Fall 2024 ArtHistArchael, CivEngEngMech W4149 section 001

The Roman Art of Engineering: Traditions

Roman Art of Engineering

Call Number 14152
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