What does it mean to "understand" buildings? From the outside, as we first confront them? From the inside as we experience them? We can understand buildings in simple, pragmatic terms—how they work for what they are supposed to do—and we can understand them as architecture. This is a brief introduction to the logic of architectural form and space—the phenomena, principles, characteristics, geometries, and themes at the basis of making and understanding architecture—irrespective of time. It will seek to define the "define-able" while acknowledging that much of the soul-stirring power of architecture eludes definition.

Alan Chimacoff, a Princeton-based architect and photographer, taught at Cornell and Princeton for thirty years. He's known for designing buildings at top institutions, receiving the New Jersey AIA Michael Graves Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. His photos have been exhibited nationwide, and his work is part of Cornell's collection and displayed at Princeton's Maclean House. Chimacoff holds architecture degrees from Cornell and Harvard.

Fridays from 1:30–3:30 p.m. for eight weeks beginning March 1 through April 26 (no class on March 29).
Virtual — Lecture — Unlimited

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