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www.arch.buet.ac.bd
Course ID
ARCH 131
Course Program
Undergraduate, B.Arch
Course Type
Core Theory
Credits
2
Credits Hours
2 Hrs/WK
Semester
Level I, Term I
Prerequisite
None
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.