Course detail
History of Architecture 3
FA-DA3-TEAcad. year: 2024/2025
The third part of the History of Architecture lectures builds on the preceding courses and presents Baroque architecture. Using the reverse class method in the seminars, students are introduced to the general information, namely morphology and building types (town urbanism, church, monastery, chateaux, gardens, landscape design, town houses, town halls, theatre etc.), materials and structures. Students practically confront the newly acquired knowledge with selected Czech baroque monuments on excursions.
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Aims
- Students will learn the terminology reflecting historical and theoretical problems in the history of architecture, and which is useful for their architectural work.
- Students will learn terminology for the description of architectural work.
- Students will have basic knowledge of theory that influence understanding of architectural works.
- Students will get the overview of the Baroque architecture.
- Students will learn about the significant Baroque monuments in the Czech Republic.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Participation in seminars and excursions is compulsory. Students may excuse only for serious reasons. Seminars can be compensated by individual consultation; excursions cannot be compensated.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
- compulsory prerequisite
History of Architecture 1
Basic literature
KONEČNÝ, Michal. Chateau Lednice. Kroměříž: National Heritage Institute, 2018. ISBN: 9788090740006. (EN)
KOTALÍK, Jiří T. Architecture of the Baroque (Ten Centuries of Architecture, volume 4). Prague Castle Administration, 2001. ISBN: 9788086161455. (EN)
NORBERG-SCHULZ, Christian. Meaning In Western Architecture. Rizzoli, 1980. ISBN 978-0847803194. (EN)
PEVSNER, Nikolaus. An Outline of European Architecture. Gibbs Smith, 2009. ISBN: 9781423604938. (EN)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory