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administrator
A. Lawrence Jenkens
Dean
College of Visual & Performing Arts
Teaching
Courses
A critical analysis of selected topics in art history which are not otherwise offered in catalogue listings. May be repeated with change of content.
Study of architecture from antiquity to the 21st century. This course focuses on architecture as an art form and traces the cultural, technical, and stylistic roots of architectural developments. Buildings are studied under sociopolitical pressure and historical events of the times. There is attention to architects whose work influenced significantly the direction of architecture.