ARCH 251 — History of Architecture: Baroque to the Present Day 3 Units (AA/AS; Citrus C1; Citrus C2; CSU; UC; Cal-GETC 3A; Cal-GETC 3B) 54 lecture hours
Exploration of the role of a built environment in social, cultural, and political life: how buildings are constructed, what they mean, effects they have on the world, and ways they imagine new futures and shape private and public life. This course spotlights a series of contemporary case studies for what each reveals about new possibilies for shaping the world in which we live, with an emphasis on how architecture extends to cities, roads, books and films. Consideration is given to historical context and cultural genealogy of particular buildings and environments, material and economic conditions of building, and more.