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Lectures in Architectural Theory: The Ancient Period: From the Babylonian ziggurat, to the ancient pyramid and temple Greece and Rome: temples, Orders, theatres, and agoras/ forums Muslim architecture: the mosques – from Cordoba to Istanbul and Jerusalem Christian and Byzantine Romanesque and Gothic From Michelangelo to Boulee' and Ledoux: Renaissance, Mannerism, Classicism and Neo-classicism The turn to 20th century: From Art Nouveau to Modernism; Pioneers of the Modern Movement Antonio Gaudi, the Gothic Revival in the 19th century and the historical connotations Frank Lloyd Wright, the Prairie Houses and the Japanese influence The Modern Movement in the 20th century – The great masters and leading movements Expressionism vs. Rationalism – from Erich Mendelson to Le Corbusier Metabolism and Archigram Louis Kahn and monumental architecture Hi-tech: from Pierre Luigi Nervi to Piano and Rogers' Pompidou center Post-modern and Late-modern architecture "Rationalist" architecture De-constructivism as an avant-garde stream Vernacular architecture, and Louis Barragan in Mexico Contemporary Japanese architecture in the global context |
