Course: Introduction to the history of architecture III

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Course title Introduction to the history of architecture III
Course code KHI/PBD31
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zubík Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Summary of students' previous knowledge of the history of architecture, definition of the subject. 2. Review of the overview of Baroque architecture in Europe. 3. Review of the overview of Baroque architecture in the Czech lands. 4. Architectural trends at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. 5. Historicist architecture, restoration purism in Europe. 6. Historicist architecture in the Czech lands. 7. Restoration purism in the Czech lands. 8. New materials in architecture. 9. Architectural trends at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries I. 10. Architectural trends at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries II. 11. Individualistic modernism in architecture in Europe. 12. Individualistic modernism in architecture in the Czech lands. 13. Summary of the topics discussed. 14. Credit test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the works of important world and Czech architects, their theories and historical significance in the 19th and 20th centuries. The aim will also be to present the context of the era, the reflection of which was particularly evident in the architecture of the period under study.
The student is able to determine the characteristic features of historical architectural styles, can roughly date historical architecture, and knows the basic development of architecture in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
Prerequisites
Completion of the course Introduction to the History of Architecture II.
KHI/PBD21

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attendance at lectures with a maximum of 3 absences, study of prescribed professional literature. Oral exam to verify the material covered.
Recommended literature
  • Frampton, Kenneth. Moderní architektura : kritické dějiny. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-200-1261-3.
  • Nový, Otakar. Česká architektonická avantgarda. Praha, 2001. ISBN 978-80-7260-511-8.
  • Staňková, Jaroslava, Sedláková Radomíra, Pošva, Rudolf. Architektura v proměnách tisíciletí. Praha, 2005. ISBN 978-80-86817-10-1.
  • Švácha, ROstislav. Od moderny k funkcionalismu. Praha, 1995. ISBN 80-85605-84-8.


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