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History of Architecture

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Course Unit Code226-0430/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
JUN0038PhDr. Jiří Jung, Ph.D.
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. Construction and architecture - meaning, building terminology, overview of individual building styles
2. Prehistory
3. Ancient Greece
4. Ancient Rome
5. Middle Ages - pre-Roman period, Romanesque style
6. Middle Ages - Gothic
7. The New Age - Renaissance
8. The New Age - Baroque
9. Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
10. The first half of the 20th Century
11. The second half of the 20th Century
12. Summary
13. Presentation of students' works
14. Knowledge test
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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