ARCH 1025 - History of Architecture

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

1. Identify the styles of architecture throughout history.
2. Compare different styles and elements of architecture.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to create freehand sketches of historical buildings and elements of architectural within the course.

Objective:

1. Sketch Greek columns.
2. Sketch Roman arches.
3. Sketch Gothic buildings.
4. Sketch other architectural elements.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to evaluate various architects.

Objectives:

1. Identify prominent historical architects.
2. Explain how architects have contributed to architecture throughout history.
3. Examine careers for professionals in historic preservation.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to compare architectural preservation and restoration concerns and techniques.

Objectives:

1. Outline ways to preserve, conserve, and protect buildings of historical significance.
2. Identify ways to restore features of historical content to their original features.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to outline the evolution of architecture from the prehistoric to the current period.

Objectives:

1. Describe how architecture changed over time with art.
2. Describe how architecture changed over time with culture.
3. Describe how architecture changed over time with historical events.
4. Identify elements and concepts of architecture that were borrowed or reworked from one period to another and throughout history.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Introduction to the History of Architecture
2. Stonehenge Architecture
3. Egyptian Architecture
4. Greek and Roman Architecture
5. Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Islam Architecture
6. Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo Architecture
7. Asian Architecture; China, Japan and India
8. Industrial Revolution and Skyscrapers
9. Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau Architecture
10. Bauhaus, Modernism, and Postmodernism Architecture
11. American Architectural Styles
12. Aspiring Architects of all time and their architectural designs
13. Architectural Preservation/Restoration
14. Digital Technology and 21st Century Future Architecture