History of Architecture III (ARCH401)
Offered By:
Engineering and Materials Science Faculty
Description
The third part of the lectures on History of Architecture provides a critical overview of the Modern Era, starting from the industrial revolution till the Second World War. Architectural buildings will be analysed as a complex summary of technical and constructive solutions and aesthetical/ philosophical contents, both in Europe and in North America.
One of the main focuses will be the new urban projects of Cairo and Alexandria during the 19th and 20th centuries and the related architectural constructions. Field excursions will give the students the possibility to learn how to describe and stylistically recognise buildings.