S_DAR Architectural History

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Michal Kraus, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. arch. Filip Landa (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Michal Kraus, 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/P01: Fri 18:10–19:40 E6, M. Kraus
S_DAR/S01: each even Monday 14:50–16:20 I317A, each even Monday 16:30–18:00 I317A, M. Kraus
Prerequisites
FORMA(P)
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
  • 1. Definition of terms
  • 2. Megalithic cultures
  • 3. Ancient architecture
  • 4. Byzantine, pre-Romanesque and Romanesque architecture
  • 5. Gothic and Přemyslid founding of cities
  • 6. Renaissance
  • 7. Baroque
  • 8. Classicism and the birth of modernity
  • 9. The Industrial Revolution: the Birth of the City and the Utopians
  • 10. The first half of the 20th century
  • 11. The Athens Charter and its impact on urban planning
  • 12. Theory of spatial concepts
  • 13. Postmodernism and current tendencies
Literature
    required literature
  • 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.
  • 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.
    recommended literature
  • JEHLÍK, Jan. Rukověť urbanismu. Praha: Ausdruck Books, 2016.
  • 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.
  • KOUCKÝ, Roman. Elementární urbanismus. Praha: Zlatý řez, 2006. ISBN 80-902810-7-9.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Exercise
Excursion - language
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Block - lecture
Teaching Block - seminar
Teaching Block - tutorial
Teaching Block - consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Group Teaching - Collaboration
Project Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation of seminar work2020
Presentation, project defence55
Preparation for Lectures13 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial2653
Preparation for the Final Test3054
Setting a name, goal and curriculum of the semester project1010
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2614
Total:156156
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
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2015, Summer 2016, winter 2016, summer 2017, summer 2018, winter 2018, summer 2019, winter 2019, summer 2020, winter 2020, summer 2021, winter 2021, summer 2022, winter 2022.
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