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Architectural Space, Public Space and Urban Detail

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Course Unit Code226-0501/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second 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
RIH082Ing. arch. Pavel Řihák, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning outcomes of the course unit To acquaint students with various forms and functions of architectural space, public space and with the creation and importance of urban detail.
The course aims to understand the core of spatial understanding and its fronisis essential for architects and architecture and public representation policies.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The series of lectures, which aims to introduce students to various forms and functions of architectural space, public space and the creation and importance of urban detail.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to the theory of space perception for the profession of architect;
2. Body - body, sense of form for space - thing and objectivity, space around things
3. Basic relation to the architecture of things in space, work and text
4. Phenomenology of space, Rostislav Švácha and his essays on space
5. Phenomenology, hermeneutics, ethics of public space
6. Space during history - Zevi: How to look at architecture
7. Spatial intention in architecture, objectivity, reception and psychological perception of space and time
8. Basic features of culture, architecture of space representation;
9. Placing artifacts, especially sculptures in public space, and linking them to architecture
10. Architecture and architecture, spatial chorismos and artistic experience.
11. The concept of social value of space in broader meaning, subject of criticism in phenomenology
12. Axiology of Paul Ricoeur, cultural memory and "memetics" of space
13. Municipality and politics, syncretic and anamnestic space urban world planning;
14. Conclusions and Summary
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ZEVI, B. Jak se dívat na architekturu. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1966.
VOPĚNKA, P. Úhelný kámen evropské vzdělanosti a moci. Praha: Práh, 2000.
NORBERG-SCHULZ, Ch. Existence. London: Space and Architektur, 1971.
Mondrian Piet: Lidem budoucnosti- studie neoplasticismu. Praha: Triáda, 2002.
ZEVI, B. Jak se dívat na architekturu. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1966.
VOPĚNKA, P. Úhelný kámen evropské vzdělanosti a moci. Praha: Práh, 2000.
NORBERG-SCHULZ, Ch. Existence. London: Space and Architektur, 1971.
Mondrian Piet: Lidem budoucnosti- studie neoplasticismu. Praha: Triáda, 2002.
Recommended Reading:
REZEK, P. Fenomenologická psychologie. Praha: Jan Placák – Ztichlá klika a nakl. Filosofia, 2008.
KRATOCHVÍL, P. Architektura a veřejný prostor. Praha: Zlatý řez, 2012.
LYNCH, K. Obraz města. Praha: Bova Polygon, 2004.
GEHL, J. Cities for people. Washington: Island Press, 2010.
REZEK, P. Fenomenologická psychologie. Praha: Jan Placák – Ztichlá klika a nakl. Filosofia, 2008.
KRATOCHVÍL, P. Architektura a veřejný prostor. Praha: Zlatý řez, 2012.
LYNCH, K. Obraz města. Praha: Bova Polygon, 2004.
GEHL, J. Cities for people. Washington: Island Press, 2010.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
ExaminationExamination100 51