Course: History of architecture 1

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Course title History of architecture 1
Course code KAR/DAR1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Gabriel František, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Main topics: 1. Introduction to history of construction: Building history and its importance for history and cultural landscape. 2. Historical sources: Written historical sources, material historical sources, starting points of the source base for history of construction. 3. Prerequisites for the study of construction history: Historical buildings, their style and functional scope, construction-historical survey and its forms. 4. Methods of study of historical buildings 1: Development of study methods of material sources and their application in the study of historical buildings. 5. Methods of study of historical buildings 2: Differences of methods of SHP and methods of study of construction history, relation to archaeology, art history and ethnography. 6. Terminology of urbanism: Basic urban terminology of settlement units (village, town, castle, monastery). 7. Terminology and typology of buildings 1: General terms of buildings (space, facade, layout). 8. Terminology and typology of buildings 2: Terms of facades, openings and their fillings 9. Terminology and typology of buildings 3: Terms of general arrangement (communication, ceiling, floors) 10. Terminology and typology of buildings 4: Terms of roofs, roofing and roof trusses. 11. Terminology and typology of buildings 5: Terms of building materials and structures. 12. Terminology and typology of buildings 6: Terms of fireplaces and special space

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To characterize and to classify individual prehistoric periods chronologically
To summarize the importance of archaeology for understanding the past
To summarize the importance of building survey and built-in areas for understanding the past
Skills
To understand a scientific text in English/German
To use adequate terminology in Czech
To understand a scientifically-structured lecture
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To explain the basic terminology
To summarize the importance of the study of building history for the knowledge of the past
To summarize the principles of research and documentation of constructions
Skills
To describe different building solutions of individual building types
To describe development tendencies of individual building types
To date buildings and their components
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
assessment methods
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Gabriel, F. Hrady severních Čech.. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze., 2009.
  • Gabriel, F. Quo vadis vědo o hradech? Castellologica bohemica 8, 499-502. Plzeň, 2002.
  • Gabriel, F. Teoretické aspekty hradních staveb. Ústí nad Labem: UJEP, 2006. ISBN 80-7044-840-7.
  • Kašička, F. Stavebně historický průzkum. Praha, 2002.
  • Škabrada, Jiří. Konstrukce historických staveb. Praha : Argo, 2003. ISBN 80-7203-548-7.


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