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Theory III – Theory of Modernism and Contemporary Architecture

Introduction to Modern Architecture and the Contemporary Architecture of the 21st century,  developments followed the 19th C. and industrial revolution into the 20th C, theories of Modern Architecture, global trends in the design, characteristics of “Modernism” and its different phases, the history of modern architecture from its intellectual and artistic origins, an overview of contemporary architecture principal theories (Regionalism and space specify, Tectonic expression, Environmentalism ethics and biomimicry, etc.), key figures, movements, and texts from the late 1960s to the present, technical approaches, the ICT contribution: video games and spatial storytelling, critical assessment of  the ways which architectural movements achieve architectonic form.

Course ID
ARC 334
Level
Undergraduate
Credit Hours
CH:3