Course Details

Architecture of New York: 17th Century to Present Day

 

NYCM1-CE8133 / $470
SPRING 2012
Continuing Education: Humanities and Performing Arts

Learn the essential history of the city's built environment--from Dutch days to the present. All building types are discussed in this course, including row houses; apartment buildings; tenements; office buildings; industrial loft buildings; houses of worship; and civic buildings, as well as bridges, parks, and other public works. All styles are covered, from the Georgian of the English colonial era to 19th-century revival styles through beaux arts, art deco, modernism, and postmodernism. By the end of the course, students are able to tell a Federal from a Greek Revival row house; know what motivated Victorian designers; and understand where modernism came from and why.

No grades issued.

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Related Subject Areas: Architecture Appreciation, Metropolitan Studies, Humanities

 

 

 

Section 1

 

Tuesday 10:00am-11:40am
February 14 - May 8

No class Mar. 13.

12 Sessions

Instructor: Francis Morrone  
Location: Midtown Center

 

 

Section 2

 

Tuesday 6:45pm-8:25pm
February 14 - May 8

No class Mar. 13.

12 Sessions

Instructor: Francis Morrone  
Location: Washington Square