Architectural Philosophy and History (APH)

APH 100 Introduction to Environmental Design. (3) F, S
Survey of environmental design: includes historic examples and the theoretical, social, technical, and environmental forces that shape them. Cross-listed as DSC/PUP 100. Credit is allowed for only APH 100 or DSC 100 or PUP 100. General Studies: HU, G, H.

APH 200 Introduction to Architecture. (3) F, SS
Survey of issues and polemics affecting current architectural theory and practice. Lecture, discussion. General Studies: HU, G.

APH 300 World Architecture I/Western Cultures. (3) F
Historical and contemporary built environments of Western civilizations: Mediterranean, Europe, and the Americas as manifestations of cultural history and responses to environmental determinants. Prerequisite: nonmajor. General Studies: HU, G, H.

APH 301 World Architecture II/Eastern Cultures. (3) S
Historical and contemporary built environments of Eastern civilizations: Mid-East, Central Asia, Far East, and South Pacific as manifestations of cultural history and responses to environmental determinants. General Studies: G.

APH 304 American Architecture. (3) N
Architecture in the United States from earliest colonial times to present. Prerequisite: nonmajor. General Studies: HU.

APH 305 Contemporary Architecture. (3) N
Europe and America from the foundations of the modern movement to the present. Prerequisite: nonmajor. General Studies: HU.

APH 313 History of Western Architecture I. (3) F
Representative buildings and sites with emphasis on their physical and social settings from antiquity through the Middle Ages. Prerequisite: junior standing or instructor approval. General Studies: L/HU.

APH 314 History of Western Architecture II. (3) S
Representative examples of architecture and urban design with emphasis on their social and historical contexts; from the Middle Ages to the present. Prerequisite: APH 313. General Studies: L/HU.

APH 411 History of Landscape Architecture. (3) F
Physical record of human attitudes toward the land. Ancient through contemporary landscape planning and design. Cross-listed as PLA 310. Credit is allowed for only APH 411 or PLA 310. General Studies: H.

APH 414 History of the City. (3) F
The city from its ancient origins to the present day. Emphasis on European and American cities during the last five centuries. Cross-listed as PUP 412. Credit is allowed for only APH 414 or PUP 412. General Studies: H.

APH 441 Ancient Architecture. (3) N
Architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world with selective emphasis on major historical complexes and monumental sites. Prerequisite: APH 313. General Studies: HU.

APH 442 Preservation Planning. (3) F
Principles and practices in planning for preservation, conservation and neighborhood redevelopment. Emphasis on evaluation of historic resources. Off-campus field practicum required. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

APH 443 Renaissance Architecture. (3) N
Selected examples of Renaissance architecture and urbanism with emphasis on their historical and cultural settings. Prerequisite: APH 314. General Studies: HU.

APH 444 Baroque Architecture. (3) N
Selected examples of Baroque architecture and urbanism with emphasis on relationships between architecture and other arts. Prerequisite: APH 314. General Studies: HU.

APH 446 20th-Century Architecture I. (3) F
Architecture in Europe and America from the foundations of the modern movement to the culmination of the international style. Prerequisite: major in college. General Studies: HU.

APH 447 20th-Century Architecture II. (3) S
Developments in architecture since the international style. Prerequisite: APH 446. General Studies: HU.

APH 505 Foundation Theory Seminar. (3) F
Foundation of conceptual architectural inquiry, stressing the reciprocal and interdependent relationship between design and theory. Lecture, seminar.

APH 509 Foundation Seminar. (3) SS
Historical, technical, theoretical, environmental, and professional issues in architecture. Lecture, seminar, field trips. Prerequisite: ADE 510.

APH 511 Energy Environment Theory. (3) F
Solar and other energy sources in designed and natural environments; architectural, urban, and regional implications of strategies using other renewable resources.

APH 515 Current Issues and Topics. (3) S
Critical examination of current architectural issues, topics, and discourse. Prerequisite: APH 505.

APH 681 Architectural Theory. (3) S
Examination of architectural theory. Emphasis on application of theory to practice. Seminar. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

APH 682 Architectural Criticism. (3) F
Examination of architectural criticism, emphasizing specific methods of criticism and their application for aesthetic judgment. Seminar. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

APH 683 Critical Regionalism. (3) N
Critical inquiry in cultural grounding the definition of place in architectural theory and practice. Lecture, field studies. Prerequisite: APH 446 or 447.

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