Patrick Mountjoy Shadow Visit Page Patrick Mountjoy's Shadow Visit PageHometown: Portsmouth, NH Class Year: 2024 Program of Study: Architecture / Art & Architectural HistoryCampus Involvement: American Institute of Architecture Students Please refer to Patrick's course schedule and the course descriptions below to select your desired experience. Wednesday Shadow Visit Experience: 9:00 am - 11:45 am: ARCH 577 - The SkyscraperThe course explores the skyscraper in historical perspective, beginning with mid-19th century developments in American technology and urbanization and ending with the recent phenomenon of the skyscraper as export, as shown in the continuing competition for height in the cities of the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. It examines key stages in the development of the skyscraper in relation to technological innovations and economic change as well as in reference to architects' theoretical ideals, urban visions, and imaginative reinterpretations of the building type. As a modern phenomenon bound up with the culture of cities, the skyscraper serves as a compelling lens through which to assess architecture's engagement with the experience of modernity, in light of literature, the fine arts, photography, and film.There are no upcoming events to display.
