{"id":2777,"date":"2020-03-18T04:31:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T04:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finearts.hku.hk\/dev-finearts3\/?page_id=2777"},"modified":"2026-07-21T09:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:40:05","slug":"arth2031","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/academic-programmes\/undergraduate\/courses\/arth2031\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTH2031"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20px;line-height:1.5;\"><span class=\"course-title\">ARTH2031<\/span><\/h5><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.6;\"><span class=\"course-title\">Modern western architecture<\/span><\/h1><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.4;\">Lecturer: <a href=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/people\/greg-m-thomas\/\">Greg M. THOMAS<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20px;line-height:1.5;\">6 credits<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Tracing the development of modernity in western architecture, this course examines a series of movements and cities from the mid-18th century to the present. Major examples include Neoclassicism in Washington, D.C., Haussmann\u2019s renovation of Paris, colonialism in Hong Kong and Shanghai, skyscrapers in Chicago and New York, and the international spread of Modernism and the diverse movements that have followed it. Emphasis is placed on construction technology, architectural theory, and the way buildings express institutional ideologies.\u00a0 Tutorials include visits to local buildings.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-1 clean vertical-tabs icon-position-left\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#wrapper .fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1.clean .nav-tabs li a.tab-link{border-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li a.tab-link{background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.1);}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link:hover,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link:focus{background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li a:hover{background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);border-top-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .tab-pane{background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .tab-content .tab-pane{border-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);}<\/style><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-5b5fd96ae9c76d58619\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"fusion-tab-assessment\" href=\"#tab-5b5fd96ae9c76d58619\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\"><i class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-check-square far\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size:22px;\"><\/i>Assessment<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-06d83d83f2577a30ab2\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-prerequisite\" href=\"#tab-06d83d83f2577a30ab2\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\"><i class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-check-square fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size:22px;\"><\/i>Prerequisite<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-5b5fd96ae9c76d58619\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-assessment\" href=\"#tab-5b5fd96ae9c76d58619\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\"><i class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-check-square far\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size:22px;\"><\/i>Assessment<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-assessment\" id=\"tab-5b5fd96ae9c76d58619\">\n<p><strong>100% coursework<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\"><li><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-06d83d83f2577a30ab2\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-prerequisite\" href=\"#tab-06d83d83f2577a30ab2\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\"><i class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-check-square fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size:22px;\"><\/i>Prerequisite<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-prerequisite\" id=\"tab-06d83d83f2577a30ab2\">\n<p><strong>None<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20px;line-height:1.5;\">Feedback<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-testimonials classic fusion-testimonials-1\" data-random=\"0\" data-speed=\"5000\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#fusion-testimonials-1 a{border-color:#607d8b;}#fusion-testimonials-1 a:hover, #fusion-testimonials-1 .activeSlide{background-color: #607d8b;}.fusion-testimonials.classic.fusion-testimonials-1 .author:after{border-top-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.05) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"reviews\"><div class=\"review active-testimonial no-avatar\"><blockquote><q style=\"background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.05);color:#607d8b;\" class=\"fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>&#8220;<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The enthusiastic professor! And learning a lot about architectural forms, as I have no architecture background. It was so incredibly insightful, I especially found the HK modern building analysis, interesting<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/q><\/blockquote><div class=\"author\" style=\"color:#607d8b;\"><span class=\"company-name\"><strong>ARTH2031 student<\/strong>, <span>2025-2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"review no-avatar\"><blockquote><q style=\"background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.05);color:#607d8b;\" class=\"fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>&#8220;I enjoyed the tutorials and that we got to go out to see the buildings. I found this more hands-on approach to be helpful, especially for understanding the theory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/q><\/blockquote><div class=\"author\" style=\"color:#607d8b;\"><span class=\"company-name\"><strong>ARTH2031 student<\/strong>, <span>2025-2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"review no-avatar\"><blockquote><q style=\"background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.05);color:#607d8b;\" class=\"fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>&#8220;<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Simply fun and engaging! I recommend this course to everyone<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/q><\/blockquote><div class=\"author\" style=\"color:#607d8b;\"><span class=\"company-name\"><strong>ARTH2031 student<\/strong>, <span>2025-2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"review no-avatar\"><blockquote><q style=\"background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.05);color:#607d8b;\" class=\"fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>&#8220;<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Everything, from content to the way it was taught, the class is really engaging<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/q><\/blockquote><div class=\"author\" style=\"color:#607d8b;\"><span class=\"company-name\"><strong>ARTH2031 student<\/strong>, <span>2025-2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"review no-avatar\"><blockquote><q style=\"background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.05);color:#607d8b;\" class=\"fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>&#8220;<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Covered a vast variety of topics, architectural styles. detailed information and inspiring explorations on the different theories and philosophies related to the styles<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/q><\/blockquote><div class=\"author\" style=\"color:#607d8b;\"><span class=\"company-name\"><strong>ARTH2031 student<\/strong>, <span>2025-2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"testimonial-pagination\" id=\"fusion-testimonials-1\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Testimonial Pagination\"  class=\"activeSlide\"><\/a><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Testimonial Pagination\" ><\/a><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Testimonial Pagination\" ><\/a><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Testimonial Pagination\" ><\/a><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Testimonial Pagination\" ><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":345,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2777","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2777"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13723,"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2777\/revisions\/13723"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}