Meeting Day and Time:  T, R, 4-5:30

Course Description and Content

(3 cr.) P: H272 and junior standing.  Study of philosophical,
theoretical, historical, behavioral, technological, and research
issues of contemporary interest to environmental design.  This
course focuses on the principles of recent design trends such
as:  modernism, post-modernism, late-modernism, and
deconstruction; and on new design trends such as green design.

Required Texts and Readings

Penny Sparke.  Decision in Context

Contemporary American Architects by Philip Jodico.

Clark & Pause.  Precedents in Architecture

Outline Course Requirements

Two precedent studies, one each on a modern and after-
modern designer to be presented in class.  Three essays, one
each on modern, after-modern, and new design.