Course detail
History of Architecture 4
FA-DA4-TEAcad. year: 2024/2025
The fourth part of the History of Architecture lectures builds on the preceding courses and presents the history of architecture in the 19th and 20th century. Using the reverse class method in the seminars, students are introduced to the general information, namely morphology and building types (town urbanism, church, chateaux, gardens, landscape design, tenement houses, public amenities, industrial buildings etc.), materials and structures. Students practically confront the newly acquired knowledge with selected Czech buildings from the 19th and 20th century 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 architecture of the 19th and 20th century.
- Students will learn about the significant Renaissance architecture monuments of the 19th and 20th century 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
MIDDLETON, Robin; WATKIN, David. Architecture of the nineteenth century. Milano: 2003. ISBN 1-9043-1309-4. (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)
ZATLOUKAL, Pavel. Architecture of the 19th Century. (Ten Centuries of Architecture, volume 5). Prague Castle Administration, 2001. ISBN: 9788086161464. (EN)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory