History of Architecture 2:1 6 credits

About the course

The course provides students with a global overview of the history of architecture from the earliest known buildings (circa 7500 BCE) until the start of the 15th century.  It addresses the architecture of several periods, including Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, the Islamic Golden Age, the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. The course addresses the history of both buildings and urban design.
 
The nature of historiography as a subjective practice is critically examined through the omissions of the key texts. Alternative narratives of global architectural history are introduced, and examples from the global north and south are presented in dialogue with one another.