Date: October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

This course presents case studies in the history of architecture, civil and structural engineering, and industrial design. Specific design and building types will be discussed and include: computer aided design, skyscrapers, airports and aircraft factories, space craft and launch facilities, sci-fi dreams and reality, and museums and exhibitions that deal with those and related tech subjects. Each session will explore the past, present, and future possibilities. Those case studies will refer to design and construction technology of their eras and place them in socio-cultural and political contexts. Sessions will generally be in a proseminar format with each lecture followed by discussion. The course will examine instances where architecture, design, and engineering are impacted by technological advances catalyzed by
rivalry and conflict -- military, political, or economic/commercial -- and overall motivations related to wealth and power as much as to design, scientific, or engineering advances.

About John Zukowsky, PhD
John Zukowsky, PhD is an architectural and design historian with over five decades of museum experience. Zukowsky earned a bachelor's degree from Hunter College and master and doctoral degrees from Binghamton University. While curator of architecture for the Art Institute of Chicago from 1978 to 2004, he organized popular, award-winning exhibitions and books. From 2004 to 2012, Zukowsky served as a museum executive in Ohio, Chicago, and New York, and he recently authored Building Chicago, Architecture-Inside Out, New Military Museums, and A Chronology of Architecture.