01:30 PM to 02:20 PM MWF
Innovation Hall 132
Section Information for Fall 2011
Columns, domes, pyramids and vacant-eyed sculpture: this is the vocabulary of cityscapes and monuments from the sands of the Egyptian desert to the Las Vegas strip. Why do these architectural forms carry such meaning from generation to generation and culture to culture? This course is intended to offer some answers to that question. We will begin with architecture from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome discussing form, function and technique. The class will then exam the continuity and re-imagining of these forms in successive periods of Western civilization with specific attention played to the Italian Renaissance, 19th century Neo Classicism, and mid 20th century Fascist Italy. The course will culminate in an examination of Washington D.C. as the inheritor of this tradition and in Las Vegas, NV as the 21st century (re)vision of our architectural past. Requirements will include exams and a written assignment. This course fulfills the University’s Fine Arts Requirement.Tags:
Credits: 3
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