ARCH 6331 - Theories and Analysis I: Introduction

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Enrollment limited to: M.S. AUD students. Satisfies M.S. AUD Theories & Analysis requirement (1st semester). Offered in New York City.

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The seminar explores and develops some of the program’s central concepts including ecology, infrastructure, urbanism, urban system, histories and theories of planetary change. Emphasis is on developing a critical awareness these topics: narratives; global perspectives; questions of ecology and urbanism as they intersect with power, colonialism, extraction, intersectional environmentalism, and modes of thought related to urban technology.