Analysis of Contemporary Architecture
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this course examining pivotal events and figures that shaped modern architecture. Discussion centers on buildings and the work of individual architects, with canonical movements and structures studied in detail for their influence on the field. Students visit selected buildings in person to evaluate their significance firsthand rather than relying only on photographs and lectures. The course culminates in a final project where each student analyzes a single building through drawings, written text, a bibliography, and a physical model, prepared as if for documentation and exhibition. Materials include the syllabus, reading lists, and assignment guidelines as published by MIT. The course suits students wanting a grounded, building-by-building approach to architectural history rather than a purely theoretical survey.