| CODE | AUD1202 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | History and Theory Studies 2 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 3 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | History of Architecture | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | To develop 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. The second semester of the History and Theory Studies 2 follows and builds on the course material of History and Theory Studies 1. The focus of the course is still the period 1750 to-date but the emphasis is more on themes, debates and manifestos. These include arts and crafts values, artistic vision, search for form, design ecology, and urban planning. Reference to the following on-going debates will be addressed: functionalism, modernism, post-modernism, regional and vernacular ecological design. Architectural works covered in the first semester will be used to illustrate the various aspects of the evolving theories of architecture, theories grounded in the shifting emphasis of the philosophical approaches to the art and science of building. During the course of these lectures, reference will be made to short selected texts by leading architects and architectural critics, texts which students are encouraged to critically analyse. Learning Outcomes By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Understand the various architectural theories and debates which flourished over the historical period covered by the course, via readings of original writings on architecture; - Critically review architectural case studies Reading List General theoretical reading: - Collins, P., Changing Ideals in Modern Architecture, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1998 ed. - Curtis, W., Modern Architecture since 1900, Phaidon Press Ltd, 1996 ed. - Frampton, K., Modern Architecture: A Critical History, Thames and Hudson, 1992 ed. Editions containing selected texts: - Benton, T. & C., Form and Function: A source book for the History of Architecture and Design 1890-1939, Crosby Lockwood Staples, 1975. - Jencks, C. and Kropf, K., Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture, Academy Editions, 1997. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Presentation | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Claude Busuttil |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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