ARC 433 /ARC 404/ ARC 533– 20th Century Architecture and Urbanism

Course No.: 24443
Department: Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning
Semester:
Location: Diefendorf – 207
Meeting Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday
Meeting Time: 7:00PM - 8:20PM
Faculty: Ayad
Faculty: Ayad
Twentieth-century architects and urban planners created an extraordinary and varied body of works. Driven by social and technological changes as well as aesthetic concerns, the projects reflect different strands of modernism and modernity. Indeed examination of the key movements, figures, and debates will illustrate that 20th century architecture and urban design was far from unified but multivalent and often contradictory. While reference will be made to non-western works, this course will primarily examine European and North American achievements and their interplay. To this end, the course will combine lectures and case studies with critical analyses of key texts.