388L
Survey II: History of Architecture, 1000-1890
Instructor: Richard Cleary

Prerequisites None for students not in the School of Architecture, but ARC 388K or equivalent is recommended. SOA students must have completed ARC 388K. Limited enrollment.

Instructor's office hours MW 11:00-12:00 and by appointment, SUT 4.122; telephone 471-6165, email: cleary@mail.utexas.edu

Description

This is the second course in the School of Architectureís three-part introduction to the history of architecture. It offers a global perspective of buildings and their settings created from around 1000 to the late-19th century. The graduate section is a seminar that builds upon the topics introduced in the undergraduate lectures and the theoretical studies students have undertaken in Theory I and Theory II. Class meetings will be devoted to broad themes introduced by a reading and examined through case studies, which will draw on a variety of time periods and geographic locations.

The educational objectives are to establish chronological and thematic frameworks upon which more advanced study of architecture may be based; develop skills of description and analysis; develop basic skills for research in architectural history; and to foster connections between the history and theory sequences.

Assignments and Evaluation

Each student will participate in two in-class presentations and write three papers on their choice of thematic topics. Two of the papers may be based on the in-class presentations. These papers should have about 5-7 pages of text (double-spaced, 12-pt type) plus necessary notes, illustrations, and bibliography. In addition, each student shall write a slightly longer essay of about 10 pages on a topic of his or her choice related to the scope of the course.

Texts

Suggested for purchase: Spiro Kostof, A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals. Both the first (1985) and second (1995) editions are acceptable. Hugh Honour, Nikolaus Pevsner, et al., Penguin Dictionary of Architecture.