ART 222 - History of World Architecture 2

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

Examine world architectural styles from the Renaissance through the present, including indigenous architecture in Africa and the Americas, and consider contemporary problems in architecture and urbanism. Learn architectural design, landscape architecture 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 222 ; credit is not given for both ART 222 and ACH 222 .

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

Course Outcomes:

Identify major styles, theories, architects, and architectural works from the Renaissance through the twentieth century.
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 to articulate to responses to architecture as artistic or cultural expression.