ADT 493S - BB: The Nature of Order

4 credit(s)
The BB designation indicates this course will be taught at the Building Beauty program at the Sant’Anna Institute in Sorrento, Italy. This course forms the theoretical backbone of the Building Beauty program. Students will go through an exploration of the essential elements of Christopher Alexander’s Magnum Opus The Nature of Order. The magnitude of the spectrum covered in this remarkable work will offer students the opportunity to engage in a large reflection on the essential elements that come into play in making, at all scales. The course is a reading seminar. Students alternate in presenting chapters assigned each class. There will also be presentations and talks by academics and practitioners relating to particular chapters. At the end of the year students will make the connection with the practical making experience in the course, or regarding a topic of their own interest, in a piece of original academic writing of between 20-30 pages.
Prerequisite(s): ADT 232, ADT 244, or junior standing

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