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ARTHIST 140

An Architectural Imagination (FILMEDIA 140)

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:—

What is architecture? What questions and needs does it respond to? What kind of an imagination does it provoke? Drawing from the work of thinkers and practitioners from across a wide variety of mediums, including architectural design, fashion, film, and visual art, this course will examine these questions in an effort to unpack how architecture shapes our knowledge of ourselves, others (human and non-human), and the cosmos.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 27772
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:12 PM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:Departmental Room
INSTRUCTOR:
Gonzalez Ho, Christian
4units

ARTHIST 140: An Architectural Imagination (FILMEDIA 140)

4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP)

What is architecture? What questions and needs does it respond to? What kind of an imagination does it provoke? Drawing from the work of thinkers and practitioners from across a wide variety of mediums, including architectural design, fashion, film, and visual art, this course will examine these questions in an effort to unpack how architecture shapes our knowledge of ourselves, others (human and non-human), and the cosmos.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 12:00 PM – 1:20 PM — Departmental Room — Gonzalez Ho, Christian (Undergrad)

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