Course detail
Theory of architecture
FA-D03Acad. year: 2023/2024
Architectural theory as a science-based discipline with objective traits.
Language of instruction
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Seminars are obligatory. Lectures could be replaced with individual consultations and self-training according to an agreement with the tutor.
Aims
Students improve their ability to enter and perform a theoretical discourse, as well as to present own critical attitude, to defend it, and to define its position within a relevant theoretical movement.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
HARARI, Y. N., Homo Deus. London: Harvill Secker 2016. (CS)
HORÁČEK, M. Za krásnější svět: Tradicionalismus v architektuře 20. a 21. století / Toward a More Beautiful World: Traditionalism in Architecture of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Brno: Barrister & Principal – VUTIUM 2013. (CS)
MALLGRAVE, H. F. Architecture and Embodiment: The Implications of the New Sciences and Humanities to Design. New York: Routledge 2013. (CS)
MICHL, J. Funkcionalismus, design, škola, trh: Čtrnáct textů o problémech teorie a praxe moderního designu. Brno: Barrister & Principal 2012. (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme ARCHURB Doctoral
specialization URBAN , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
specialization ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory - Programme ARCHURB Doctoral
specialization URBAN , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
specialization ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory - Programme ARCHURB Doctoral
specialization ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
specialization URBAN , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory - Programme ARCHURB Doctoral
branch URBAN , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
branch ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory - Programme ARCHURB Doctoral
branch ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
branch URBAN , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
The influence of the interwar period on the creative activity of contemporary Brno architects is continuously remembered.
Topics:
1. Scientific architectural theory.
2. Architecture and psychology, biology, mathematics, and physics.
3. Complexity in architecture.
4. Architectural language.
5. Tradition and inovation in architecture.
6. Architecture in the 21st century.