Course detail

Popularization of Architecture – BAM

FA-BAM-TAcad. year: 2021/2022

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

Guarantor

Mgr. Lucie Valdhansová

Department

Department of Urban Design (UU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

– 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

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The general introduction to the issue and ways of popularizing architecture is developed in the practical classes in archives and other scientific institutions as well as field trips and excursions to other towns where popularization of architecture has been systematically dealt with.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Evaluation includes students’ presence at the practical classes, their involvement in the lessons, their presentation of the paper, and composition of popular scientific text.

Course curriculum

1. Limits of architecture popularization
2. Digital database of architecture
3. Museums and collections focused on the history of architecture and urbanism
4. Visit to the department of architecture in Brno City Museum
5. Visit to the collection of architecture in Olomouc Museum of Art
6. Practical classes – excursions to the Brno architecture
7. Practical classes – excursions to the Brno architecture
8. Practical classes – excursions to the Brno architecture
9. Practical classes – excursions to the Brno architecture
10. Practical classes – excursions to the Litomyšl architecture
11. Practical classes – excursions to the Zlín architecture
12. Practical classes – creating popular scientific texts
13. Editing texts for BAM – final work of students

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To attract students’ interest in popularization of architecture as a part of their profession.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Brněnský architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: http://www.bam.brno.cz/ (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)
Plzeňský architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: http://pam.plzne.cz (CS)
Královéhradecký architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: https://kam.hradcekralove.cz/ (CS)
Litomyšlský architektonický manuál [online]. Dostupné z: https://lam.litomysl.cz/ (CS)