3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Upper DivisionData from last updated 8/18/2025
Fall 2025
Fall 2025 Instructors:
A course in which students will be exposed to the evolution of architecture and building techniques that influenced the western built environment. Emphasis will be given to the use of appropriate vocabulary and also how social and cultural factors have influenced the design of the built environment throughout the centuries. The course will survey topics from XVII century to recent times.
Learning Outcomes1Recognize architectural and technical traditions of the Western culture.
2Identify relationships between cultural patterns and social responsibilities of designers.
3Recognize ways that history or related arts, humanities and technologies influence the built environment.
4Use appropriate architectural and technical vocabulary.
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