Czech

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Department of Urban Design (UU)

– Students will gain knowledge about the historic, modern and contemporary development of towns and villages.
– Students will learn the historical context of urban design and social development
– Students will gain knowledge about the history of creating urban space.
– Students will be able to perceive and critically think about the contemporary urban development.
– Students will strengthen their rhetorical skills when presenting and defending their work.

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The course consists of lectures that take place in the first part of the semester, and seminars where the students apply their knowledge from the lectures which they broaden by self-study, and will apply when working on their group seminar work. The seminar work is presented and discussed at the seminars.

The overall assessment comprises a written examination and the results of the seminar work. The final grade consists of the marks from the written exam (⅔) and the marks from the seminar work (⅓). The seminar work consists of a graphical and a textual part, the extent is specified in the written course requirements that the students will obtain at the beginning of the semester. The evaluation of the seminar work may take into consideration the student's participation at the seminars.

1. Introduction to urban design, outline of disciplines and activities that influence the development of the towns and villages
2. Development of towns and settlements in ancient times
3. Development of towns and settlements in the Middle Ages
4. Development of towns and settlements of modern era until the end of the 18th century
5. Development of towns and cities in the 19th century in the historical context I.
6. Development of towns and cities in the 19th century in the historical context II.
7. Development of towns and cities at the beginning of the 20th century in the historical context
8. Seminar
9. Development of towns and cities in the 20th century in the historical context
10. Development of towns and cities in the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century
11. Seminar
12. Development of villages in Czech lands - outline of the history
13. Seminar

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The aim of the course is to provide the students with the knowledge of urban development of towns (and villages) in the historic, modern and contemporary period. The aim of the course seminars is for students to apply and develop the basic knowledge when performing the urbanistic and social analysis of the development in a particular place. The attained knowledge will enable the students to learn the inseparable historical context of urbanistic and social development. The aim of the course is also to strengthen the critical thinking and rhetorical abilities of students when presenting and defending their work.

The attendance at lectures is optional, the attendance at the seminars is compulsory, also when the students do not present their seminar work. Consultation of seminar works is possible during the seminars. The absences cannot be compensated, only excused in serious circumstances.
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.

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Hrůza Jiří. Svět měst. Academia 2014 (CS)
Kuča Karel. Města a městečka v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Libri 1999 (CS)
Koutný, Jan. Základy a vývoj urbanismu. přednášky FA VUT. ESF/MŠMT 2011-2012 (CS)
Hrůza Jiří, Zajíc Josef. Vývoj urbanismu I., II. ČVUT Praha 1996 (CS)

Voženílek Jiří. Vývoj urbanismu. FA ČVUT 1981 (CS)
Gehl Jan. Nové městské prostory. ERA, Brno, 2002. (CS)
Gehl, Jan. Města pro lidi. Nadace partnerství, Brno, 2012. (CS)
Valenta, Tomáš. Město a topografie. Národní technické muzeum 1991. (CS)
Základní mapa ČR [online]. Dostupné z: https://geoportal.cuzk.cz/geoprohlizec/ (CS)
2. vojenské mapování [online]. Dostupné z: https://mapire.eu/en/map/europe-19century-secondsurvey/ (CS)
1. vojenské mapování [online]. Dostupné z: https://mapire.eu/en/map/europe-18century-firstsurvey/ (CS)

eLearning: currently opened course

4 hours, compulsory

eLearning: currently opened course