Course: Between Design and Architecture: chapters from the interior theory and history from the 19th to the 21st century 1

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Course title Between Design and Architecture: chapters from the interior theory and history from the 19th to the 21st century 1
Course code KTD/ODMD1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course Yearly
Semester Winter
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. Historicism 2. Biedermaier - Bent furniture (Thonet) 3. Design reform - Arts and Crafts 4. Art Nouveau (floral modernism) 5. Geometric modernism 6. Adolf Loos and the antithesis of Art Nouveau 7. Cubism and Expressionism 8. Between artistic craft and industry (Deutscher Werkbund, Wiener Werkstätte, Artěl, Krásná jizba, Union of Czechoslovak Art) 9. National style - Decorativism - Art Deco 10. Avant-garde: Neoplasticism, Purism, Constructivism 11. Bauhaus 12. Functionalism - Minimal living, Smallest apartment, Modern apartment, Residential landscape - Public interiors 13. Field Trip Seminar: The content of the seminars will be: 1) presentation of selected topics supplementing and deepening the topics of the lectures and/or representing the current scene and subsequent discussion (each student will present one topic/personality/work during the semester) 2) discussion of topics from assigned texts 3) discussion of topics from screenings and documents 4) excursion and/or visit to the exhibition, permanent exhibitions of UPM, ZČM, NTM, etc. 5) extraordinary lecture by a visiting expert

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 - 39 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) - 32 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 25 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
possess basic knowledge of history at the level of a general secondary education, draw upon basic knowledge of interior architecture and design acquired during previous studies, compare and analyze various forms of architecture at a basic level from aesthetic, semiotic, and technical perspectives, specify basic knowledge regarding 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 interior architecture and design, the role of interior architecture and its practitioners within broader social, cultural, and political contexts, key interior design projects and related concepts 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 evolution of modern interior architecture and design, distinguish the conceptual, stylistic, technical, and other characteristics of structures across the various stages of the evolution of modern interior architecture and design, place specific examples of interior projects within the broader context of the interpretive framework, evaluate the impact of technological development and social changes on interior design and related disciplines
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture
Field trip
Skills
Self-study of literature
Discussion
Seminar classes
Students' portfolio
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Dagmar Koudelková. Jindřich Halabala a Spojené uměleckoprůmyslové závody v Brně. Praha. 2018.
  • Daniela Karasová. Dějiny nábytkového umění IV. Praha. 2001.
  • Daniela Kramerová (ed.). Bruselský sen. Československá účast na Světové výstavě Expo 58 v Bruselu a životní styl 1. poloviny 60. let. Praha. 2008.
  • Edward Lucie-Smith. Furniture: A Concise History. Londýn. 1987.
  • Karasová, Daniela. GDN : geneze designu nábytku. 2012. ISBN 978-80-7101-103-3.
  • Knobloch, Iva,; Vondráček, Radim. Design v českých zemích 1900 - 2000 : instituce moderního designu. Vydání 1. 2016. ISBN 978-80-200-2612-5.
  • Štěch Adam. Modern Architecture and Interiors. Mnichov. 2020.
  • Věkoslav Pardyl. Interiér. Praha. 1987.


Study plans that include the course
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