Course detail

Architectonic Composition

FAST-AG19Acad. year: 2024/2025

Survey and analysis of the architectonic form creation categories, emphasizing philosophical, psychological and aesthetical aspects. Comparison and assessment of examples from the Antiquity to the present.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. PhDr. Martin Horáček, Ph.D.

Department

Ústav architektury (ARC)

Entry knowledge

The subject is based on some partial knowledge of the introductory architectonic subjects and it applies the knowledge of the history of architecture.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Grasp of the architectonic composition, basic composition categories, structure, tectonics and stereotomy, colour and materials, interior and exterior.
Student will manage the goal of the subject, i.e. grasp of the architectonic composition, basic composition categories, structure, tectonics and stereotomy, colour and materials, interior and exterior.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Kruft, H.: Dejiny teórie architektúry. Bratislava, 1993. 8070950099. (SK)
Norberg - Schulz, C.: Genius Loci. Praha, 2010. 9788073633035. (CS)

Recommended literature

Alexander Christopher: A Pattern Language. Oxford University Press, 1977. (EN)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. PhDr. Martin Horáček, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Architectonic composition, basic categories 2. Structure, tectonics and stereotomy 3. Wall, pillar, column and column orders 4. Layout, organic and „inorganic“ architecture 5. Metre, module, scale and dimension 6. Symmetry and asymmetry 7. Rhythm, gradation, emphasis 8. Proportion, harmony, chaos 9. Contrast, motion 10. Light, optical illusion 11. Colour and surface, material 12. Interior and exterior 13. Architecture in the urban landscape and the open landscape - organization of masses, panorama, dominant features