A Global History of Architecture

开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: 12 weeks

所在平台: EdxArchive 课程类别: 其他类别 大学或机构: MITx 授课老师： Mark Jarzombek

课程主页: https://www.edx.org/archive/global-history-architecture-mitx-4-605x3

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How do we understand architecture? One way of answering this question is by looking through the lens of history, beginning with First Societies and extending to the 16th century. This course in architectural history is not intended as a linear narrative, but rather aims to provide a more global view, by focusing on different architectural "moments."

How did the introduction of iron in the ninth century BCE impact regional politics and the development of architecture? How did new religious formations, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, produce new architectural understandings? What were the architectural consequences of the changing political landscape in northern Italy in the 14th century? How did rock-cut architecture move across space and time from West Asia to India to Africa? How did the emergence of corn impact the rise of religious and temple construction in Mexico?

Each lecture analyzes a particular architectural transformation arising from a dynamic cultural situation. Material covered in lectures will be supplemented by readings from the textbook A Global History of Architecture.

Join us on a journey around the globe and learn how architecture has developed and interacted with the world’s culture, religion, and history.

课程大纲

• History and context of the important buildings that shaped our culture
• History of technological advances that significantly impacted the development of architecture
• Impacts of certain cultural and religious traditions on architecture
• History of climate and geographical changes that shaped human civilization and its architecture

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