Course detail
Urbanism 2
FAST-BGA024Acad. year: 2025/2026
History of town construction starting from the early settlements, over the Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Modern Age, influence of the Industrial Revolution on settlement units, up to a contemporary post-industrial town. Influence of the human community on the conversion of a landscape. Brief history of intentional landscape and environment forming, history of gardening and urban greenery creation. Historical development of urbanistic composition up to the present view of urban space creation.
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Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Aims
Student will manage the goal of the subject, i.e. basic grasp of the history of town construction, an ancient town, the Midddle Ages and the Modern Age, the Industrial Revolution impacts, a contemporary post-industrial town, influence of a man on the countryside creation, gardens and parks.
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Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BPC-APS Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
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Lecture
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Syllabus
- 1. First settlements, oldest urban culture, ancient city
- 2. Medieval city
- 3. Modern city
- 4. Industrial revolution and its impact on the formation of cities
- 5. Urbanistic theories and their reflection in settlement units of the 20th century
- 6. State and perspectives of contemporary post-industrial city
- 7. Historical changes of rural settlement
- 8. History of anthropogenic landscape transformation
- 9. History of garden art - antiquity, middle ages, renaissance
- 10. History of garden art - baroque, landscape park
- 11. City park of the 19th and 20th centuries
- 12. Development of urban composition, composition principles
- 13. Development of urban space - typology, morphology, perception
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- 1.–2. Introduction of the requirements. Working approach. Presentation of topics.
- 3.–4. Geographic urban analysis.
- 5.–6. Project development (solution possibilities).
- 7.–8. Graphic design solutions.
- 9.–11. Consultation.
- 12.–13.Review of work.