ARCH 201 - The American City: Citizens of the 21st Century

3 Credit Hours

This course studies cities in the United States situated within a global context. The course is organized thematically, including architecture, planning paradigms, urban design theories, social equity, the economies of growth, the role of infrastructure, urban ecologies, geographies of sustainability and the American connection to land and landscape. A series of American case studies will be presented related to these themes. Understanding the complex evolution of American urbanism from multiple perspectives will help students in the future, as citizens of the 21st century.

Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AH) (GCUS)
Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (AH)

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ARCH 201 - The American City: Citizens of the 21st Century