NVCC—Alexandria Campus-----Syllabus

                                                          ARC 200

                                             History of Architecture

4 credit hours

 

Instructor:   Professor H. H. Liebman     703-845-6530  hliebman @ nvcc.edu

Office Hours Tues. and Thurs. 2 pm – 4:30 pm  or by appointment  Rm 352 AA

Text: Architecture-From Prehistory to Post-Modernism , Trachtenberg & Hyman

 

 

Purpose: To familiarize students with architectural works and ideas which are considered historically significant.

 

 This course is divided into four topics:                Week                Reading  Chapter  Pages

 

Classical Architecture                                              1,2,3,4                            2,3      83-155

 

Early Christian, Byzantine and Pre-Romanesque    5,6,7,8                            4,5     155-200

 

Romanesque and Gothic                                          9,10,11,12                       5,6    200-280

 

Renaissance and Baroque                                       13,14,15,16                      7,8    280-380

 

 

 

 

Assignments and Exams :

 

Every three weeks each student will be expected to produce an ink on Mylar ( 18”x24” ) drawing of an assigned building of historical significance.  These drawings should include a floor plan and a perspective or section through the building.  An elevation is optional.  Non –architecture majors may substitute a five page illustrated paper.

Each student will make an oral presentation on the building assigned. Please make 30 copies of  your text and graphic information gathered in your research. 

These assignments will comprise 40% of the final grade. Four exams will comprise 60% of the final grade.(20% for take home exams—40% for in class exams)

 

Policy on Attendance and Student Behavior

 

All policies defined in the NVCC student handbook will be adhered to.