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| ARCH 297: Explorations in Italian Architecture and Urban Form |
Credits: 3
Instructor: Dr. Romolo Martemucci, the Pantheon Institute
Session I: May 10-June 26, 2010
Class Times: TBA |
Course Description:
The course is a survey presentation of the architecture of Rome and Italy. Particular focus is placed on the relationship between social and cultural activity, lifestyle patters, and the meaning of architecture and urban spaces. The historical context of Rome and other sites in Italy will be the physical and material setting of the course. The course material will run from ancient Roman to contemporary examples of architecture and piazza designs as physical representations of the Italian "way of being in the world." Physical aspects of form will be presented in light of cultural beliefs, social customs, and quotidian urban experience. The course objective is to link the making of cities and their architectural artifacts to the overall cultural understanding of the time. Presentations will be divided into the three-part organization of the course. The first part is a historic overview of the Architecture of Rome. The second is a presentation of the urban and architectural changes occurring here during the period of revolutions. The third is a presentation of the current situation and contemporary examples of valuable architectural designs.
The course is a lecture/discussion course. It will involve field trips, readings, and seminar discussions. Guest lectures with interesting perspectives on urban architectural issues will also be part of the course. Lectures will be divided between in class lectures with slide image presentations, and on-site walks through the city of Rome and on extended field trips.The field trips to other cities and historic sites will be used to compare architectural patterns and lifestyle patterns in differing climatic and social conditions.
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