Theoretical and practical examination of technology and architecture from pre-modern and modern viewpoints to study its nonneutral role in shaping and reflecting knowledge, beliefs and actions within a cultural context. Projects will focus on the creation and presentation of a virtual environment. Junior standing or permission of instructor. Architecture, art, planning and urban design of New York featuring two weeks' residence with scheduled field trips to relevant sites in all five boroughs, with counseling to determine research interests. Guidance is provided to resources in the city.
Emphasis is on mental and physical health-care facilities concepts.
Contemporary issues in the architectural profession. Basic principles of phenomenological methods as they apply to the theoretical understanding of modern architecture. Emphasis is on selected writings of Heidegger, Harries and Norberg-Schulz. Evolution of architectural theories from Vitruvius to the present. Emphasis is on the writings of leading architects and theorists and the impact of these theories on architectural solutions.