Energy and Modern Architecture, 1850-2025
ENVS 352
Spring 2027
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| Crosslisting:
ARHA 352 |
This seminar explores the evolution of mechanical systems for heating, ventilating, and cooling in modern architecture from the mid-19th century to the present. The aim is to show how architects, engineers, fabricators, and urban governments worked to develop modern systems of environmental controls, including lighting, as means of improving both the habitability of buildings and health of their occupants. The course will trace the adaptation of technical innovations in these fields to the built environment and how those responsible for it sought to manage energy and other resources, such as funds and labor, to create optimal solutions for different building types, such as factories, theaters, assembly halls, office buildings, laboratories, art museums, libraries, and housing of various kinds, including apartment buildings for higher- and lower-income residents. An important theme will be the relationship of energy systems for individual buildings and urban infrastructure, including water systems, electrical, and other utilities. The last part of the course focuses on contemporary green, or sustainable, architecture, including passive and active solar heating, photovoltaics, energy-efficient cooling, LEED certification, wind and geo-exchange energy, green skyscrapers, net-zero energy buildings, vertical farming, embodied energy in building materials and constructional processes, and zero-carbon cities in the United States, Europe, and Asia. |
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Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Art History Minor)(Art History) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1. Joseph Siry, AIR-CONDITIONING IN MODERN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE, 1890-1970, ISBN 978-0271-08694-1
2. Reyner Banham, THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE WELL-TEMPERED ENVIRONMENT, 2nd ed., ISBN: 978-0226036984
3. Gail Cooper, AIR CONDITIONING AMERICA: ENGINEERS & CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT ISBN: 978-0801871139
4. Thomas Leslie, LOUIS I. KAHN: BUILDING ART, BUILDING SCIENCE ISBN-13: 978-0807615409
5. Jerry Yudelson, THE GREEN BUILDING REVOLUTION, ISBN: 978-1597261791
6. Peter Buchanan, TEN SHADES OF GREEN: ARCHITECTURE AND NATURAL WORLD ISBN-13: 978-0393731897
Plus a large number of articles from architectural and engineering journals from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two in-class essay examinations, one research paper proposal, one oral research presentation, and one final 15- to 20-page research paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Siry,Joseph Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 19 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 3 | FR: 0 |
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