Architecture and Modernity
ARCH S326E (CRN: 30376) | Syllabus
Instructors: Iris Giannakopoulou Karamouzi
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. What is modernism? What is modernity? What does it mean to call something “modern?” How has the field of architecture defined its relationship to the modern, as such? How have architects articulated this idea in their buildings and writings? How have different cultures and countries employed and engaged with the concept of modernity? This course will address these and other, related questions through the exploration of a range of buildings, artworks, texts, and intellectual movements, emphasizing the transmission, translation, reception, and transformation of modernist approaches to architecture and urbanism, from their roots in the 19th century to their continued dissemination on the global stage today. Key themes will include: the role of technology and scientific development in the evolution of architectural character; the architectural response to industrialization and urbanization; the emergence and development of novel building types; the translation and transformation of regionally specific strains of modernism; and the shifting dialogue over the course of the last century between architecture and the other arts, including various forms of new media. Enrollment limited to 20 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
Yale Summer Session 2025