Course Description The study of the history of the built environment provides a general understanding on how human societies have adapted the form of the built environment to their unique cultural, political, economic, climatic, and environmental challenges across time. This is the first of two courses which explore the history of the built environment through the lens of the six global climatic zones, providing an opportunity to explore the built environment across the world and throughout various cultures. This course provides an overview of the history of the built environment at the city, building, and landscape scales and covers the built environment in selected climates. Students will learn examples from the past to help inform solutions to the multiple and complex challenges that our built environment faces today and in the future. This course will explore the economic, social, an...

Course Description The study of the history of the built environment provides a general understanding on how human societies have adapted the form of the built environment to their unique cultural, political, economic, climatic, and environmental challenges across time. This is the second of two courses which explore the history of the built environment through the lens of the six global climatic zones, providing an opportunity to explore the built environment across the world and throughout various cultures. This course provides an overview of the history of the built environment at the city, building, and landscape scales and covers the built environment in selected climates. Students will learn examples from the past to help inform solutions to the multiple and complex challenges that our built environment faces today and in the future. This is the second course out of two courses, an...