Architecture and Design

Unlearning the City: Infrastructure in a New Optical Field Unlearning the City Infrastructure in a New Optical Field Swati Chattopadhyay 2012 Fall
A new way to describe the city—through the lens of popular culture and street life
The Modern Architectural Landscape The Modern Architectural Landscape Caroline Constant 2012 Spring
Examines the overlooked contributions of modern architects to landscape design
Ottoman Izmir: The Rise of a Cosmopolitan Port, 1840-1880 Ottoman Izmir The Rise of a Cosmopolitan Port, 1840-1880 Sibel Zandi-Sayek 2011 Fall
A revelatory examination of the multiple constructions of urban modernization
Henri Lefebvre on Space: Architecture, Urban Research, and the Production of Theory Henri Lefebvre on Space Architecture, Urban Research, and the Production of Theory Łukasz Stanek 2011 Spring
Shows how Lefebvre’s theory of space developed out of direct engagement with architecture, urbanism, and urban sociology
Architecture of Thought Architecture of Thought Andrzej Piotrowski 2011 Spring
An innovative examination of how material practices and constructed environments have shaped cultures
Fallout Shelter: Designing for Civil Defense in the Cold War Fallout Shelter Designing for Civil Defense in the Cold War David Monteyne 2011 Spring
Tracing the partnership between architects and American civil defense officials during the Cold War
Mediterranean Crossroads: Marseille and Modern Architecture Mediterranean Crossroads Marseille and Modern Architecture Sheila Crane 2011 Spring
Examining Marseille as a significant center for the evolution of architectural and urban modernism
A Joint Enterprise: Indian Elites and the Making of British Bombay A Joint Enterprise Indian Elites and the Making of British Bombay Preeti Chopra 2011 Spring
An in-depth look at the urban history of British Bombay
Women and the Everyday City: Public Space in San Francisco, 1890–1915 Women and the Everyday City Public Space in San Francisco, 1890–1915 Jessica Ellen Sewell 2010 Fall
Women in the city in turn-of-the-century San Francisco
Utopia’s Ghost: Architecture and Postmodernism, Again Utopia’s Ghost Architecture and Postmodernism, Again Reinhold Martin 2010 Spring
Unpacking architecture’s important—and continuing—role in postmodern thought
A Manufactured Wilderness: Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890–1960 A Manufactured Wilderness Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890–1960 Abigail A. Van Slyck 2010 Spring
An engrossing look at American summer camps—from mess halls to tents to fire circles
Mine Towns: Buildings for Workers in Michigan’s Copper Country Mine Towns Buildings for Workers in Michigan’s Copper Country Alison K. Hoagland 2010 Spring
What company towns in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan reveal about life during America’s first mineral land rush
Architecture's Historical Turn: Phenomenology and the Rise of the Postmodern Architecture's Historical Turn Phenomenology and the Rise of the Postmodern Jorge Otero-Pailos 2010 Spring
Examines the origins and influence of postmodernist thought in architectural theory
Cold War on the Home Front: The Soft Power of Midcentury Design Cold War on the Home Front The Soft Power of Midcentury Design Greg Castillo 2009 Fall
An illustrated history of the persuasive impact of model homes, appliances, and furniture in cold war propaganda
Manhood Factories: YMCA Architecture and the Making of Modern Urban Culture Manhood Factories YMCA Architecture and the Making of Modern Urban Culture Paula Lupkin 2009 Fall
How moral agendas shaped the look and feel of YMCAs