Location
"Now let us, by a flight of imagination, suppose that Rome is not a human habitation but a psychical entity with a similarly long and copious past-an entity, that is to say, in which nothing that has come into existence will have passed away and all earliest phases of existence continue to exist along side the latest one. This would mean that in Rome the palaces of the Caesars and the Septizonium of Septimus Severus would be rising to their old height on the Palatine and that the Castle of S. Angelo would still be carrying on its battlements the beautiful statues which graced it until the siege by the Goths, and so on. But more than this...on the Piazza of the Pantheon we should find not only the Pantheon of today, as it was bequeathed by Hadrian, but, on the same site the original edifice erected by Agrippa; indeed the same piece of ground would be supporting the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva and the ancient temple over which it was built. And the observer would perhaps only have to change the direction of his glance or his position in order to call up the one view or the other." - Sigmund Freud

A number of years ago, Collin Rowe, in writings and lectures, established a critical connection between modern architecture and traditional urbanism. Using the example of Rome to develop a theory of diverse urban ordering in contrast to utopian, or modernist planning proposals, these ideas and thoughts have gained acceptance among leading urban designers and architects. In the current architectural and urban debate, the Italian city, and Rome in particular, has been enlisted by both conservatives, lead by the Krier brothers, and those supporting more radical theories such as Peter Eisenman. Rome, as the center of stable western traditions as well as an example of the most romantic and individualistic forms of expression, demonstrates possible coexistence of both views. As has been the tradition over the centuries, a formal study of the city can only broaden the education of the architect, the planner, and the landscape architect.

Course and Credits Information
Participants will receive 6 credits in architecture. Both undergraduate and graduate credit is available.

The course is a study/travel and lecture combination. The focus will be on Urban Design and the historical layering of a contemporary city such as Rome. The study course will start with the early rational and sometimes haphazard growth of Rome during the empire, proceed to the shrinking of the city in medieval times, continue through the Renaissance with the city of the Popes then go on to the relinquishing of ownership by the Popes to the Italian Republic and end in the study of today's modern metropolis.

A formal set of lectures by the US and Rome faculty will set all historical precedents for the proposed layered urban analysis. Visits to hill towns such as Montepulcino, Todi, Civita de Bagno Reggio, as well as to Renaissance landscaped villas such as Villa Farnese, Villa Lante and Tivoli, coupled with archeological tours of Ostia Antica, Hadrian's Villa, Pompei/ Herculaneum/ Cumae, will constitute the study/tour component. Visits to the surrounding sites will be integral to an understanding of the history of Rome's development through time.

The course will begin in Colorado with meetings where each student will be assigned buildings, urban design spaces, and/or gardens to research. Italian civilization, history and context will be covered. Also survival language skills, cultural orientation and background information will be covered. The class in Rome will begin on June 12 and end July 9 four weeks later. Class will meet Tuesdays through Fridays from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm except for the four 12 hour all day bus excursions. There will also be an occasional meeting on the week-ends to see buildings that are only open during that time. There will be a midterm exam and a final. Upon returning to Denver there will be time allotted to complete final projects. Students will have a choice as to the format, i.e.: drawings with explanations or papers.

Accommodation
xAccommodations will be arranged in shared apartments in the ancient center of Rome, on the Campo de Fiori.

Transportation
The costs associated with transportation to and from Denver and within the Amiens area are not included in the cost of the program.