Built Environment courses 210 and 220 still have spaces available for Winter Quarter, have no pre-reqs, and are open to all majors. Please see attached course flyers and short descriptions below.
B E 210: GLOBAL HISTORY of the BUILT ENVIRONMENT I
5 credits | VLPA | I&S | SLN 10912
Online and Asynchronous
This course critically examines built environments using a global perspective, beginning with first societies through the 1st millennium CE. Our global perspective encourages thinking about history in a transnational and trans-geographical manner that challenges the canonical approach that has generally privileged Western material and master narratives. The course is structured around the concept of “time cuts” that allow for comparisons across regions and cultural formations. Architecture, landscapes, and urban plans constitute the built environments under consideration.
For more information, please contact dcoslett@uw.edu.
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B E 220: CITIES AND HEALTH
3 credits | I&S | SLN 10913
Tues/Thurs 3:30-4:50
Course meets online: Asynchronous lectures/ synchronous group discussions
BE220 explores how cities contribute to health and well-being, including security, basic needs, positive social relations, choices, and opportunities. It examines some of the major issues that contemporary cities are facing, while thinking about how we can rehabilitate and/or build better, more sustainable, and more equitable cities.
For additional information contact adnyaps@uw.edu