Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2024-25

AH 5540 - Modern Architecture and Design


This course offers a global perspective of buildings, cities, and landscapes from the nineteenth-century to the present. We approach architecture as an interdisciplinary object of study bridging spatial, material, and technological cultures. Our goal is to identify design theories and methods that exemplify modernity.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
  • Students will be familiarized with major works of architecture.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of modern trends in architecture.
  • Students will develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to the research topics, including printed and electronic sources.


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