Introduction As this semester comes to an end, this book serves as a reminder of all our composed work and research regarding historical architecture. We have explored a variety of historical architecture, starting with the neo-classical architectural style, and ending with post-modernist designs. With the emergence of modernism, art has been combined with technology and production to revolutionize design for everyday life. Modernism still exists even today as the upheaval and rapid changes with cities continue. With each chapter identifying multiple themes in historical architecture, we discover how architecture addresses and solves certain issues in each time period. By analyzing the issues old architecture is trying to solve, we better understand the design intentions of the past. This book consists of written “narrative,” assignments as well as “analysis” drawings. Analysis drawings delve into the context of buildings and its surrounding environments and how it affected society. Narrative writings, on the other hand, helped bridge the gaps in terms of context and historical information. Throughout the course, we are challenged to speculate using analytical drawing in the production of new narratives to confirm or correct the emerging histories of architecture. In this, the course tests the hypothesis that the best way to learn history is by doing history. These concluding chapters serve as a comprehensive compilation reflecting the common themes and features of each theme.
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