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History of Architecture

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Course Unit Code226-0430/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
PER64prof. Ing. Martina Peřinková, Ph.D.
KRC05Ing. arch. Igor Krčmář, Ph.D.
SLI0053Ing. arch. Filip Slivka
KAN0162Ing. arch. Michaela Kantorová
VEC0054Ing.arch. Jana Večeřová
Summary
Students will learn about the development of architecture in the Europe. Accent will be placed on the 20th century, which is the most influential on contemporary art. Each period will be presented with a focus on form, concept, composition, construction details and individual typological species that characterize each epoch.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim is to focus on the individual epochs of development of architecture and architecture so that the student acquaints himself with the chronology of individual historical styles and their characteristics.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to the development of architecture in Europe, Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, prehistoric architecture
2.Romanian style
3.Gotics
4.Renesance
5.Baroko
6. Classicist architecture
7.Architecture of the 19th century
8.Architecture of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
9. Architecture to II. world war
10. Architecture from II. world wars with us and the world
11.Development of Architecture in the Region (Moravian-Silesian Region)
12.Developed architecture in Europe
13.World Contemporary Architecture
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Wilfried K., European Architectural Styles, London 2003
Wilfried Koch. A Handbook of European Architectural Styles. 1980. 159 pgs.
Ching F. D. K., Jarzombek M., Prakash V. A Global History of Architecture
Wilfried Koch. A Handbook of European Architectural Styles. 1980. 159 pgs.
Ching F. D. K., Jarzombek M., Prakash V. A Global History of Architecture


Recommended Reading:
Galindo, Michelle. European architecture. Praha: Slovart, 2009. 512 pgs.
Emily Cole. The Grammar of Architecture. Bulfinch Press, 2002. 352 pgs.
Emily Cole. A Concise History of Architectural Styles. A. & C. Black, 2003. 352 pgs.
Kenneth Frampton. Modern Architecture: A Critical History. Thames & Hudson, 2007. 424 pgs.
Harry Francis Mallgrave. Architectural Theory: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870. Wiley, 2006. 590 pgs.
Meiss, Pierre von. Elements of architecture. Abingdon: E & FN Spon, 1990.
Burrows, Roger. 3D thinking in design and architecture from antiquity to the future, Thames and Hudson 2018
Ring Kristien:Selfmade City. Berlin: Self-Initiated Urban Living and Architectural Interventions. Jovis, Berlin, 2013
Cragoe, C.D. How to read buildings. A crash course in architecture. Rizzoli International Publications. 256 pages.
Jones, W. How to Read Modern Buildings: A Crash Course in Architecture of the Modern Era. Rizzoli International Publications. 256 pages.
Melvin J. Understanding Architecture…isms. Herbert Press. 2017. 168 pages.
www.wikipedia.org
Wilfried K., European Architectural Styles, London 2003 (En)
Galindo, Michelle. European architecture. Praha: Slovart, 2009. 512 pgs.
Emily Cole. The Grammar of Architecture. Bulfinch Press, 2002. 352 pgs.
Emily Cole. A Concise History of Architectural Styles. A. & C. Black, 2003. 352 pgs.
Kenneth Frampton. Modern Architecture: A Critical History. Thames & Hudson, 2007. 424 pgs.
Harry Francis Mallgrave. Architectural Theory: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870. Wiley, 2006. 590 pgs.
Meiss, Pierre von. Elements of architecture. Abingdon: E & FN Spon, 1990.
Burrows, Roger. 3D thinking in design and architecture from antiquity to the future, Thames and Hudson 2018
Ring Kristien:Selfmade City. Berlin: Self-Initiated Urban Living and Architectural Interventions. Jovis, Berlin, 2013
Cragoe, C.D. How to read buildings. A crash course in architecture. Rizzoli International Publications. 256 pages.
Jones, W. How to Read Modern Buildings: A Crash Course in Architecture of the Modern Era. Rizzoli International Publications. 256 pages.
Melvin J. Understanding Architecture…isms. Herbert Press. 2017. 168 pages.
www.wikipedia.org

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