Art 1025-Master Syllabus

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MASTER SYLLABUS

Course Title: World Architecture Course #: 1025

Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisites: ENG 900 / RDG 800

Course Description: This course will explore the development of architectural styles and design, beginning in ancient Egypt, classical Greece and the Roman Empire and proceeding through themodern era to the present day. Careful attention will be paid to the influences of both Eastern andWestern cultures as well as that of indigenous peoples: study of the Gothic cathedrals in the West andtemples in the East, the Renaissance and Baroque in Europe, and native dwellings in North America

provide the foundation for the innovations of modern architecture around the world. This course willexamine stylistic, technical, historical, cultural and æsthetic innovations in architectural design that

will foster an understanding of the importance of architecture within a global context.

Course Objectives: Students will learn to analyze and discuss the architectural elements thatcharacterize the varied styles of religious, commercial, public and domestic buildings as well as studythe various theories and philosophies of urban planning from early-recorded history to the present day.Understanding the function and æsthetic purposes of architecture is as important as studying thedesign. The lectures will move rapidly through a chronological history of architecture around theworld. The focus on particular architects and their buildings will enable students to understand thedevelopment of building design within the context of the culture for which it was created.Additionally, students will learn about innovations, materials, and processes important to architectsand their patrons.

Upon completion of this course, students will have achieved the following General Education goals asestablished by the College of Southern Maryland (See General Education Values Emphasized-Validation Mechanism) :

• Synthesize information and concepts gained from reading• Evaluate written material and reach conclusions• Conduct careful, thoughtful observations of objects related to art and society• Describe observations using appropriate terms• Apply course theories to practical problem solving• Interpret, analyze, and evaluate visual images• Compare, contrast, and classify stylistic characteristic in the arts• General awareness of the history, religion and philosophies of different cultures• Familiarity with major forms of aesthetic and cultural expression• Familiarity with the major components of artistic expression



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Instructional Delivery: For the web-based course, material is presented through readings from thetextbook supported by professor-designed learning modules. These modules include the thesis,learning objectives, focus points, and discussion guidelines for each reading that support onlinediscussions and student assignments. Videos are included in selected modules.

For the lecture course, material in the classroom is presented through images, videos, and lectures.

For both the web-based and lecture courses, a great deal of reading and writing is required, and at leastone visit to a site of architectural merit is recommended. Student evaluation will be determined byaccumulated points from the assignments (see Learning Activities ).

Outline of Topics: The following schedule should be completed for this course based on the text Buildings Across Time: An Introduction to World Architecture , 3 rd edition, by M. Fazio, M. Moffett,and L. Wodehouse (2009).

Introduction: The Beginnings of ArchitecturePrehistoric Settlements and Megalith ConstructionsAncient MesopotamiaAncient Egypt

The Greek WorldThe Aegean CulturesThe MinoansThe MycenaeansGreece: The Archaic PeriodGreece: The Classical PeriodGreece: The Hellenistic PeriodGreek City Planning

The Architecture of Ancient India and Southeast AsiaReligions of IndiaEarly Buddhist ShrinesHindu Temples

Traditional Architecture of China and JapanChinese Architectural PrinciplesPrinciples of City PlanningHouses and GardensJapanese Temple ArchitectureJapanese Houses and CastlesZen Buddhist Architecture and its Derivatives

The Roman WorldEtruscan ImprintsThe Romans



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Building Techniques and MaterialsCity PlanningTemplesPublic BuildingsResidences

Early Christian and Byzantine ArchitectureEarly Christian BasilicasMartyria, Baptistries and MausoleaByzantine Basilicas and Domed BasilicasCentrally Planned Byzantine Churches

Islamic ArchitectureEarly Shrines and PalacesConception of the MosqueRegional Variations in Mosque Design

Houses and Urban PatternsThe Palace and the Garden

Early Medieval and Romanesque ArchitectureCarolingian ArchitectureEarly Romanesque ArchitectureRomanesque ArchitecturePilgrimage Road ChurchesThe Order of ClunyAquitaine and ProvenceCistercian Monasteries

