Course detail
History of Architecture 1
FAST-AG021Acad. year: 2023/2024
Introduction to the history of architecture, significant for the further development of European art of construction, the Pre-historic Age, the ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Egea and Etruria, the ancient Greece and Rome, construction techniques, styles, construction types.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
2
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Ústav architektury (ARC)
Entry knowledge
The subject does not connect with any preceding discipline. The information acquired in the typological subjects may be made use of partially. The prerequisite to mastering this subject is the general knowledge of culture and history at the secondary school level.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Aims
Knowledge of the history of architecture, the Pre-historic Age, Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Near East, the ancient Greece, the ancient Rome.
Student will manage the goal of the subject, i.e. knowledge of the history of architecture, the Pre-historic Age, Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Near East, the ancient Greece, the ancient Rome.
Student will manage the goal of the subject, i.e. knowledge of the history of architecture, the Pre-historic Age, Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Near East, the ancient Greece, the ancient Rome.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Not applicable.
Recommended reading
Not applicable.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B-P-C-APS (N) Bachelor's
branch APS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction to the history of architecture, the Pre-historic Age, megaliths
2. The ancient Egypt – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
3. The ancient Egypt – temple architecture, the cult of the deceased
4. The ancient Egypt – residences of sovereigns and serfs
5. The ancient Mesopotamia – Sumer, Akkad, Babylon
6. The ancient architecture of Palestine, Phoenicia, Asia Minor and Persia
7. Egea region and Etruria – starting point of the ancient architecture
8. The ancient Greece – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
9. The ancient Greece – temple, agora, propylaca, residential house
10. The ancient Greece – theatre, gymnasion, stadium, hipodrome
11. The ancient Rome – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
12. The ancient Rome – temple, basilica, forum, triumphal arch, palace, villa, residential
House
13. The ancient Rome – theatre, amphitheatre, thermae, market halls, technical structures