Course detail
Architecture of 21st Century 2
FA-XX2-TAcad. year: 2023/2024
The ambition of this course is to familiarize the students with the Czech and international architecture of 21st century via lectures and excursions to selected buildings. Due to the objectives of the course and the overall variable form (excursions), the content of the course differs in each semester.
In the study programmes “Architecture and Urban Design” the course is part of the theoretical courses.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
2
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Not applicable.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Student evaluation is based on the submitted seminar paper.
Students will participate in the excursions from which they will elaborate seminar papers on assigned topics (building etc.) and drawings.
Students will participate in the excursions from which they will elaborate seminar papers on assigned topics (building etc.) and drawings.
Aims
The aim of the course is to orientate students to the most important trends and authors of architecture in the 21st century.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
CURTIS, William J R. Modern Architecture since 1900, London: Phaidon 1996 (EN)
DAVIES, Colin. A New History of Modern Architecture. London: Laurence King Publishing 2017 (EN)
FRAMPTON, Kenneth. Modern Architecture: A ctitical History. London: Thames and Hudson, 2007 (EN)
DAVIES, Colin. A New History of Modern Architecture. London: Laurence King Publishing 2017 (EN)
FRAMPTON, Kenneth. Modern Architecture: A ctitical History. London: Thames and Hudson, 2007 (EN)
Recommended reading
Not applicable.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme N_A+U Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
specialization --- (do 2022) , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
20 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Semester block schedule:
- Lectures focusing on a selected trend, author, or complex of buildings
- Excursion to contemporary architecture in a selected European country
- Individual trips to selected buildings from contemporary authors