This page lists the the page numbers of the textbook, A Global History of Architecture (2nd edition, Wiley, 2010) that correspond to lectures 6 through 24. Though it is not required that you complete the readings, you are encouraged to do so. PDF versions of the readings will be available for verified users to download.
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Reading List
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Lecture # |
Source |
Pages to read |
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6: Cities, Gods and Empires |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
16-19; 28-38 |
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7: 1500 BCE: After the Cataclysm: Knossos and Karnak |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
60-73 |
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8: Iron and the New World Order |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
98-112 |
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9: 500 BCE: Persia and Greece |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
116-131 |
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10: Fire, Water and Chariots |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
96-97; 408 |
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11: Buddhism: Out of India |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
176-179; 238-241 |
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12: Americas |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
52-54; 81-84; 88-92; 222-228 |
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13: Rome Urbi et Orbi |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
154-164 |
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14: The Pantheon and Petra |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
173-175; 194-205 |
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15: Early Christian Architecture |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
249-256 |
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16: Byzantium and Armenia |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
268-277 |
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17: Early Islam: 800 CE |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
301-307 |
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18: Early Hindu Architecture |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
244-245; 278-281; 340-347 |
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19: Borobudur, Angkor Wat and S.E. Asia |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
314-316; 318-320; 392-397 |
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20: Inner Asia and Beyond in the 13th Century |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
379–385; 402-406; 412-416 |
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21: Monasteries and Cathedrals in Europe |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
324-325; 367-374; 417-425 |
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22: Sienna and Florence in Perspective |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
426-427; 460-461 |
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23: Renaissance Transition |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
462-474 |
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24: The Colonial World |
A Global History of Architecture, 2e |
791-797 |