Course detail

History of Architecture

FAST-BG01Acad. year: 2014/2015

General overview through the history of architecture and the development of building constructions and city building with a view to architectural cultures of Bohemian countries. Architectural styles, architectonic features, typical building constructions and materials terminology from the history of architecture and civil engineering.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. arch. Ladislava Foretníková

Department

Ústav architektury (ARC)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Acquirement of overview of the development of architecture, constructions and building technologies since the prehistory until today. Acquirement of ability to classify object by its characteristics to style period and ability to use a professional nomenclature.

Prerequisites

General knowledge of history at secondary school level.

Co-requisites

This is a separate subject therefore there is no need for simultaneous obtaining any additional knowledge.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Education takes place in form of lectures and presentations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Student individually draw up semestral work about architectural styles discussed in the course in the examples of architectural monuments in Brno and work out a written credit test.

Course curriculum

1. Prehistoric period, architecture of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Aegean culture
2. Ancient Greek architecture
3. Ancient architecture of Rome
4. Early Christian architecture, architecture of Byzantium
5. Pre-Romanesque and Romanesque architecture
6. Gothic architecture
7. Modern time architecture - Renaissance
8. Architecture of Baroque
9. Classicism and Romanticism
10. Architecture in the period of historicism
11. Art Nouveau, Czech Cubist architecture, modern architecture
12. Architecture of interwar period
13. Architecture after the Second World War until today

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Acquirement directory information about the development of architecture, constructions and building technologies since the Antiquity until today. Acquirement of ability to classify object by its characteristics to style period and ability to use a professional nomenclature.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bukovský, Jan a kolektiv: Dějiny stavitelství. VUTIUM Brno, 2001. (CS)
Haas, Felix: Architektura 20. století. Brno, 1993. (CS)
Koch Wilfried: Evropská architektura. Universum, 2008. (CS)
Syrový, Bohuslav: Architektura - svědectví dob. SNTL Praha, 1987. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. arch. Ladislava Foretníková

Syllabus

1. Prehistoric period, architecture of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Aegean culture
2. Ancient Greek architecture
3. Ancient architecture of Rome
4. Early Christian architecture, architecture of Byzantium
5. Pre-Romanesque and Romanesque architecture
6. Gothic architecture
7. Modern time architecture - Renaissance
8. Architecture of Baroque
9. Classicism and Romanticism
10. Architecture in the period of historicism
11. Art Nouveau, Czech Cubist architecture, modern architecture
12. Architecture of interwar period
13. Architecture after the Second World War until today