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Architectural History and Theory 1 - ARCH1121
FBE

 
Faculty: Faculty of the Built Environment
 
 
School:  Architecture Program
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/futurestudents/Undergrad/BArchStudies/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Currently enrolled in program 3261 Architectural Studies or 3267 Architecture Computing or Civil Engineering with Architecture 3624
 
 
Equivalent: BENV1121
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

A general introduction emphasising major themes and thresholds in Western architectural history, with brief cross-cultural explorations of Asian architectural history. The key issues examined will include: concepts of order in Western architecture with particular reference to Classicism; the work of major writers and thinkers in the European tradition and perspectives that situate 20th-century architectural developments. Assignments include exercises in writing short analytical texts and in typographic design.

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