Art History 101 - The Built Environment
The Built Environment
Spring
2023
01
4.00
Samuel Barber
TTH 03:15PM-04:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
119855
Art 106A
sbarber@mtholyoke.edu
This course surveys architecture from the ancient world to the present as both a functional response to human activity and as a medium that expresses cultural values. In the service of domestic life, religious ritual, political agendas, commerce, and leisure, architecture reflects and shapes the natural environment, technology, economics, and aesthetic taste. While the history of Western architecture constitutes the primary touchstone, we will pursue themes that include sites and buildings, cities, and sites from around the world.