Course detail
Interpretation of Architecture 2
FA-IA2-TEAcad. year: 2025/2026
The aim of this course is to gain knowledge about the basic questions of interpretation of architecture, about selected types of interpretation and interpretation methods, as well as about non-methodical interpretation of architecture. The theoretical and practical experience in interpreting architectural works based on the collective lectures, seminars and consultations, and individual study of architectural work and literature.
In the study programmes “Architecture and Urban Design” the course is part of the theoretical courses.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Active participation, regular consultations, presentation of interpretation and evaluation. Missed classes will be compensated on another agreed with the students.
Upon the agreement with the teacher, the absences in the classroom can be compensated via online participation.
Aims
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
FRAMPTON, Kenneth; ASHLEY, Simone (Ed.). A Genealogy of Modern Architecture. A Comparative Critical Analysis of Built Form. Zürich: Lars Müller Publishers, 2015. ISBN 978-3037783696. (EN)
HAYS, Michael (Ed.). Architecture Theory since 1969. New York: Columbia School of Architecture and Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0262581882. (EN)
NORBERG-SCHULZ, Christian. Intentions in Architecture. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1968. ISBN 978-0262640022. (EN)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme NE_A+U Master's
specialization --- (2023) , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional - Programme N_A+U Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional