ARCH 142Introduction to Cultural History

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Architecture

When it runs

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course will introduce cultural history and the ethical dimension of the role architects play. Localizing the realities of modernity as an enduring cultural force and a global economy on one hand, with global threats to the future of humankind on the other. This course will explore the commonality of human experience, the interdependence of humans, and the natural environment. By considering narratives, artefacts, and buildings, this course will present how architecture and other cultural creations intersect with issues of race, gender, and identity, within a range of spiritual, social, political, and environmental contexts. Through orientation, disorientation, and reorientation, this course introduces human constructs and environmental conditions from a variety of perspectives such as location, foundation, habituation, accommodation, exile, and displacement.

Prerequisites

Enrolled in H-Architectural Studies

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

ARCH 143

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4647	78 / 90	W 14:00–16:50

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Winter 2021

Apr 26, 2021 Architecture (BAS) Syllabi + AE info doc 2 points, 3 comments

u/Al3xDJ911: “… and Digital Media 1 ARCH 120 \- An Introduction to Architectural Ideas and Communications ARCH 142 – Introduction to Cultural History ARCH 172 \- Building Construction 1 ARCH 193 \- Design Studio ARCH 113 – Visual and Digital Media 2 ARCH 126 – Environmental Building Design ARCH …”

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Fall 2017

Oct 28, 2017 Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

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