HIS.2036 History of New York City
Why does New York City look the way it does? How have its physical appearance and spatial organization changed over the last 200 years? What are the economic, political, and cultural dynamics that have shaped this city's development? What have been the visions for the city? How have its residents and visitors experienced its physical organization? This course seeks to answer these and other questions. Its main focus is on the history of the city's public and private architecture, physical design and use of natural and material resources. We will look for answers in readings, documentary films and on required field trips into New York City.
LA