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Building Typology, Practical Theory

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Course Unit Code226-0502/01
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
POC037Ing. arch. Jozef Počil
FRO04Ing. arch. Klára Palánová, Ph.D.
HRU44Prof. Ing. arch. Petr Hrůša
RIE0008Ing. arch. Kateřina Riedlová, Ph.D.
SLI0053Ing. arch. Filip Slivka
VOL0083Ing. arch. Lenka Volná
Summary
Architecture is not only about the function of buildings, but also about their philosophy. Learning outcomes of the course unit The subject is a follow-up to the bachelor course of buildings 1 - 3 and extends the information about the design of residential, public, industrial, agricultural and transport buildings.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Architecture is not only about the function of buildings, but also about their philosophy. Learning outcomes of the course unit The subject is a follow-up to the bachelor course of buildings 1 - 3 and extends the information about the design of residential, public, industrial, agricultural and transport buildings. The main emphasis is put on the principles of creating artificial environment in relation to the user - man and nature. Particular emphasis is placed on barrier-free movement, fire safety and building hygiene.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to study - correspondence (texts and literature)
2. Introduction to phenomenology of space perception (public space)
3. Introduction to the archive. experience (protoarchiterktura and fronésis)
4. Housing (classic concept and original "space" architecture)
5. Living space (ergonomically and practically wisdom)
6. Technolog. construction, administration. and other commercial buildings (like anti-architecture and what about it?)
7. Architecture and landscape, (ferme ornée and not only environment.)
8. Funeral architecture, cemeteries (as protoarchitecture)
9. Churches and Basics of Architecture (Architectural Ark)
10. Cultural buildings - histor. the basis for the archive. aspect
11. Cultural buildings - fronésis for archa culture
12. Museums and galleries and Libraries (centers of intellectual cultural events)
13. Sports buildings, tourism, clubs (sports aesthetics!)
14. Discussions and dialogues on topics, introduction to practice and theory
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
MORALES, I. Topografie současné architektury-diference. Praha: Česká komora architektů, 1999.
ROWE, C. Matematika ideální vily a jiné eseje. Brno: ERA, 2007.
MORALES, I. Topografie současné architektury-diference. Praha: Česká komora architektů, 1999.
ROWE, C. Matematika ideální vily a jiné eseje. Brno: ERA, 2007.
Recommended Reading:
VESELÝ, D. Architektura ve věku rozdělené reprezentace, problém tvořivosti ve stínu produkce. Praha: Academia, 2008.
REZEK, P. Architektonika a protoarchitektura. Praha: Jan Placák – Ztichlá klika a nakl. Filosofia, 2009.
UNGERSOVÁ, L . O architektech - Životy, díla, teorie. Praha: Slovart, 2004.
BIELEFELD, B. Planning Architecture : Dimensions and Typologies. Basel: Birkhauser, 2016.
VESELÝ, D. Architektura ve věku rozdělené reprezentace, problém tvořivosti ve stínu produkce. Praha: Academia, 2008.
REZEK, P. Architektonika a protoarchitektura. Praha: Jan Placák – Ztichlá klika a nakl. Filosofia, 2009.
UNGERSOVÁ, L . O architektech - Životy, díla, teorie. Praha: Slovart, 2004.
BIELEFELD, B. Planning Architecture : Dimensions and Typologies. Basel: Birkhauser, 2016.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Assesment methods and criteria
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ExaminationExamination100 51