SRJC Course Outlines

11/6/2024 5:31:11 AMARCH 2.3 Course Outline as of Fall 2023

Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  ARCH 2.3Title:  HISTORY OF WORLD ARCH 3  
Full Title:  History of World Architecture: 20th Century to Contemporary
Last Reviewed:4/25/2022

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum3.00Lecture Scheduled3.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled52.50
Minimum3.00Lab Scheduled06 min.Lab Scheduled0
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total3.00 Contact Total52.50
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ARCH 65.3

Catalog Description:
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In this course, students will study the development of architecture and city planning from the 20th century to the present from diverse locations around the world. The study will also include discussions of social, cultural, and physical conditions that influenced the development of architecture.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:


Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description: Untitled document
In this course, students will study the development of architecture and city planning from the 20th century to the present from diverse locations around the world. The study will also include discussions of social, cultural, and physical conditions that influenced the development of architecture.
(Grade or P/NP)

Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Fall 2010
Inactive: 
 Area:E
Humanities
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 C2HumanitiesFall 2010
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 3BHumanitiesFall 2010
 
CSU Transfer:TransferableEffective:Fall 2010Inactive:
 
UC Transfer:TransferableEffective:Fall 2010Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable



COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Identify the development of world architecture from the 20th century to the present in the context of time and place.
2. Analyze major architectural forms and representative buildings from the 20th century to the present.
3. Identify examples of architectural elements that develop from cultural, societal, or purpose-driven need.
 

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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Identify eras of world architecture from the 20th century to the present by location.
2. Compare and contrast the architecture of different locations from the 20th century to the present.
3. Identify and characterize major architectural forms and representative buildings from the 20th century to the present.
4. Analyze the influences on the development of world architecture from the 20th century to the present.

Topics and Scope
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I. Influences on the Development of Architecture
    A. Location, climate, and materials
    B. Technology knowledge
    C. Social, cultural and religious
II. Review of 19th Century Architecture as a Context for Twentieth Century Architecture
    A. Cultural contexts
    B. Neoclassical
    C. Gothic revival
    D. Ecole des Beaux-Arts
    E. Metal structures and the emergence of the high-rise
    F. Art Nouveau
    G. Arts and crafts
    H. City planning
III. Early Twentieth Century
    A. Cultural contexts
    B. Idea of modern architecture
    C. Movements in modern architecture such as Futurism, Constructivism, Dutch and German Expressionism, Art Deco, De Stijl, Bauhaus and the International Style
    D. Work of architects such as Loos, Garnier, Le Corbusier, Behrens, Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Wright, Gray, Morgan
    E. Decline of modernism
    F. City planning
IV. Mid and Late Twentieth Century
    A. Cultural contexts
    B. Movements in mid and late 20th century architecture such as Structuralism, Metabolism, Technologists, Deconstruction, and Post-Modernism
     C. Work of architects of the mid-20th century such as Aalto, Kahn, Neimeyer/Brazilia, Barragan, Tange, Van Eyck, Smithson, Sert, Erickson, Bardi and Brown
    D. Work of architects of the late 20th century such as Botta, Ando, Eisenman, Gehry, Murcutt, Stein, Mayne, Venturi, Moore, SITE, Rossi, Stirling, SOM, Pei, Tschumi, Pelli, Libeskind, Calatrava, Foster, Piano and Rogers, Taller de Arquitectura, Kurokawa, Aulenti, Hadid, Hasegawa, Koolhaas, Coop Himmelblau, and Sklarek
    E. City planning
V. Contemporary Architects and their Work
    A. Cultural contexts
    B. Movements in contemporary architecture such as Deconstructivism, sustainable architecture, computational design, and Parametricism
    C. Representative examples from Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, and Australia
    D. City planning

Assignments:
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1. Reading (20-30 pages per week)
2. Study questions assignments (6-10)
3. Research papers (2-4)
4. Quizzes and exams (3-4)
5. Final exam and/or project

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.Writing
30 - 40%
Research papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
25 - 35%
Study questions assignments
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
25 - 45%
Quizzes; final exam and/or project
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
0 - 10%
Participation


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Buildings Across Time - An Introduction to World Architecture. 5th ed. Fazio, Michael, Moffett, Marian, and Wodehouse, Lawrence. McGraw Hill. 2018
World Architecture: A Cross-Cultural History. 2nd ed. Ingersoll, Richard and Kostof, Sprio. Oxford University Press. 2018
A Global History of Architecture. 3rd ed. Jarzombek, Mark and Prakash, Vikramaditya and Ching, Francis. Wiley and Sons. 2017
Instructor prepared materials

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