Course detail

Popularization of Architecture – BAM

FA-BAM-TAcad. year: 2025/2026

Brno Architecture Manual (BAM) has been in use for more than ten years. Shortly after launching it became an attractive and inspirative tool to increase public knowledge about Brno architectural heritage and about the importance of its protection. Simultaneously, BAM methodology of further expansion was developed, as well as the possibilities to transfer it to other towns and cities. Today we can see BAM as a universal platform which has a potential to be developed at the universities. The course focuses on the ways to popularize architecture, on creation of architectural tours, on scientific and research activities, and on creation of popular scientific texts.
In the study programme “Architecture and Urban Design” the course is part of the theoretical courses.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Rostislav Koryčánek

Department

Department of Urban Design (UU)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Evaluation includes students’ presence at the practical classes, their involvement in the lessons, their presentation of the paper, and composition of popular scientific text.
75 % attendance at the practical classes is compulsory. Students can compensate for missed classes by producing special papers.
In the case of a student's apology and with approval of the subject guarantor, personal attendance may be substituted with online attendance in the classes.

Aims

To attract students’ interest in popularization of architecture as a part of their profession.
– Introduction to ways how to popularize architecture
– Conducting a literature review, scientific research at the scientific institutions, learning about their operation
– Introduction to the digital databases of architecture and their use to popularize architecture
– Organisation of popular scientific architectural tour and talk about architecture
– Creation of popular scientific text

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Architektonický manuál okresu Přerov [online]. Dostupné z: https://amop.cz/ (CS)
Brněnský architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: http://www.bam.brno.cz/ (CS)
HLAVÁČKOVÁ, Petra, Lucie VALDHANSOVÁ (eds.), Brněnský architektonický manuál: Průvodce architekturou 1946-1989. Brno: Dům umění města Brna, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7009-196-8. (CS)
HLAVÁČKOVÁ, Petra, Rostislav KORYČÁNEK, Šárka SVOBODOVÁ a Lucie VALDHANSOVÁ. Brněnský architektonický manuál: Průvodce architekturou 1918-1945. Brno: Dům umění města Brna, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7009-179-1. (CS)
Jičínská architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: https://am.jicin.cz/ (CS)
Jihlavský architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: https://jam.jihlava.cz/ (CS)
Královéhradecký architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: https://kam.hradcekralove.cz/ (CS)
Litomyšlský architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: https://lam.litomysl.cz/ (CS)
Plzeňský architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: http://pam.plzne.cz (CS)
Tišnovský architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: https://tam.tisnov.cz/ (CS)
Umělecké památky. Architektonický manuál. Praha [online]. Dostupné z: https:// https://umeleckepamatky.udu.cas.cz/ (CS)
Zlínský architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: https://zam.zlin.eu/ (CS)