Art History 290cg - Colloquium: Cities, Gardens, Utopias: 1400-1900 (C)

Characteristic forms and the ritual, social, political, economic and cultural significance of the built environment in Europe and the Americas. Capital cities (among them Amsterdam, Berlin, Florence, Karlsruhe, London, Madrid, Mannheim, Paris, Rome, St. Petersburg, Stockholm and Washington, D.C.); colonial cities (among them Boston, Cuzco and Philadelphia) communities founded by the religiously persecuted or the religiously inspired; garrison towns; industrial towns; urban infrastructure (streets, squares, provisioning of water and other utilities, public transportation, and public amenities); garden design in England, France and Italy; Utopian thought and planning; and city vs. country. Counts for ARU. Prerequisite: ARH 110 recommended. Enrollment limited to 20.

[CE] ARH 290 Limit