702-102 City in History

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.

On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:

• Understanding of history as a discipline and as a process.

• Understanding the elements of the social and cultural context of architecture and landscape design..

• Ability to use and correctly site secondary historical sources.

• Essay writing to undergraduate standard

• Use and understanding of design terminology.

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