Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE AUD1201

 
TITLE History and Theory Studies 1

 
UM LEVEL 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 3

 
DEPARTMENT History of Architecture

 
DESCRIPTION Study-unit Aims:

To introduce the study of history of the built environment, as the story of the development of buildings, and the story of man’s quest for shelter.

Learning Outcomes:

- Ability to identify the movements and trends in architecture since 1750 to-date;

- Ability to discuss the main case studies in the literature of architecture.

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

- Twentieth Century Architecture: A Visual History, Sharp, D.

- Modern Architecture: A Critical History, Frampton, K.

- Architecture in the Twentieth Century, Gössel, P.

- A History of Western Architecture, Watkin, D.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture and Presentation

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Assignment SEM1 Yes 50%
Examination (1 Hour and 30 Minutes) SEM1 Yes 50%

 
LECTURER/S Claude Busuttil

 

 
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