This module examines the history and theory of materialist and ecological architectures from the early modern period to the present day, with reference to...

This module examines the history and theory of materialist and ecological architectures from the early modern period to the present day, with reference to architectural, philosophical, aesthetic and ecological sources. It begins by examining concepts of matter, nature, biology and culture including: 17th-18th century European aesthetics and empiricism (Locke, Kent, Spinoza). Students then discuss 19th century materialism, together with early 20th century scientific texts on biological materialism (Darwin, Marx, Howard, Thompson, von Uexküll). The seminar then develops to explore post-war cybernetic, scientific and landscape practices from the 1950s-70s (Bateson, Buckminster Fuller, Carson, Banham). Finally, the module examines ecological history and theory from the 1970s to our current context of climate change politics, including: feminist ecopolitics, theories of transversality and ecosophy; biopolitical theories of human nature, and anthropocenic or posthuman ethics (Haraway, Braidotti, Guattari, Bennett, Latour, Sloterdjik).

This module examines understandings of a modern history and theory of ecology from a materialist perspective. It aims to develop students’ ability to identify how architectural histories and theories of ecology are informed by discourses in architecture, art,

philosophy, scientific and environmental disciplines. Students will develop the capacity to define and evaluate a specific ecological ‘site’ (building/place/artefact), and to develop critical ways of engaging with ecological discourses in architecture.

This module presents an introduction to the principles of interpreting archaeological evidence. Its aims are to teach students to criticize and evaluate...

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