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	Instructor	Karen Hudson, Ph.D.
	Office	425 Bowman Hall
	Office Hours	Skype, or phone conference, by appointment.
	Email	karen.hudson@uky.edu

WELCOME (syllabus)

Welcome to HP 675: Architectural History for Preservation Practice. The goal of this course is to introduce you to an interdisciplinary method for identifying, researching, analyzing and writing about the built environment as a social manifestation, not simply an art form. The course is being taught entirely through the University of Kentucky Canvas system. There are 15 modules, roughly corresponding to 15 weeks in a face-to-face semester.

Most modules are organized around three major topics:

1. Context: A chronological look at buildings in their cultural and technological context. The readings assigned from the Gelernter textbook will offer you an overview of each period, and the Eggener readings will provide examples of related research completed by prominent scholars in the field.

2. Method: We will look at methods used by architectural historians to investigate and record buildings. While the Carter and Cromley text will serve as the primary entry into the topic, it will be supplemented by additional readings. Links will be provided in each module to readings assigned outside of the three required text.

3. Analysis: Finally, we will consider one of several ordering systems, or frameworks for analysis, commonly used by architectural historians to interpret the data they collect during research. The Carter and Cromley text will serve as the primary reading for this topic, but again, it will be supplemented by additional readings included in each module.

The format of each module will typically include a written introduction to the week's topic, links to required readings, discussion boards, short content videos, and assignments. You will find everything you need to successfully complete each module when you click on the associated button below, or on the "Modules" button in the menu bar on the left side of the page. Regardless of where you are in Canvas, you can always return here by clicking the "Home" button at the top of the menu bar.

Your grade will be based on the following assignments:

Weekly online discussion boards: 20%

Research paper (completed in 4 stages): 50%

Paper proposal (5%)
Preliminary bibliography (5%)
Draft paper (15%)
Final paper (25%)

Research journal (Zotero): 10%

Digital presentation: 20%

TOTAL 100%

	Module One: Aug. 23-29 Course overview What is American architectural history? Learning to read critically
	Module Two: Aug. 30-Sept. 5 Approaches to American architectural history and historic preservation Framework for analysis: Overview
	Module Three: Sept. 6-12 Context: First civilizations (12,000 BC-AD 1500) Analysis: Space and scale Interlude: Race and Public Space
	Module Four: Sept. 13-19 Context: Cultures transformed and transplanted (1500-1650) Method: Writing a research proposal
	Module Five: Sept. 20-26 Context: Colonial Culture (1650-1763) Method: Citation management & style Analysis: Design process
	Module Six: Sept. 27-Oct. 17 Context: The age of revolution (1763-1820) Method: Preliminary research Analysis: Construction and materials *Research project proposal due October 10
	Module Seven: Oct. 18-24 Mid-term summary and evaluation
	Module Eight: Oct. 25-31 Context: Culture realigned (1820-65) Method: Reconnaissance-level surveying Analysis: Form Zotero bibliography (research journal)* due October 31
	Module Nine: November 1-November 7 Context: Enterprise and turmoil (1865-85) Method: Photography Analysis: Style
	Module Ten: November 8-14 Context: The age of diversity (1885-1915) Method: Measured drawing Analysis: Dating and change over time
	Module Eleven: Nov. 15-21 Context: Frank Loyd Wright and the origins of an American Avant-Garde Method: Writing Analysis: Function
	Module Twelve: Nov. 22-28 Context: Between the wars (1915-45) Method: Documentary research Analysis: Social Studies (Race, Class, Gender, Ethnicity & Sexuality)
	Module Thirteen: Nov. 29-December 5 Context: Modern culture (1945-73) Analysis: Putting it all together *Draft research project due December 5
	Module Fourteen: December 6-December 12 *Digital presentation due December 12
	Module Fifteen: Dec. 13-15 *Final research project due December 15

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