Call Number | 14152 |
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Day & Time Location |
MW 4:10pm-5:25pm 501 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH] |
Points | 3 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructors | Francesco de Angelis Julius Chang |
Type | LECTURE |
Method of Instruction | In-Person |
Course Description | Interdisciplinary study of ancient Roman engineering and architecture in a course co-created between Arts & Sciences and Engineering. Construction principles, techniques, and materials: walls, columns, arches, vaults, domes. Iconic Roman buildings (Colosseum, Pantheon, Trajan’s Column) and infrastructure (roads, bridges, aqueducts, baths, harbors, city walls). Project organization. Roman engineering and society: machines and human labor; engineers, architects, and the army; environmental impact. Comparisons with current practice as well as cross-cultural comparisons with other pre-modern societies across the globe. A Columbia Cross-Disciplinary Course. |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Art History and Archaeology |
Enrollment | 50 students (100 max) as of 9:06PM Thursday, December 12, 2024 |
Subject | ArtHistArchael, CivEngEngMech |
Number | W4149 |
Section | 001 |
Division | School of Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate |
Open To | Architecture, Schools of the Arts, Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, General Studies |
Note | A Columbia Cross-Disciplinary Course. Columbia Cross-Discipl |
Section key | 20243AHCE4149W001 |