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ARCH4341-1 / Fall 2025

Andrew Dolkart

Traditional American Architecture

Canvas

When Europeans arrived in what is now the United States, they rarely acknowledged that the indigenous people had any architectural culture. With a few rare exceptions, they ignored the often environmentally sensitive structures of native people and attempted to adapt their own built heritage in conditions in North America. While acknowledging the rich architectural heritage of native peoples, this class will explore the architecture of the United States from the earliest buildings erected by Europeans in the seventeenth century through the architecture of the late nineteenth century. In class, we will examine the iconic architectural monuments erected during this period, ranging from surviving colonial homes to the works of amateur and professional architects such as Peter Harrison, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, John Mills, A. J. Davis, Richard Upjohn, Frank Furness, and Henry Hobson Richardson. We will also explore lesser known and vernacular buildings and the spread of architectural ideas from centers of innovation into small towns and rural landscapes. We will review the evolving forms and styles of architecture and forces behind developments in American design, discussing the impact of the ideas of such designers and theoreticians as Frederick Law Olmsted, Andrew Jackson Downing, and Richard Morris Hunt.

Location & Time

209 Fayerweather

TU 11 AM - 1 PM

Session & Points

Full Semester

3 Points

Sequence

HP Required

N/W

History & Theory

Post-1800

Call Number

10737

Programs

M.S. Real Estate Development

Master of Architecture

M.S. Advanced Architectural Design

New York / Paris

M.S. Urban Planning

M.S. Architecture and Urban Design

M.S. Computational Design Practices

M.S. Historic Preservation

Other Semesters & Sections

Course	Semester	Title	Instructor	Syllabus	Requirements & Sequence	Location & Time	Session & Points	Call No.
A4341‑1	Fall 2023	Traditional American Architecture	Andrew Dolkart		HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	209 FAYERWEATHER TU 11 AM - 1 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	10091
A4341‑1	Fall 2022	Traditional American Architecture	Andrew Dolkart		HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	WARE TU 11 AM - 1 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	10720
A4341‑1	Fall 2021	Traditional American Architecture	Andrew Dolkart		HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	113 AVERY TU 11 AM - 1 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	11603
A4341‑1	Spring 2021	Modern American Architecture	Jorge Otero-Pailos		HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	REMOTE M 11 AM - 1 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	12459
ARCH4341‑1	Fall 2020	Traditional American Architecture	Andrew Dolkart		HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	Online T 11 AM - 1 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	11889
A4341‑1	Spring 2020	Modern American Architecture	Jorge Otero-Pailos	Syllabus	HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	300 BUELL SOUTH M 11 AM - 1 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	11473
A4341‑1	Fall 2019	Traditional American Architecture	Andrew Dolkart	Syllabus	HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	115 AVERY HALL T 11 AM - 1 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	41454
A4341‑1	Spring 2019	Modern American Architecture	Jorge Otero-Pailos	Syllabus	REQUIRED 1ST YR HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	300 BUELL SOUTH M 11 AM - 1 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	85279
A4341‑1	Fall 2018	Traditional American Architecture	Andrew Dolkart	Syllabus	Required for M.S. HP 1st Year HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	200 Buell Hall TU 9 AM - 11 AM	Full Semester 3 Points	88004
A4341‑1	Fall 2017	American Architecture: 18th & 19th Centuries	Andrew Dolkart	Syllabus	Required for HP 1st year HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	200 Buell TH 11 AM - 1 PM	Full Semester 3 Points	25505
A4341‑1	Fall 2016	PREMODERN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE	Janet Foster	Syllabus	REQUIRED HP 1 HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	115 AVERY TH 11 AM - 1 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	16155
A4341‑1	Fall 2015	AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE I	Andrew Dolkart		HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	200 BUELL TH 11 AM - 1 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	91297
A4341‑1	Fall 2014	AMERICAN ARCH I			HP Required N/W History & Theory Post-1800	200 BUELL R 11:00A-01:00PBUE BUELL HALL 200	001 3 Points	13046

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