AR3018 History of Non-Western Architecture Syllabus:
AR3018 History of Non-Western Architecture Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES
To create awareness about the history of non-Western Architecture
To give outline knowledge of various non-Western Architectural traditions.
To inform about colonial influences on non-Western architecture.
UNIT I CHINESE, JAPANESE AND KOREAN ARCHITECTURE
China – Prehistoric history, regional architecture, dynasty architecture, architecture of the general public, imperial architecture, religious architecture, Horizontality, Enclosure, hierarchy, symmetry, influences of Chinese architecture on neighbouring regions, influence of neighbouring regions on Chinese architecture
Japanese – Prehistoric history, regional architecture and architecture of different periods, pagodas, shrines, temples, wooden structures, zen architecture, gardens, castles, imperial architecture, early minimalism, Japanese-Western eclectic architecture, colonial architecture, FLW, Corbusier, Tange’s architecture in Japan.
Korea – Dolmens, Buddhist architecture, hanoks, semi-subterranean houses, Korean forts, pagodas, differences from Chinese and Japanese pagodas, tombs.
UNIT II SOUTH-EAST ASIAN ARCHITECTURE
Historic architecture of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Indonesia, Khmer architecture, Buddhist architecture, Dutch architecture of Indonesia, British colonial architecture of Singapore and Sri Lanka, French architecture of Vietnam, Spanish colonial architecture of Philippines, temple complexes, Angkor wat, Borobudur, Angkor thom, Luang Prabang, Preah Vihear.
UNIT III AFRICAN ARCHITECTURE
Early history – Egyptian, Phoenician, Nubian, Roman architecture, Aksumite architecture, Nigerian dry stone buildings, Islamic and Moorish architecture of north Africa- in the regions of Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Great Mosque of Djenné, Tomb of Aksia, Ibwami of Rwanda, Swahili architecture, Colonial architecture of Cape Town, Saint-Louis, Grand-Bassam, Gold Coast, etc.
UNIT IV RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA AND KOREA
Russia – Slav medieval forts, Christian architecture of Kievan Rus, Veliky Novgorod, Kiev, Murom. Muscovite architecture, Imperial architecture of Russia – castles, cathedrals and palaces, postrevolution architecture.
Mongolia – Stupas, Yurts, Imperial architecture at Karakorum, Buddhist monasteries.
UNIT V OCEANIA
Indigenous architecture of Oceania. Colonial Architecture of Australia and New Zealand.
TEXTBOOKS
1. Banister Fletcher, A History of Architecture, CBS 1999
2. Ching et Al, A Global History of Architecture, Wiley 2017
OUTCOME
Familiarity with the architecture of non-Western traditions
Exposure to colonial influence on non-Western cultures
Broader awareness of historical processes across the world in the realm of architecture