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Apr 25, 2024
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2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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US 255 Grand Constructions; Stonehenge to Skyscrapers
This seminar will chronologically examine the development of architecture within the context of the social, cultural and religious influences that shaped its form and function. Beginning with the early examples of the Druids and Egyptians, with their monolithic and circle structures, to medieval castle fortifications to present day skyscrapers - art and architecture are meant to evoke an emotional response in the viewer and to reflect the importance of specific societal unification. By looking back through the lens of history we can begin to make comparisons between ancient architecture and its relevance to modern architecture. We can trace the transformation of architecture from public space to private space and how even the concept of space has changed. The rise and fall of empires, war, famine, and advances in technology are all reflected in the architecture of a civilization. What does architecture say about us as a society and what, if any, are its limits?
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