Norman Architecture

Gothic ArchitectureEarly GothicHigh GothicEnglish GothicMedieval ConstructionMedieval Houses and Castles

Indigenous Architecture in the Americas and Africa North AmericaMexico and Central AmericaSouth America: The Andean WorldAfrica

Renaissance ArchitectureFilippo BrunelleschiMichelozzo Bartolomeo and the Palazzo MediciLeon Battista Alberti



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The Spread of the RenaissanceLeonardo da VinciDonato BramanteThe Late Renaissance and MannerismMichelangelo

Andrea PalladioPalladio’s VeniceGarden DesignThe Renaissance in FranceThe Renaissance in England

Baroque ArchitectureThe Reformation and Counter-ReformationPope Sixtus V and the Replanning of RomeGianlorenzo BerniniFrancesco Borromini

Urban Open Spaces in Baroque RomeThe Spread of BaroqueThe Baroque in FranceChristopher Wren and the Baroque in England

Nicholas Hawksmoor, Sir John Vanbrugh, and James Gibbs

The Eighteenth CenturyThe English Neo-PalladiansThe Return to AntiquityRobert Adam and William ChambersEtienne-Louis Boullée and Claude-Nicolas LedouxFrench Architects and the Aggrandizement of the StateDesigns by the PensionnairesFrench Architectural Education and the Ecole des Beaux-ArtsThe Challenge of the Industrial RevolutionRomanticism and the PicturesqueThe Romantic LandscapePicturesque Buildings

Nineteenth-Century Developments Neo-ClassicismThe Gothic RevivalThe Ecole des Beaux-ArtsDevelopments in SteelArchitectural Applications of IronSkeletal Construction in Concrete and WoodThe Arts and Crafts MovementArt NouveauThe Viennese SecessionThe Search for an American Style



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partial credit. All assignments must be neatly typed (double spaced) and include name, date, title of assignment, instructor’s name, and course number. A brief description of each assignment follows.

Class Discussion :

Class discussions allow students to build confidence and an understanding of the significant pointsfrom each chapter and to participate in interpersonal communication through constructive discussion.Discussion questions are based on the reading assignments. After you have completed the readingassignment and consulted the corresponding Study Guide, formulate your response to share with theclass.

Your response must relate directly to the points raised in the question and reflect an understanding of the concepts that are discussed in the reading as well as your observations of the works of artillustrated in the corresponding section. Keep your answers to the point and use specific exampleswhenever required. It is very important to pay attention to all student contributions to the discussion,to add something new, and to develop a body of information related to the question. When

commenting on a classmate’s discussion, make certain that each of your responses is a clearly andfully stated idea. To simply say "I agree" or "good job" does not tell the class what or how you agree.Your comments must add something to the discourse.

Study Guides : Study Guides are provided for each chapter. Students are responsible for completingthese in tandem with the reading assignments, and it is expected that those in the lecture class willactively contribute to classroom reviews of the information.

Quizzes :There are 12 quizzes designed to test the student's understanding of the content of the readings, tomeasure the student's grasp of the key terms, and to measure the student’s ability to link visualexamples with information found in the chapter. Questions will deal with chapter content, keyconcepts, and visual identification of examples of architecture and architectural details.

Exams :There will be three exams over the course of the semester. Material for the exams will be drawn fromclass discussions and lectures and reading assignments. The format for each will be discussed during areview session before each exam.

Research Project :This cumulative project has two components: a PowerPoint presentation and a paper.

For the former, the student will use carefully chosen illustrations on at least 5 PowerPoint slides to take us ona virtual tour of an example of publically accessible architecture visited during the course of the semester.



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Students will recreate the visit from the time you arrived, describing the appearance of the building or house.Remember the importance of the interior elements in considering the structure as a whole, and the importanceof using clear, non-pixilated images. If the student plans to visit a museum, church, or historic house, pleasecheck its policies on photography well in advance. One of the photographs used in the presentation must show the student on site.

