Three Rivers community college
Thames CAMPUS    574 new london tURnpIkE    norwich, ct 06360

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Architecture of the World

Section 1: Monday Evenings   6:00 –to– 8:45 pm Rm 102

Section 2: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30 –to– 2:00 pm Rm 102

Three Rivers

ARC K102

Instructor:          Professor Mark Comeau, (885-2387), email mcomeau@trcc.commnet.edu

 

Grade:                  Quizzes (6) 60%           Essay 20%               Final 20%

 

Course Objectives:

To introduce the Student to the rich heritage of architecture as a basis for developing, understanding and appreciating both his\her own design philosophy and those of others.  Students will explore the impact of climate, economy, philosophy, social structure and technology on architectural design by becoming familiar with some of the world’s major monuments in architectural history.

 

 

 

Week 1       Course Overview, Course Intro

(9/02)           History, Theory & Criticism

 

Week 2       Egypt

(9/09)           Ancient Western Architecture

 

Week 3       Mesopotamia & Aegean

(9/16)           Classical Western Architecture

 

Week 4       Greece

(9/23)           Classical Western Architecture

 

Week 5       Rome

(9/30)           Classical Western Architecture

 

Week 6       Byzantine & Early Christian

(10/07)        Medieval Architecture

 

Week 7       Gothic

(10/14)        Later Western Architecture

 

Week 8       Italian Renaissance

(10/21)        Renaissance in Italy

 

 

 

 

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Flash Drive

Students are encouraged to provide a flash drive for the procurement of Course handouts.  Students should assemble a notebook, to be made up from the handouts.  A 3” “Slant-ring” notebook with plastic sheet protectors is recommended – this will be a good resource for future reference.

Essays

An essay will be due no later than December 15th but no sooner than December 1st.

More details will be discussed in class.

 

 

Update 11/08/08

Week 9       Renaissance in Western Europe

(10/28)        Renaissance in France, England

 

Week 10     Early American Colonial

(11/04)        Architecture of the Enlightenment

 

Week 11     Iron & Glass 1850-1900

(11/11)        Architecture of the Industrial Age

 

Week 12     Chicago School

(11/18)        The Columbian Exhibition

 

Week 13     The Modern Movement

(11/25)        Arts & Crafts, Deco, International

 

Week 14     Skyscrapers

(12/02)        Capitalism, Corporate Expression

 

Week 15     Frank Lloyd Wright

(12/09)        An American Genius

 

Week 16     Post-Modernism & Vernacular

(12/16)        Current Trends in Architecture