THEORIES of ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM

_ ARC 3233

THIS MODULE OFFERS A THEMATIC INQUIRY INTO ARCHITECTURAL THEORY IN THE BROADER CONTEXT OF PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT AND CULTURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDE MODERNISM, POSTMODERNISM, PHENOMENOLOGY, SEMIOTICS, POST-STRUCTURALISM, AND DECONSTRUCTION. THESE WILL SUPPLY US WITH TOOLS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC ARCHITECTURAL SITUATIONS. WE ARE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A WRITTEN SYNOPSIS OF A DESIGNATED READING, AND AN IN-DEPTH AND ANALYTICAL RESEARCH PAPER ON THE DESIGNATED TOPIC.