ARCH 102
Introduction to Architecture
Dr. Anne Schaper Englot,
Associate Professor, Architectural Studies & Design
Office hours: posted on the
office door (Galbreath Hall, room 111) Phone: 684-6281
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course seeks to examine
the question "What is architecture?" We will focus on important
theories of architecture from history to the present. We will examine the development
of the American architectural education system and explore social
environmental, aesthetic, technological and political forces that influence and
affect architectural forms and ideas.
OBJECTIVES:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an ability to formulate questions concerning architectural concepts.
2. Demonstrate a general knowledge and application of the theories and forces that shaped architecture
3. Demonstrate an understanding of architectural space, materials, context and styles.
PROCEDURAL INFORMATION AND FORMAT:
Students will attend two
hours of lecture and discussion each week. Assignments will be due at the
beginning of class periods as assigned. Quizzes will be given regularly
concerning the lecture, reading and class discussion. Evaluation will be as
follows: assignment/discussion points and quiz grades will comprise 40%
of the grade. The midterm and final will comprise the remaining 60% of the
final grade.
TEXTBOOKS:
Experiencing Architecture, by Steen Eiler Rasmussen
The Look of Architecture, by Witold Rybczynski
COURSE OUTLINE:
I. Introduction: What is Architecture?
II. Experiencing Architecture
III. Architecture around us
IV. Historiography of Architecture
V. Architectural Education
VI. The Concept of Dwelling
VII. Classical Architecture and Vitruvius
VIII. The Renaissance and Palladio
IX. Modernism and Le Corbusier
X. Postmodernism/The Virtual
Realm
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Academic honesty promotes
continued academic and occupational success.
Maintenance of academic honesty and quality education is the
responsibility of both faculty and students.
Any assignment (including those in all electronic media) submitted by a
student must be of the student's original authorship. Representation of another's work as his/her own shall constitute plagiarism.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
If you are a student with a
documented disability, who wishes to use academic accommodations you should do
the following:
- Speak with your instructor during the first two
weeks of class.
- Talk with David Symonds, Coordinator of Services
for
USING TEST ACCOMMODATIONS:
If you wish to use test
accommodations for an exam please speak with your instructor the class before
each exam. Doing this will help your
instructor accommodate you. All tests must be completed the same day the test
is scheduled. Any other arrangements must be made by agreement between the
student, the Coordinator of Services for