European Architecture and Urbanism, 1750-1910
ARHA 244
Fall 2023
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| Crosslisting:
RL&L 244 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: Urban Studies |
This course considers the history and theory of architecture and urbanism in Western Europe from the mid-18th to the early 20th century. A central theme is the relationship between historicism and modernity through the period. Topics include neoclassicism, the picturesque landscape, the Gothic Revival, the Arts and Crafts Movement, the École des Beaux-Arts, the German Rundbogenstil, international expositions, and Art Nouveau. We will focus on specific sites in major cities, including Paris, London, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Milan, Rome, Brussels, and Barcelona, among others. New or transformed building types include museums, railway stations, apartment blocks, department stores, and theaters. Urban forms include residential squares, boulevards, arcades, and public parks. Architectural culture will be discussed as a response to changing political, economic, technical, and ideological conditions in newly modernizing societies. Urbanism includes the transformation of early modern cities due to industrialization, housing for different social classes, new towns, suburbs, utopian communities, the Garden City, and colonial centers such as Bombay (Mumbai), Algiers, and Hanoi. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ARHA-MN)(ARHA)(ARST)(FRST-MN)(FRST)(IDEA-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1. Henry-Russell Hitchcock, ARCHITECTURE, NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH
CENTURIES [ISBN-13: 978-0300053203]
2. Barry Bergdoll, EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE 1750-1890 [ISBN-13: 978-0192842220]
3. Sir John Summerson, THE CLASSICAL LANGUAGE OF ARCHITECTURE
[ISBN-13: 978-0262690126]
4. Wolfgang Braunfels, URBAN DESIGN IN WESTERN EUROPE
[ISBN-13: 978-0226071794]
5. Donald Olsen, THE CITY AS A WORK OF ART [ISBN-13: 978-0300042122]
6. Michael Lewis, THE GOTHIC REVIVAL [ISBN-13:978-0500203590]
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two in-class essay examinations and final examination; one research paper
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Prospective Wesleyan students can visit this class.
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| Instructor(s): Siry,Joseph Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: BOGH112; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 9 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
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