Spring 2027

Architectural Thinking

Evaluates canonical buildings since 1800 and their theoretical texts within architecture and allied fields.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Adrienne Economos-Miller

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.43 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.74 GPA, 89.8% A/AB (n=49 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Visually recognize and identify major architectural modes of representation.

  • Using formal and technical vocabulary, describe the defining characteristics of buildings.

  • Distinguish and develop a working knowledge of significant developments in architectural thinking across time and in a cross-cultural context.

  • Apply critical thinking to ideas and theories in the history of architecture.

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Prerequisites

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Calendar & sections

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LEC 001Online Only0 / 500

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.43 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.74 GPA, 89.8% A/AB (n=49 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Canonical buildings since 1800 and accompanying theoretical texts.
  • Significant developments in architectural thinking across time and in a cross-cultural context.

Skills

  • Visually recognize and identify major architectural modes of representation.
  • Describe the defining characteristics of buildings using formal and technical vocabulary.
  • Develop a working knowledge of significant developments in architectural thinking across time and in a cross-cultural context.
  • Apply critical thinking to ideas and theories in the history of architecture.

Grades

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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CIVENGR 155 · Spring 2027

Architectural Thinking

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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