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CA6302 - Theory and Criticism of Architecture

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
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Course Offering Term*:
Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims
This course aims at exploring the prominent theory and criticism of architecture worldwide. The course focuses primarily on theoretical discourses and contemplations in several directions since the 1970s:
- Generic City, the global city of late capitalism (Castells, Sassen, Koolhaas);
-  Post-colonialism and architecture in Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America (tropical modernism);
-  China/Asian modernism (modern contemporary) – Beijing, Shanghai, HK, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo;
-  Architectonic and buildability;
-  Infrastructural architecture;
-  Transnational design in the global era;
-  Architecture in the AI age.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 70%
Examination: 30%
Examination Duration: 2 hours
 
Detailed Course Information
CA6302.pdf

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Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering