ARCH 523, Section 1

History of Urban Form
Fall 2025
Instructors: Łukasz Stanek, Andrew Herscher
Term: Fall 2025
Section: 1
Class Number: 17679
Credits: 3
Required: No
Elective: Yes
Meets: Tues, Thurs, 10:00-11:30am 2108 A&AB and 3136 A&AB
Course Brief:

This course offers a study of the historical development of the physical form of western cities from ancient times to the present. The course will deal primarily with European and North American cities under the following headings: Ancient and Classic, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, and Modern (nineteenth and twentieth centuries). Cities of Asia, Africa, and Latin America will be included where possible and applicable.

*Cross-listed with URP 529 and UD 713