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HAVC 191ITopics in Architecture and Urban History

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Focuses on selected topics in the history of art and visual culture. Topics vary depending on instructor.

  • Winter 2026 Topic: This undergraduate seminar will focus on the role of photography in documenting, representing, and shaping the architecture of the twentieth century city. Following a historical overview of the connection between the development of photography and the growth of European and North American metropolises in the first part of the course, the seminar will pay special attention to the built environment of Los Angeles in readings and in photographic and architectural case studies.

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When it runs

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Tue Thu 1:30pm–3:05pm
Porter Acad 245A. NarathClosed 20/20

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Albert Narath4.9 / 52.2 / 596%24

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