Course detail
Architecture of 21st Century 1
FA-XX1-TAcad. year: 2023/2024
The ambition of this course is to familiarize the students with the Czech and international architecture of 21st century via lectures and excursions to selected buildings. Due to the objectives of the course and the overall variable form (excursions), the content of the course differs in each semester.
In the study programmes “Architecture and Urban Design” the course is part of the theoretical courses.
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Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Students will participate in the excursions from which they will elaborate seminar papers on assigned topics (building etc.) and drawings.
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Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
DAVIES, Colin. A New History of Modern Architecture. London: Laurence King Publishing 2017 (EN)
FRAMPTON, Kenneth. Modern Architecture: A ctitical History. London: Thames and Hudson, 2007 (EN)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme N_A+U Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
specialization --- (do 2022) , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
specialization --- (do 2022) , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional - Programme B_A+U Bachelor's
specialization --- (do 2022) , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme ARCHURB Bachelor's
branch ARCH , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme B_A+U Bachelor's
specialization --- (do 2022) , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
4 year of study, winter semester, elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
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Syllabus
- Lectures focusing on a selected trend, author, or complex of buildings
- Excursion to contemporary architecture in a selected European country
- Individual trips to selected buildings from contemporary authors