Architecture as we know it today is not just the product of
chance or the caprice of architects.  If we look closely at the
buildings around us we will see beyond "style' and discover that
architecture is about our evolving relationship with our
environment, Planet Earth.
This course will trace the development of architecture from
basic nature-determined forms to the most high-tech structures of
the '90s.  It will address natural conditions that influence
architecture, cultural forces that add complexity to built
environments, and, finally, the "modern" world's struggle to
maintain the right balance between nature and culture in
architecture.

Course Requirements:
Lectures and assigned readings and videos per syllabus.

Web Page: Quizzes, short papers/reports, final exam.