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Building Typology 1

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 226-0404/02
Abbreviation NOS1
Course title Building Typology 1
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Architecture
Course coordinator Doc. Ing. arch. Eva Špačková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. INTRODUCTION: ARCHITECTURE, HUMAN AND SPACE
2. HOUSING AND FLAT
3. FAMILY HOUSING
4. RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
5. HOUSING AND INTERIOR
6. HOUSE AND LOCATION (housing in urban context)
7. HOUSING FOR SENIORS
8. SPECIAL TYPES OF HOUSING
9. VIEW TO PAST - PREHISTORY AND ANCIENT HISTORY (from hunters and collectors to the Roman Castrum)
10. VIEW TO PAST – MIDDLE AGES AND MODERN HISTORY (from the migration of nations to the Baroque palace)
11. CHANGES IN HOUSING IN THE 19TH CENTURY (from classicism to modernity)
12. HERITAGE - 20TH CENTURY HOUSING (from modernity through socialist city to present day)
13. TRENDS OF CONTEMPORARY HOUSING
14. CONCLUSION: DISCUSSION, TEST REQUIREMENTS

E-learning

LMS Moodle: 226-0404/02 Architectural typology 1

Literature

Chandler, Robert et al. Building Type Basics for Housing. Hoboken, New Jersey, USA: Wiley & Sons, 2010

Advised literature

Schulz, Christian Norberg. Genius Loci.
Ching, F.D.K. A Global History of Architecture.