Course Details
Course Title Architecture of Ancient Civilizations
Course ID ARCH 131
Course Program Undergraduate, B.Arch,
Course Type Core Theory
Credits 2.00
Credits Hours 2 Hrs/WK
Semester Level I, Term I
Prerequisite
Course Offered Yes
Description Origin of Architecture in prehistoric times. History of architecture as a perceptual process of evolution through the ancient ages. Critical evaluation of ancient architecture from economic, social, political, cultural and religious viewpoints with reference to Egyptian, Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Assyrian), Persian, Meso-American, Aegean, Chinese, Japanese and Indian civilizations.