Selected Topics in Architectural History and Theory: Architecture and the Sea

ARC3301H S
Instructor: Christy Anderson
Meeting Section: L9101
Synchronous
Tuesday, 10:00am - 12:00pm; Thursday, 10:00am - 12:00pm

We live on a watery world. Yet too often we ignore the connection between our buildings and the sea that is all around us. This course will look at the history of port cities, maritime infrastructure, ships, shoreline interactions, and island habitations. As sea levels rise, we will study examples of the terracqueous constructions from the ancient world to the present day and how architects are by necessity thinking more about an increasingly liquid landscape. Students will develop projects through the lens of history and environmental criticism.