4.657 Design: The History of Making Things
Enrollment:
Limited to 36
Required of:
Required for BSAD, Arch minor. Restr. Elective for Design minor.
Note: Recitation 1 schedule change to W 9-10
GIR: CI-H, HASS-CI, HASS-A
Examines themes in the history of design, with emphasis on Euro-American theory and practice in their global contexts. Addresses the historical design of communications, objects, and environments as meaningful processes of decision-making, adaptation, and innovation. Critically assesses the dynamic interaction of design with politics, economics, technology, and culture in the past and at present.