An Interdisciplinary Course: “On Beauty: Perspective, Proportion, and Rationalism in Western Culture”

Year: 2005 Authors: Alison Fleming; Sharon Frechette; Sarah Luria

Core claim

An integrated course on proportion, perspective, mapping, and urban design can reveal deep connections among mathematics, art, and literature while engaging students from diverse majors.

Topics

interdisciplinary teaching, beauty and perfection, Western culture, mapping and urban planning

Domains

proportion and ratio, linear perspective, geometry, GIS and GPS, visual arts, architecture, urban planning, Renaissance art

Methods

team-taught seminar, discussions and presentations, field trips, student papers and posters

Media

readings, perspective drawings, site drawings, poster

Source status

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