Reaction against Impressionism and the demise of Surrealism. Developments in western Europe during this period and parallel developments occurring in Russia and the United States. Developments in architecture which occurred between 1850 and the present. Impact on the industrial revolution upon the development of architectural form. Recent architectural developments, with emphasis on the works of Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Participants solve an assigned design problem and present it to the class for critique.
Art traditions of the Hindus, Buddists, Jains, and Muslims as seen in the architecture, sculpture, and painting of the sub-continent. The role of art in the Islamic world. Architectural and painting traditions under the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphs. The arts of Moorish Spain, Ottoman Turkey, Safavid Persia, Mughal India. Developments in architecture in western Europe from 1000-1500.