Course Details
Course offered Autumn 2008
ARCH 350 D: Architecture of the Ancient World
ARCH 350 D: Architecture of the Ancient World
SLN 19878 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 5
Priority is for Honors students and space is limited. Please register for this course as usual; no add codes are required.
This course covers the history of ancient architecture from the earliest evidence of human built structures around 10,000 BCE to the rise of the Byzantine empire in the 6th century. We will identify the distinctive characteristics of the monuments of the Prehistoric period, the Middle East, Egypt, Asia, the Americas, and the Greek and Roman worlds and at the same time seek to understand the parallels and links between these societies- and connections to our own time.
The lectures will be organized around a chronological discussion of key monuments, analyzing these material artifacts as social, cultural and technological productions. The section will provide an opportunity for further discussion and additional reading. Requirements will include a mid-term and final exam including slide identifications, weekly readings, writing assignments and short presentations.