Architecture

Architecture

1. India and Southeast Asia

   • Buddhist stupa
   • Hindu Temple
     • How is the sacred geometry of a hindu temple defined and how is it reflected in the built structure of the temple? What is a mandala and how are they used?
     • geometry
       • mandala
       • spirituality
   • Mughal architecture
     • Persian/Turkish + native indian forms
   • Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom
     • Divine Kingship
       • Religious symbolism
       • real and religious geography

2. East Asia

   • Planning
     • Cities, palaces and temples
       • aesthetic
       • Political
   • Yingzau Fashi
     • status of buildings
   • Sage Mother Hall at Jinci
     • Political and social context
   • Chinese Scholars gardens
     • Planning
     • principles

3. Africa and the Americas

   • Vernacular
     • environmental factors in a building
   • Teotihuacan and Tikal
     • defining features
     • differences
   • Inca ritual
   • Sacrifice
     • Chichen- Itza
   • Olmecs and Zappotecs
     • Main Sites

4. Renaissance and Baroque

   • Cairo
     • major characteristics
   • Brunelleschi
     • spirit of Renaissance humanism
     • Florence cathedral
   • Alberti
     • Perspective and istoria
       • 15th century building
     • Rhetoric
   • Bramante's Influence
   • Mannerism
     • examples
     • theory
   • Palladios Villas
   • Sinans Mosques
     • Competition
       • examples