Introduction to the History and Theory of Architecture

Recitations

These notes for selected discussion sections are courtesy of the course teaching assistants Mohamad A. Chakaki, Igor Demchenko, and Michael Kubo.

REC #	Topics
R1	Discussion: first societies (PDF)
R2	Discussion: The MIT Chapel (PDF)
R3	Discussion section: buildings and representations in time (PDF)
R4	Discussion: the pyramids (PDF)
R8	Discussion: the profession of the architect in classical antiquity In lieu of notes, students referred to an excerpt of Vitruvius’ De architectura (aka The Ten Books on Architecture), from Book 1 “First Principles and the Layout of Cities.” Preface Ch. 1. The Education of the Architect Ch. 2. The Terms of Architecture Ch. 3. The Divisions of Architecture Source: Vitruvius Ten Books on Architecture, trans. Ingrid D. Rowland. Cambridge University Press, 1999. (Note for OCW users, an alternate translation by Morris Hicky Morgan (1914) is available online.)
R9	Discussion: the plan of St. Gall (PDF)