ARCH 5810 - American Architecture and Building I

Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: ARCH 5801 and ARCH 5802 or permission of instructor. Co-meets with AMST 3810/ARCH 3810.

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Review of architecture, building, and responses to the landscape from the prehistoric period to the Civil War. Architecture and building as social and collaborative arts are emphasized and thus the contributions of artisans, clients, and users as well as professional architects and builders are examined. The architectural expressions of Native Americans, African Americans, women, and others are treated in addition to those of European colonists and settlers.