024
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ARTH 260 - History of Architecture from A to Z: Alberti to Zaha Hadid4 credits
This course will explore the history of architecture from the revival of the classical architectural treatise in the 15th century by Leon Battista Alberti through contemporary use of computer generated designs such as works by Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid’s Bridge Pavillion, Zaragoza, Spain. (In 2004 Zaha Hadid was the first women to win the Pritzker Prize.) While we will explore some of the great monuments in the history of architecture such as Brunelleschi’s dome of Florence Cathedral or Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum, discussing questions of design and technological innovation, we will also address broader questions surrounding the built environment as reflections of contemporary attitudes. Architecture, past and present, will be analyzed with respect to continuing ideals and contrasting innovations. We will also address issues such as sustainable and “green” architecture; the role of the female architect and the gendering of places and spaces; affordable housing; and the “city beautiful” movement of Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Detroit. Offered fall semester in even numbered years. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Quantitative
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