Focus Area
History + Theory

Courses in this area trace the developments in the history and theory of architecture and urban design in relation to formal and theoretical concerns. They contextualize the evolution of formal and conceptual approaches within relevant theoretical premises and historical contexts.

Required Course

• ARCH 413, History of Architecture (3G only)
• ARCH 572, Architectural Theory and Criticism

Elective Courses

• ARCH 409, The Egalitarian Metropolis
• ARCH 503, Architecture in the Arts and Popular Culture
• ARCH 503, Grounds for Architecture: Land History
• ARCH 506, Radical Vernacular
• ARCH 509, Politics of Balance
• ARCH 509 / UD 715, Theories and Methods of Urban Design
• ARCH 509 / 701, Theories in Digital and Material Technologies
• ARCH 523, History of Urban Form
• ARCH 533, Possible Worlds
• ARCH 603, Architecture in Global Socialism
• ARCH 603, Logics of Inquiry: Researching Critical Histories of Architecture
• ARCH 603, Your Life in Ruins: Architecture in the Trans-Apocalypse
• ARCH 812, Theory in Architectural Research

Research Clusters and Initiatives