Course Description
Survey of architecture, interiors, and furniture styles for use in the entertainment design industry from ancient civilization through contemporary design.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will prepare two summary presentations of the
architectural features, interior design/furnishings, and
ornamentation of select historical periods throughout the
semester.
Athena Title
History Architecture and Decor
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. Provide students with an understanding of period architecture, interior design, furniture, and decoration. 2. Students interpret changes in architecture and decoration based on sociological changes in societies. 3. Students develop skills in researching period analysis for entertainment design purposes. 3. Students apply period researching skills to their personal design processes as they complete projects in entertainment design.
Topical Outline
1. Conducting Period Research 2. Egyptian 3. Greek 4. Roman 5. Islamic and Early Christian 6. Byzantine and Romanesque 7. Gothic 8. Renaissance 9. Baroque and Rococo 10. Neoclassical 11. Romantic 12. Victorian 13. Edwardian 14. Modern 15. Postmodern