Course detail

Architecture of 20th Century 1

FA-ARCAcad. year: 2020/2021

In selected chapters is explained the architecture history of 20th century in Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia,
Central Europe and worldwide in connection with the development of styles and tendencies , explaining
also crucial role of leasing personalities of modern architecture

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. arch. Vladimír Šlapeta, DrSc.

Department

Department of Theory (UT)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Power point presentations

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Methods of educations depens on study and exam order of the University of Technology VUT in Brno par.7

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Oral exam

Course curriculum

Czech architecture of Jugendstil, cubism, modernism, functionalism and after the WWII
Important personalities of Central European Architecture - Wagner, Loos, Gropius , Scharoun
Werkbund, Bauhaus, building exhibitions of housing
German architecture after WWII
Personalities of World architecture - Wright,Mies, Johnson, Kahn

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Selected chapters of 20th century architecture in Czech republic, Central Europe and world

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

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Šlapeta: Czech Functionalism 1918-1938. AA London 1987 (EN)
William Curtis: Modern Architecture since 1900 (EN)
Frampton: Modern architecture. Critical History (EN)
Šlapeta: The Brno Functionalists. Helsinky 1983 (EN)

Recommended reading

aktuální periodika a literatura, otevřené přednášky

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme ARCHURB Bachelor's

    branch ARCH , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme ARCHURB Master's

    branch ARCH , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. arch. Vladimír Šlapeta, DrSc.