Course detail
Urban Design History
FA-UVY-TAcad. year: 2024/2025
The course presents the urban development of towns and cities (villages) in the historic and social context. The course introduces the students to the findings of historic, modern and contemporary development of towns and cities, and their spatial arrangement. The lectures are complemented by seminars where students present and discuss the historical and social analysis of significant development periods of a selected town or city.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Department
Aims
– Students will gain knowledge about the historic, modern and contemporary development of towns and villages.
– Students will learn the historical context of urban design and social development
– Students will gain knowledge about the history of creating urban space.
– Students will be able to perceive and critically think about the contemporary urban development.
– Students will strengthen their rhetorical skills when presenting and defending their work.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The attendance at lectures is optional, the attendance at the seminars is compulsory, also when the students do not present their seminar work. Consultation of seminar works is possible during the seminars. The absences cannot be compensated, only excused in serious circumstances.
In the case of a student's apology and with approval of the subject guarantor, personal attendance may be substituted with online attendance in the classes.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
- compulsory co-requisite
History of Architecture 1 – Introduction
Basic literature
Hrůza Jiří, Zajíc Josef. Vývoj urbanismu I., II. ČVUT Praha 1996 (CS)
Koutný, Jan. Základy a vývoj urbanismu. přednášky FA VUT. ESF/MŠMT 2011-2012 (CS)
Kuča Karel. Města a městečka v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Libri 1999 (CS)
Recommended reading
Gehl Jan. Nové městské prostory. ERA, Brno, 2002. (CS)
Valenta, Tomáš. Město a topografie. Národní technické muzeum 1991. (CS)
Voženílek Jiří. Vývoj urbanismu. FA ČVUT 1981 (CS)
Základní mapa ČR [online]. Dostupné z: https://geoportal.cuzk.cz/geoprohlizec/ (CS)
1. vojenské mapování [online]. Dostupné z: https://mapire.eu/en/map/europe-18century-firstsurvey/ (CS)
2. vojenské mapování [online]. Dostupné z: https://mapire.eu/en/map/europe-19century-secondsurvey/ (CS)
Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
specialization --- (do 2022) , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory - Programme N_A+U Master's
specialization --- (do 2022) , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme N_A+U Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization --- (do 2022) , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Elearning