| Description: | This course aims to develop an understanding of the concepts and elements of architectural design and the role each one plays in contributing to the larger context of the built environment. The course will broaden the students' ability to understand unfamiliar or perhaps even unrecognizable architectural designs. Using Florence and the Tuscan environs, the student will learn how to analyze and appreciate architecturally significant landscape design, buildings, and urban spaces. This course will expose the students to significant works from the Renaissance through the twentieth century, with a focus on developing the experience of architecture as related to the historic and contemporary built environments. Students will develop skills to analyze and record their experiences through photography, sketching, and/or writing. |