ART 221 - History of World Architecture 1

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.

Examine the development of world architectural styles, including European, Southeast Asian, Indian Chinese, and Japanese styles, from the ancient world through the late European Middle Ages. Learn architectural design and city planning as responses to religious, political, economic, and cultural needs, as well as for an understanding of their structural principles. No previous art courses are necessary.

Crosslisted: Also offered as ACH 221 ; credit is not given for both ART 221 and ACH 221 .

Note: Typically offered at MC and OL; fall and spring terms.

Course Outcomes:

Identify major styles, theories, architects, and architectural works from prehistory through the Middle Ages.
Interpret architecture as expressions of an individual’s and a culture’s definitions, values, and ideas.
Apply the vocabulary, methods, materials, and concepts of architecture and articulate responses to architecture as artistic or cultural expression.