Course detail

Architecture of 20th Century (Czechoslovakia)

FA-A2B-TEAcad. year: 2023/2024

The course focuses on the interpretation of the history and theory of architecture from the end of World War II, starting with urban reconstructions, through late functionalism, structuralism, brutalism to the postmodern wave, the high-tech movement and deconstructivism at the turn of the millennium.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. arch. Vladimír Šlapeta, DrSc.

Department

Department of Theory (UT)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Oral exam.

Aims

Selected chapters of 20th century architecture in Czech republic, Central Europe and world.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

FRAMPTON, Kenneth. Modern Architecture: A Critical History: 1 (World of Art). Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2007. ISBN: 978-0500203958. (EN)
CURTIS, William J. R. Modern Architecture Since 1900. Phaidon Press Ltd, 1996. ISBN: 9780714833569. (EN)
ŠLAPETA, Vladimír. Czech Functionalism, 1918-1938. London: Architectural Association, 1987. (EN)
ŠLAPETA, Vladimír. Brno functionalists. Helsinki. Suomen rakennustaiteen museo, 1983. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BX_A+U Bachelor's

    branch ARCH , 1. year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme NE_A+U Master's, 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme N_A+U Master's, 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme NE_A+U Master's

    specialization --- (do 2022) , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme NX_A+U Master's, 1. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. arch. Vladimír Šlapeta, DrSc.

Syllabus

Semester block schedule:
  1. Czech Architecture of Art Nouveau, Cubism, Modernism and Functionalism 1900-1940
  2. Important personalities of the beginning of the century – Jan Kotěra, Josip Plečnik
  3. Important personalities and trends between the two wars
  4. Czech architecture just after the war, Stalinism, return to late modernism and reaction to world trends
  5. Important personalities and trends after World War II
  6. Important personalities of the post-war era
  7. Brno – the city of modern architecture