Architecture History and Theory
A chronological survey of the developments of Ancient architecture to Western architecture from the beginning of time to the period of Enlightenment, with consideration of the intellectual, aesthetic, technological, political and economic factors which have influenced the design of buildings. These issues are explored with reference to major contemporary examples and the work and philosophy of significant exponents.
Lectures will provide detailed accounts of the principal developments in the early world from the ancient to revolutionary period to the present day. Buildings will be explored with reference to major contemporary examples and the work and philosophy of significant exponents. Students will undertake a major research of a significant building, complete with investigation of the major influences that led to its development and in turn its influence in other architectural aspects.
Projects.
Project 1
Sketching Analysis
Project 2
Analysis Report
I was never a fan of history, it was honestly my worst subject from elementary to high school. I was always thought to memorize certain events and dates and it really bore me as I never found the significance on why I had to learn history. I didn't expect much from this module but the first lectures really made me realize that history can be interesting. I now know why learning history is important especially on the architectural side. Unfortunately during later lectures it was pre-recorded which was understandable due to the lecturers workload and for me personally, it was hard to follow as I easily get distracted knowing I can pause at any second and continue anytime, another factor being multiple hour long videos are just too time consuming for me and I would much prefer it being a live lecture especially since it'd be easier to ask questions regarding the topic and that I have the vibe of being in a studying environment.
as it was a full online module, we had to use times, teams,zoom, facebook etc. The usage of these apps were fine except for teams in my opinion. From experience, teams isn't really optimal for online work as it can lower my laptops overall performance and notifications from teams won't show up unless the app is open which can be a hassle.
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