Course Description
The architecture, interiors, and furnishings in the western world from the ancient Egyptian era to present day.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students enrolling in the course will be required (in addition to completing the same requirements as the
undergraduates) to:
1) review and analyze literature and other materials relevant to one period covered in the course.
2) present the period to the class in a lecture format; and
3) complete a final paper analyzing the importance of the period they researched in the context of the other periods covered in the course.
Athena Title
Hist of Design Int Furn II
Undergraduate Prerequisite
TXMI 4350/6350
Graduate Prerequisite
TXMI 4350/6350
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will understand the historical, social, political, economic and industrial influences upon the evolution and development of architecture, interiors, and furniture design.
- Students will become familiar with the various eras and styles of historic architecture and interior design by recognizing significant works and understanding the philosophies and influences of the contributors.
- Students will gain knowledge of and identify individual characteristics and structural details of historic architecture, interiors, and furnishings.
- Students will become familiar with the various areas of contemporary furniture design by recognizing significant works and understanding the philosophies of the contributors.
- Students will effectively assimilate, analyze, and present course content in written forms.
- Students will develop the ability to present academic material in a professional manner.
- Students will gain an understanding of the influence social sustainability has on the re-use and re-purpose of architectural elements through the ages.
· Begin a personal visual reference library of classical architectural elements that have been re-purposed throughout various historical periods.
Topical Outline
- 1. Eighteenth-Early Nineteenth Centuries
- 2. Thonet, Shakers
- 3. Arts and Crafts
- 4. Art Nouveau and De Stilji
- 5. Pre World War I
- 6. Modern Movement
- 7. Post-modernism
- 8. Deconstructivism
- 8. Deconstructivism
- 9. Sustainability/ Eco design
- 10. Present Day
