An Architectural Imagination

What is architecture? What questions and needs does it respond to? What kind of an imagination does it provoke? What is it about our relationship to architecture that has led to so many forms of cultural expression to draw from its theoretical and practical frameworks? Drawing from the work of thinkers and practitioners from across a wide variety of mediums, including film, fashion, performance, and visual art, this course will examine these questions in an effort to unpack how this modality of imagination shapes our knowledge of ourselves, others (human and non-human), and the cosmos.  This course introduces students to the histories and theories of architecture as one of the earliest forms of interdisciplinary thought. Students without a background in art or architecture are encouraged to enroll.