VŠTE:S_DAR Architectural History - Course Information

S_DAR Architectural History

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. arch. Filip Landa (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Vladimír Nývlt, MBA, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

Timetable of Seminar Groups

S_DAR/S01: Fri 9:40–11:10 E5, F. Landa

Prerequisites

Ability of critical and abstract thinking.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

Initiation of dialogue between architecture, urbanism and art. Critical thinking, general cultural overview, active interest in the environment around us, basic orientation in the history of art and architecture, ability of abstraction.

Learning outcomes

Students are able to initiate dialogue between architecture, urbanism and art.

Syllabus

• Course will offer lectures a debates about different topics from architectural and urban history with overlap to sociology, philosophy or psychology, focusing on Czech cultural heritage. Examines old and also modern architecture, art and design in the context of the political, economic, aesthetic and cultural paradigms.
• Literature:
• CIAM 1933 The Athens Charter
• Ch. Alexander, S. Ishikawa, M. Silverstein. A Pattern Language: Towns,Buildings, Construction
• Christopher Alexander. Notes on the sythesis of form
• Kevin Lynch. The Image of the City
• Kevin Lynch. A Theory of Good City Form
• Christian Norberg-Schulz. Genius loci
• Jan Gehl. Life Between Buildings
• Jan Gehl, Lars Gemzoe. New City Spaces
• Aldo Rossi. The architecture of the City
• Rem Koolhaas. Delirious New York
• Manuel de Solà-Morales. A Matter of Things

Literature

required literature
• JACOBS, Jane: Smrt a život amerických velkoměst. Dolní Kounice: MOX NOX, 2012. ISBN 978-80-905064-4-2.
• SITTE, Camillo. Stavba měst podle uměleckých zásad. 2. vyd. Brno: ÚÚR, 2012. 113 s. ISBN 978-80-87318-21-8.
• PALLASMAA, Juhani. Oči kůže. Architektura a smysly. Zlín: Archa, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87545-10-2.
• KOOLHAAS, Rem, B. MAU, J. SIGLER a H. WERLEMANN. S, M, L, XL: Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau. New York: Monacelli Press, 1997. ISBN 978-1885254863.

recommended literature
• JEHLÍK, Jan. Rukověť urbanismu. Praha: Ausdruck Books, 2016.
• KOUCKÝ, Roman. Elementární urbanismus. Praha: Zlatý řez, 2006. ISBN 80-902810-7-9.
• HNILIČKA, Pavel. Sídelní kaše. 2. vyd. Brno: HOST, 2012. 212 s. ISBN 978-80-7294-592-4.
• NORBERG-SCHULZ, Christian. Genius loci. Krajina, místo, architektura. 2. vyd. Praha: Dokořán, 2010. 224 s. ISBN 978-80-7363-303-5.

Forms of Teaching

Lecture
Seminar
Excursion - language

Teaching Methods

Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Group Teaching - Collaboration
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Preparation of seminar work	54
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	20
Preparation for the Final Test	30
Attendance on Lectures	26
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	26
Total:	156	0

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Test – final 30 %
Seminary Work 70 %

Exam conditions

Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points. Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0.

Language of instruction

English

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