Ontario College of Art & Design

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

VISD 4B19
Contemporary Studies in Architecture and Design
0.50 Credit(s)
Academic Course
Prerequisite: 10.0 credits, including all first-year requirements (5.0 credits) and 1.0 credit of second-year liberal arts & sciences (including 0.5 credit in VISA/VISC/VISD/VISM).
This course examines design issues in interior architecture and decoration in the 20th century. Emphasis is placed on design currents and aspects of social issues through the examination of specific examples such as the city housing schemes of Vienna, Amsterdam and London. We also discuss contemporary reinterpretations of vernacularism and consider the use of local, traditional and historical themes in architecture and design throughout the 20th century.
Anti-requisite: Students who have taken ACAD 4B19 or VISC 4B19 may not take this course for further credit.
Notes: Priority registration for Environmental Design students.

Priority registration for this course will be lifted on Wednesday, July 18, 2012.

Course code change 2011-12
Course was last updated June 20, 2012 - 3:00 PM