ARC 318L
Survey II: History of Architecture, 1000-1890

Instructor: Richard Cleary

Prerequisites

None for students not in the School of Architecture, but ARC 318K or equivalent is recommended. SOA students must have completed ARC 318K.

Enrollment limited to 225.

Instructor's office hours: MW 11-12 and by appointment, Sutton Hall 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. One theme of the course will address the architecture of regions shaped by overlapping cultural traditions such as Ottoman Turkey, medieval Russia, Mughal India, and the Americas.

Educational Objectives

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.

Evaluation

Grades will be based on mid-term and final examinations, a series of short written assignments on directed topics, and a research project.

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.

Regular attendance at the lectures and sectional meetings is expected and will play a factor in determining borderline grades.