ARTH 22400 - Architecture Ii: Chicago School to Postmodernism

Course Credit: 1
A survey of developments in European and American architecture from the late nineteenth century to postmodernism. The course will examine structural innovations, the impact of the machine on theory and practice, the death and rebirth of ornament, the challenge of urban problems, and the responses of particular architects to the challenges facing designers in the twentieth century. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 10100, ARTH 10200, or ARTH 22300; or permission of the instructor. ARTH 22300 is the preferred prerequisite for students interested in graduate training in architecture.