Course: Architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries

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Course title Architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries
Course code KTD/ODA
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: 01 - Rational tradition in France - British empiricism and the "Pictoresque" tradition - Neoclassicism and the influence of antiquity 02 - 19th century historicisms - Semper and others 03 - 19th century urbanism - The roots of modernism in 19th century industrial architecture 04 - Arts & Crafts - Chicago School - Frank Lloyd Wright 05 - Otto Wagner - Art Nouveau 06 - Pioneers of modernism: August Perret, Adolf Loos, etc. 07 - Cubism - Expressionism - Decorativism - National Style 08 - Avant-garde: Futurism, Constructivism, Neoplasticism 09 - Purism - Le Corbusier - New Urbanism 10 - Bauhaus - Mies van der Rohe 11 - New Objectivity - Functionalism (International Style) 12 - Czechoslovakia: Modernism and Other Vectors 13 - Excursion 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
Basic knowledge of general history at the level of general secondary education.
acquire basic knowledge about architecture acquired in various fields of previous study, on a basic level, compare and analyze different forms of architecture from the aesthetic, semiotic and technical point of view, specify basic knowledge from supporting artistic disciplines, describe the main visual and stylistic canons within the development of visual and applied arts
Skills
work systematically in relation to seminar work or own learning, show an interest in own theoretical learning in relation to issues that can be used in one's own practice, master basic strategies for working with field facts, operationalization and thematization of field terms and phenomena, work independently and actively and flexibly respond to the teacher's evaluative comments
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
prerequisites for the emergence of modern architecture, for the appointment of the main personalities of the field and an overview of their work, the role of the architect in wider socio-cultural contexts, examples of historical architecture in the world, European, Czech and regional context
Skills
distinguish the shape, material, technological and style characteristics of buildings in individual periods of the development of architecture, to include chronologically and stylistically concrete examples of architecture in the interpretive framework of the field, synthesize information that allows inferences about the determinants of architecture development, evaluate the influence of technical progress and social changes on architecture
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture
Field trip
Skills
Skills demonstration
Self-study of literature
Discussion
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Written exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Colin Davies. A New History of Modern Architecture. -London. 2017.
  • Helena Čapková, Ladislav Zikmund-Lender (eds.). Mýtus architekta - Jan Kotěra 150. Praha. 2022.
  • Kenneth Frampton. Moderní architektura. Kritické dějiny. Praha. 2022.
  • Milena Bartlová, Jindřich Vybíral (eds.). Budování státu. Praha. 2015.
  • Oldřich Ševčík. Programy a prohlášení architektů XX. století (skripta). Praha. 1999.
  • Petr Vorlík. Dějiny architektury dvacátého století (skripta). Praha. 2010.
  • Rostislav Švácha - Soňa Ryndová - Dita Dvořáková. Forma sleduje vědu: Teige, Gillar a evropský vědecký funkcionalismus 1922?1948. Praha. 2000.
  • Rostislav Švácha. Lomené, hranaté a obloukové tvary: Česká kubistická architektura 1911?1923. Praha. 2000.
  • Rostislav Švácha. Od moderny k funkcionalismu: Proměny pražské architektury první poloviny 20. století. 80-85605-84-8. 1995.


Study plans that include the course
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