Course: Architecture of the 19th - 21st centuries 2

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Course title Architecture of the 19th - 21st centuries 2
Course code KTD/ODAR2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course Yearly
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klíma Petr, Mgr. Ing. arch. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. A Return to Tradition - British Colonial Architecture - Socialist Realism, Italian Rationalism, Third Reich Architecture 2. The Nordic Alternative - Modernism for Export 3. A Reassessment of Modernism - New Brutalism 4. Czechoslovakia: Socialist Realism - Brussels 5. New Urbanism, New Cities (Brasília, Chandigarh) - Housing Estates 6. Structuralism - Phenomenology 7. Czechoslovak Architecture of the 1960s: Machonin et al. 8. Technology, Construction, Utopia: Prouvé - Fuller - Archigram, et al. 9. Machine-Age Architecture - High-Tech 10. Postmodernism - Deconstructivism 11. Minimalism - Critical Regionalism - Sustainability 12. Digital, Parametric, and Emergent Architecture 13. Field Trip Seminar: The content of the seminars will be: 1) joint guided walks and tours of buildings in Pilsen 2) presentation of selected topics supplementing and deepening the topics of the lectures and subsequent discussion (each student will present one topic/personality/work during the semester, possibly also in the form of a report as part of commented walks) 3) discussion of topics from assigned texts 4) discussion of topics from screenings and documents

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Students' self-study
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
possess basic knowledge of history at the level of a general secondary education, draw upon basic knowledge of architecture acquired during previous studies, compare and analyze various forms of architecture at a basic level from aesthetic, semiotic, and technical perspectives, specify basic knowledge from supporting artistic disciplines
Skills
work independently and proactively, and respond flexibly to the instructor's comments, work systematically on assigned tasks or in managing their own learning, find the motivation and basic discipline required for independent study, demonstrate an interest in the theoretical aspects of their learning as they relate to their future professional practice, master basic strategies for working with facts, concepts, and phenomena specific to the field
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
the prerequisites for the emergence of modern architecture, the role of architecture and its creators within broader social, cultural, and political contexts, key principles and realized projects of modern architecture in global, European, Czech, and regional contexts, major figures in the field and the foundations of their work
Skills
analyze and synthesize information enabling inferences regarding the determinants of the development of modern architecture, distinguish the conceptual, stylistic, technical, and other characteristics of buildings across the various stages of the evolution of modern architecture, place specific architectural examples within the broader context of the interpretive framework, evaluate the impact of technological advancements and social changes on architecture and related disciplines
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture
Field trip
Skills
Self-study of literature
Seminar classes
Discussion
Students' portfolio
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Colin Davies. A New History of Modern Architecture. -London. 2017.
  • Cyril Říha (ed.). Ztracená vláda věcí tvých se k tobě navrátí: Architektura a česká politika po roce 1989. Praha. 2022.
  • Jana Tichá. Prostor a místo. Architektonická tvorba na území České republiky 1989?2014. Praha. 2015.
  • Kenneth Frampton. Moderní architektura. Kritické dějiny. Praha. 2022.
  • Oldřich Ševčík. Programy a prohlášení architektů XX. století (skripta). Praha. 1999.
  • Petr Vorlík. Dějiny architektury dvacátého století (skripta). Praha. 2010.
  • Rostislav Švácha. Česká architektura a její přísnost: Padesát staveb, 1989?2004. Praha. 2004.
  • Rostislav Švácha, Milena Sršňová, Jana Tichá (edd.). Euroamerické architektonické myšlení 1936?2011. Praha. 2018.
  • Vladimir 518 (ed.). Praha: Biggboss. 2022.


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