Course: Archaeology of Buildings

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Course title Archaeology of Buildings
Course code KAR/SHP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course 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
Constructionally-historic survey as an interdisciplinary activity, levels of detail, way of presentation, structure and formal parts of the final paper. Emphasized will be significance of documenting contemporary state of a building, basic was and formal principles of its taking. Historic sources - archives (cadasters, maps) - working with them. Construction of the historic buildings, their technical background, materials used, way of construction, development and chronologic typology. Constructional typology shown on examples of rural house within it historic development.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Individual project (40) - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Shrnout význam výzkumu architektury a zastavěného prostředí pro poznání minulosti
Skills
To understand a scientifically-structured lecture
To use adequate terminology in Czech
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To explain the basic terminology
To describe development tendencies of individual building types
Skills
To be able to document buildings (documenting the current state, not analysing building development)
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
assessment methods
Project
Recommended literature
  • Macek, P. Standardní nedestruktivní stavebně historický průzkum. SÚPP. Praha, 1997.
  • Škabrada, Jiří. Konstrukce historických staveb. Praha : Argo, 2003. ISBN 80-7203-548-7.
  • Škabrada, Jiří. Lidové stavby : architektura českého venkova. 1. vyd. Praha : Argo, 1999. ISBN 80-7203-082-5.


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