Art History 273 - MODERN ARCH & DESIGN,1789-1945

This course spans the history of European architecture, focusing on urban development and design from the French Revolution to WWII. What did it mean to ascend the first immense iron structures, or to wipe ornament from the surface of that deemed modern? How was the Gothic made newly relevant, and why did handicraft reemerge during the industrial revolution? We will study the period's most important developments (Historicism, Bauhaus, etc., to iconoclastic measures undertaken during war and revolution) in relation to socio-cultural debates about space and utility. Group III Prerequisite: one 100-level course in art history, or permission of the instructor.