4073 - Exploring Downtown Providence: From Greek Arcades to Art Deco Towers

Course Description

Photo by John Tschirch

Major architects created some of the nation’s most remarkable landmarks in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. See the first shopping mall in America, Russell Warren’s 1829 Greek Revival Arcade; Victorian office buildings in the Italianate; Renaissance Revival and Art Nouveau styles with elaborate cast iron ornament; and the masterpiece of Art Deco officially named the Industrial Trust Building, but popularly called the "Superman Building"; and the fascinating stories behind each.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Animation : Electives
• Graphic Design : Electives
• Interactive Design : Electives
• Natural Science Illustration : Electives
• Painting Studies : Electives
• Photography : Electives