Required for candidates for the degree of Master of Architectural History. An investigation of the nature of architectural history, materials, methods, and writings.

The Asian-African conference in 1955, known as the Bandung Conference, imagined a movement of newly independent nations of Asia & Africa, joining mutual solidarity to support the development & cultural as well as political independence. In this seminar, students will study the history of the Bandung project, the notion of freedom, liberation, independence, & sovereignty, as well as the material culture & built environment. Grad version has additional requirements.

Topical offerings in architectural history.

This seminar surveys preservation from its historical beginnings through contemporary emerging trends, focusing on the changing nature of its ideals and practice in a critical and international perspective.We will explore the role of historic preservation and heritage in cultural politics, historical interpretation, urban development, & planning & design practice. Graduate Students will undertake additional course requirements.

This class is a field based seminar on methods of analyzing and recording historic buildings, especially vernacular buildings and landscapes. Students will be introduced to intensive building analysis geared to understanding change over time, while learning methods of careful field recording for both documentation and analysis. Graduate students will undertake additional course requirements. Course may include site visits.

Combining seminar discussions, shop exercises and laboratory exercises, this course explores the material culture of architecture from the perspective of materials science. Material culture is the physical stuff that is part of human life, and includes everything humans make and use including materials we use to shape the environment. Graduate course will have additional course requirements.

Public Humanities and Cultural Change introduces undergraduate students to the power of place and story in the shaping of the American imagination. The multi-disciplinary course centers 1) engaging complex pasts, 2) place-based and community-based methodologies, 3) the inherently political nature of public humanities, and 4) impactful public engagement, especially across difference. Graduate version has additional requirements.

Preparation and completion of a thesis..

Research on topic for Master Thesis.

For Thesis Preparation, taken before a thesis director has been selected.