Over the course of ten modules, the course will teach students how to “read” architecture not only as a “cultural expression” but also as a “technical achievement” by examining exemplary buildings, and through drawing and modeling exercises.
The first set of modules explores what the architectural imagination is. In the second set, the course will focus on technology’s role, and the third on the practice’s relationship to social and historical contexts.
Enrollment is available now, for a 28 February 2017 start date.
The course begins on February 28 on the platform edX and is self-paced -a platform which also carries courses from MIT, ETH Zurich and the University of Tokyo. The course was authored by K. Michael Hays, a professor of architectural theory and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Erika Naginski, a professor of architectural history and the Director of Graduate Studies; and Antoine Picon, a professor of the history of architecture and technology and the Technology Director of Research at Harvard University.
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