Splendor of the City
Residents of Venice, both individually and collectively, fashioned an image of the city as unprecedented and exceptional, accomplishing this in great part through art and… Read More »Splendor of the City
Residents of Venice, both individually and collectively, fashioned an image of the city as unprecedented and exceptional, accomplishing this in great part through art and… Read More »Splendor of the City
This course introduces students to the history and design of cathedrals and monasteries in medieval Europe. Themes include the development of Gothic architecture from Romanesque… Read More »Gothic Cathedrals
This course explores motion graphics and post-production techniques to use in broadcast design, video and film production. Students first learn basic compositing using layers, animated… Read More »Motion Graphics in Film & Video
This course introduces the basic concepts of 3D modeling and animation. Preliminary sketches, concepts and designs precede every project. Polygon and Nurbs modeling, texture mapping,… Read More »3D Modeling & Animation
This co-taught course (AAVHS and Electrical/Computer Engineering) will pair engineers and computer scientists with students from history, media studies and other humanities disciplines to create… Read More »3D Design & Programming in Art & Medicine
Using avatar-based simulation, 3D modeling and interaction design techniques, this studio course explores new hybrid forms of digital arts and communication specifically related to virtual… Read More »Virtual Form & Space
The course explores the architecture of the French chateau from the time of Charles VIII (1483–98) to the time of Henri III (1574–89) in its… Read More »Chateaux of the Loire Valley
This advanced graduate seminar explores life along the geographical peripheries of the Roman Empire, as well as the very concepts of Roman frontiers. We turn… Read More »Roman Frontiers
What did the Parthenon look like in the 5th century BCE? How spectacular was the view of the Giza Pyramids in third millennium BCE Egypt?… Read More »Reconstructing Ancient Worlds
This class looks at Paris as an urban space and as an artistic center. It explores the city as a physical environment that has to… Read More »Paris: A City and Its Culture 1850-1930