Final Exam Reading Materials and Questions
Due: DEC 7, submit under
 
In the Final Exam, the instructor prepared TWO topics regarding the architecture history we learned
in this semester. Your job to select ONE that interest you, and answer the questions following the
text. Each topic contains three articles from well-known architects and theorists to provide a
continuous and reflective discussion for you (selected from a book edited by Prof. Korydon Smith).
The length of each answer is approximately 200-300 words. In each answer, no specific citation
style is required. Please submit your answers in a Word document and label clearly the name of the
topic you choose.
 
TOPIC Name:
MATERIAL AND IMMATERIAL / BODY AND BUILDING
Reading materials:
TOPIC 1: MATERIAL AND IMMATERIAL
Introduction
Original Text: Leon Battista Alberti, Excerpts from The Art of Building in Ten Books.
Reflective Text: Juhani Pallasmaa, Excerpts from The Eyes of the Skin.
Philosophical Text: Jonathan Hill, Excerpts from Immaterial Architecture.
Writing and Discussion Questions
 
TOPIC 2: BODY AND BUILDING
Introduction
Original Text: Marcus Vitruvius, Excerpts from The Ten Books on Architecture.
Reflective Text: Le Corbusier, Excerpts from Le Modulor.
Philosophical Text: Lance Hosey, “Hidden Lines: Gender, Race, and the Body.”
Writing and Discussion Questions