702-102 City in History

The Summer Semester option is only available to mid-year and lateral-entry students in BPD Architecture and BLArch. Enrolments by other degree students will be considered by the Dean on an individual basis and the subject will only be available to such students on a full-fee paying basis.

An introduction to the history of architecture, building construction, urban planning and design, and landscape architecture, in the context of social, technical and environmental settings. An introduction to the role of analysis in the understanding of physical cultural artifacts in their historical and contemporary context. Exploration of the discipline of history, by involvement in structured activities, including the study of scholarly literature, practising the conventions of scholarly writing, and of class paper writing and presentation.

An essay, and portfolio of drawings, to the equivalent of not more than 3500 words, and one 1.5-hour examination (which may take the form of a class test).