The paper will focus on the building the student chooses to visit and explore inside and out. It will beextensively proofread (points will be deducted for errors in grammar and spelling!) and consist of four double-spaced pages written in 12-point font in which the student will explain:• Who built it (owner and architect, if known)?• Why was it built?• When was it built, and how?• Its purpose: was it a private home, place for work or worship, or does it have another purpose?• What are/were the lives of the inhabitants/users like?• And most important: compare it to at least two other buildings studied during the semester.

Please make clear the connections among them. Is it the materials used? The function? The style?

General Education Values Emphasized-Validation Mechanism

Intellectual1. academic integrity and honesty -quizzes, study guides, research project2. importance of academic skills -lectures *, quizzes, research project, study guides, discussions, exams3. continued learning in the discipline -research project, discussions4. value of education (connecting historical knowledge of art to contemporary life)-discussions,research project, exams5. relationship of knowledge to the development of civilization -lectures, quizzes, discussions, exams8. respect objectivity, rigorous analysis of evidence -research project, exams, discussions9. need for a wide cultural and historical perspective -lectures, research project, discussions, exams

Personal

10. accept responsibility -research project, discussions, study guides, quizzes, exams11. honesty, integrity, and loyalty - research project, discussions, study guides, quizzes, exams12. exercise responsible citizenship - research project, discussions, study guides, quizzes, exams13. respect other cultures - research project, discussions, study guides, exams14. tolerate divergent viewpoints -lectures, research project, discussions, exams, study guides

Academic Skills: Reading

1. read college-level material -quizzes, exams, study guides, research project

* where included, the use of lectures as a validation mechanism pertains to the lecture version of thecourse and should be omitted as a validation mechanism from the online version of the course.



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2. define unfamiliar words -vocabulary on quizzes, exams, study guides, research project,3. use features such as index, appendix, etc. -research project, study guides4. adjust reading style to type of material -research project, exams5. identify the main components -study guides, research project, discussions, lectures, quizzes, exams6. recognize tone of a written work -research project, exams

7. interpret inferentially -discussions, research project, study guides8. evaluate written material -discussions, research project, quizzes, exams, study guides9. synthesize information -research project, discussions, exams, study guides

Academic Skills: Writing

10. write complete sentences, proofread, and edit -discussions, exams, research project11. conceive ideas, select materials, and organize contents -discussions, research project12. choose style and content appropriate to audience - discussions, research project, exams13. write a unified essay -discussions, research project, exams14. write a coherent research paper -research project

Observation

23. careful, thoughtful observations of objects in art -discussions, research project, exams, lectures25. describe observations in appropriate terms -discussions, research project, study guides, exams,lectures26. draw appropriate conclusions -quizzes, research project, study guides, discussions, exams27. evaluate the significance of the conclusions reached -research project, exams

Learning

29. long-term and short-term assignments -research project (long), discussions, study guides (short)30. prepare for different types of exams -quizzes, exams, discussions31. adapt to a variety of methods of instruction -lectures, videos, research project, discussions, studyguides32. locate and use resources outside the classroom -research project, videos33. ask pertinent questions -discussions, research project, study guides34. accept constructive criticism -discussions, research project, study guides

Speaking **

36. express their needs and expectations clearly -research project, discussions39. organize and present ideas to audience -research project, discussions

** activities listed under Speaking pertain to the lecture version of the course and should be omitted asa validation mechanism from the online version of the course.



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Listening ***

41. interpret, analyze, and evaluate spoken messages -lectures, discussions, research project, exams46. follow spoken instructions -lectures, quizzes, research project, exams

Reasoning

54. conclusions from information found in various sources -library, videos, research project58. compare, contrast, and classify information -quizzes, exams, discussions, research project

Categories of Knowledge : items below are included in the course material and reflected on mostassignments (see Course Description )

Political/Historical

61. historical, philosophical, and ideological systems of social organization

Cultural/Social

62. understand how individuals and groups develop63. know about major cultures, religions, and ethnic groups64. awareness of philosophies and religions and their influence on culture65. understand cultures are influenced by myth, ritual and shared beliefs66. familiar with visual arts and other forms of artistic and culture expression

*** activities listed under Listening pertain to the lecture version of the course and should be omitted asa validation mechanism from the online version of the course.

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