Number & Title of Course: ARPL 212/512, History of Architecture II, 3 credits.
Course Description:
This course explores the history of world architecture from the early middle ages to the dawn of the
modern era (mid-eighteenth century). It will address aesthetic principles, symbolism, site and urban
design, spatial sequence, detailing, and construction, in the cultural, political, religious, economic
contexts.
Course Goals & Objectives (list):
 Knowledge of the history of architecture through lectures, discussions and readings.
 Scholarly and critical thinking skills through research papers, acquire.
 Graphic analysis skills through sketchbook
 Effective communication skills through class discussion and presentations.
Student Performance Criteria addressed (list number and title):
A.1. Communication Skills.
A. 8. Ordering Systems Skills.
A. 9. Historical Traditions and Global Culture.
Topical Outline (include percentage of time in course spent in each subject area):
Carolingian, Romanesque and Gothic:
17%
Islam Architecture and Landscape:
10%
Renaissance Architecture and Landscape:
30%
Pre-Columbian and Colonial Cities of the Americas:
3%
Baroque and Rococo Architecture and Landscape:
15%
Far East:
7%
18th Century Architecture and Landscape:
10%
Prerequisites: ARPL 211
Textbooks/Learning Resources:
Ching, Francis D.K., Mark Jarzombek, and Vikramaditya Prakash. A Global History of Architecture. New
York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2nd edition. 2011.
Ching, Francis. Architecture: Form, Space and Order. New York, NY. John Wiley and Sons, 3rd Edition,
2007.
Kostof, Spiro. A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals. Oxford University Press, USA; 2nd edition
1995.
Reading materials, web materials with full citations.
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic507971.files/TheySayISay.pdf
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
The Heilbrun Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , NY.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
Mapping Gothic France. http://mappinggothic.org
Offered:
Spring only; annually.
Faculty assigned:
Miriam Gusevich (F/T)