Time Schedule:
Ashish Nangia
ARCH 352
Seattle Campus
Architectural history in the Western world from 1750 to the present. Recommended: ARCH 351.
Class description
This is the discussion section accompanying Arch 352 – Modern Architecture. It is intended for students with at least a graduate standing to express their engagement with the topics in Arch 352, through readings, papers and - discussion.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Each session is organised as a seminar, with collegial discussion being one of the chief methods by which the seminar proceeds. The discussion will draw upon questions that come out of the lectures on Modern Architecture. These issues will emerge from a variety of sources – assigned readings, visual images from the lectures, and periodic handouts. Sample questions will be suggested in advance of each session as examples that also draw from the material above and focus on the main theme of each (set of) lecture(s) preceding the section.
Each session of 50 minutes will be roughly divided into the following frames:
a. 15 minutes – Discussion of main theme – sources, examples, ways of knowledge, associations as evoked in Arch 352. b. 30 minutes – Three questions @ 10 min/question. c. 5 minutes – Assignments, handouts, other issues.
In addition, through the 10-week sequence we will invite researchers/faculty in history, theory and research to participate as an exercise.
Recommended preparation
A. Readings from Reserve list in Arch 352. B. Readings from handouts, section reader.
Class assignments and grading
A. Individual/Group Presentation B. ONE end-of-quarter Research paper.
Lecture course – 50% of total grade comprised of and adjusted from: A. midterm — 250 points B. final exam — 400 points Discussion Section – 50% of total grade: 1. presentation — 150 points 2. research paper — 250 points 3. participation — 100 points
