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Buildings and Cities, A Global History
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Prof: Bill Skinner / Fall 2022
Dec 11, 2022
Very interesting if you have never taken an architecture course before, it's a broad global overview of different styles and types of architecture. I really liked it, the only tedious thing was having to memorize names and dates for key works and keywords. Would definitely recommend if you need a NUpath or are interested in architecture.
The content was mainly thematic-based, so not really hyper-technical architectural-wise. Discussions mainly operated around the style, building techniques, and "meaning" of the building--mostly self explanatory (ei: the pyramids are a symbol of power for the pharaoh because of the expensive material, the gold cap "shining like the sun," the amount of labor required, and the visual power of a massive pyramid. Also impressed foreign nations/visitors.) The course was useful for helping me think about architecture more purposefully, but unrelated to my major. But I'm glad I took it.
He was a good lecturer, occasionally had cringey/millennial comments, but really nice and personable to the class. Cons: he does this weird clearing throat thing.
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