Architecture from 1750 to the Present
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this survey of modern architecture as a response to the technological, cultural, and theoretical shifts following the European Enlightenment. Rather than a strict chronology, the course organizes material thematically, tracing how industrial and post-industrial expansion shaped design agendas worldwide, with particular attention to European modernism's role in setting the terms for global modernity. Topics include the rise of new building technologies, shifting aesthetic theories, and the historiographic debates architects and critics have had about what modern architecture is for. Materials include lecture notes, readings, and assignments drawn from MIT's architecture curriculum, suitable for students who already have some grounding in architectural history. There is no instructor interaction or certificate, but the full syllabus and course materials are available to study at your own pace.