Course: Contemporary Trends in Architecture 1

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Course title Contemporary Trends in Architecture 1
Course code KKTS/MD7SA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
During the first semester, significant trends in contemporary world architecture will be presented: contextual modernism deconstructivism and the phenomenon of stellar architects hypermodernism and "democratization" of glass minimalist tendencies green architecture and environmental and social discourse parametrism and swarm architecture modularity phenomenon reconstruction, revitalization, conservation in the context of contemporary urbanism

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 13 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The application of theoretical concepts of visual studies and knowledge from the history of visual culture leads students to a deeper understanding of selected examples from current exhibitions, award announcements, etc. events from the world of the contemporary world and Czech visual art and visual culture. Discussion of selected topics helps students understand and describe their own work and exercises their ability to assess and name events in contemporary culture.
The application of theoretical concepts of visual studies and knowledge from the history of visual culture leads students to a deeper understanding of selected examples from current exhibitions, award announcements, etc. events from the world of the contemporary world and Czech visual art and visual culture. Discussion of selected topics helps students understand and describe their own work and exercises their ability to assess and name events in contemporary culture.
Skills
Ability to recognize architecture, understanding of the concepts and terms discussed, and knowledge of professional texts on contemporary architecture and urbanism. Students will acquire the ability to read contemporary architectural objects in terms of their intent, role, urban context, and artistic stylization, and thus be well-equipped to reflect on their own work.
Ability to recognize architecture, understanding of the concepts and terms discussed, and knowledge of professional texts on contemporary architecture and urbanism. Students will acquire the ability to read contemporary architectural objects in terms of their intent, role, urban context, and artistic stylization, and thus be well-equipped to reflect on their own work.
Schopnost rozpoznávání architektury, orientace v probraných pojmech a konceptech, v odborných textech o současné architektuře a urbanismu. Studující získají dovednost přečíst současné architektonické objekty z hlediska jejich záměru, úlohy, urbanistického kontextu i výtvarné stylizace a budou tak dobře vybaveni pro reflexi vlastní tvorby.
Schopnost rozpoznávání architektury, orientace v probraných pojmech a konceptech, v odborných textech o současné architektuře a urbanismu. Studující získají dovednost přečíst současné architektonické objekty z hlediska jejich záměru, úlohy, urbanistického kontextu i výtvarné stylizace a budou tak dobře vybaveni pro reflexi vlastní tvorby.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
student can define terms in architecture: Contextual Modernism Deconstructivism and the Phenomenon of Star Architects Hypermodernism and the "democratization" of glass minimalist tendencies green architecture and environmental discourse Parametricism and the Architecture of the Swarm the phenomenon of modularity reconstruction, revitalization, and conservation in the context of contemporary urbanism
student can define terms in architecture: Contextual Modernism Deconstructivism and the Phenomenon of Star Architects Hypermodernism and the "democratization" of glass minimalist tendencies green architecture and environmental discourse Parametricism and the Architecture of the Swarm the phenomenon of modularity reconstruction, revitalization, and conservation in the context of contemporary urbanism
the student knows the social, political, environmental, stylistic and local functional contexts of the presented examples of architectural projects
the student knows the social, political, environmental, stylistic and local functional contexts of the presented examples of architectural projects
Skills
The student can apply the presented concepts of contemporary architecture to define his/her own work and creative approach
The student can apply the presented concepts of contemporary architecture to define his/her own work and creative approach
the student can critically evaluate contemporary architecture projects
the student can critically evaluate contemporary architecture projects
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Skills
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Recommended literature
  • FRAMPTON, Kenneth. Moderní architektura, Kritické dějiny. Academia, 2004. ISBN 80-200-1261-3.
  • CHING, Francis D. K.and JARZOMBEK, Mark M. and PRAKASH, Vikramaditya. A Global History of Architecture.. Wiley, 2017. ISBN 9781118981337.
  • Koolhaas, Rem. Třeštící New York : retroaktivní manifest pro Manhattan. Praha : Arbor vitae, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86300-77-1.
  • ŠVÁCHA, Rostislav. SRŠŇOVÁ, Milena. TICHÁ, Jana (eds.). Euroamerické architektonické myšlení 1936 - 2011. Praha, 2018. ISBN 9788088033035.
  • TICHÁ, Jana a kol. (ed.). Prostor a místo: architektonická tvorba na území České republiky 1989-2014. Praha ČVUT, 2016. ISBN 9788088033011.


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