Short Basic Concepts of Architecture Theory
Instructor: Prof. PhDr. et PaedDr. Jindřich Vybíral, CSc.
Tuesday 14:25-16:05, VŠUP lecture hall No. 115
Brief annotation:
The aim of the course is to provide a basic overview of architectural thinking in the modern era. The chosen examples illustrate the development of theory and methodology of architecture from the beginnings of the modern age to contemporary practice. The material is organized thematically according to fundamental conceptual ideas rather than chronologically.
Introduction - architecture and language, between seeing and understanding. Theoretical paradigms of the 20th century and their roots. Character. Context. Form. Function. History. Nature. Order. Space. Structure. Truth. Type.
Literature:
Hanno-Walter Kruft, History of Architectural Theory. Bratislava 1993.
Kate Nesbitt (ed.), Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture. An Anthology of Architectural Theory 1965-1995. New York 1996.
Neil Leach (ed.), Rethinking Architecture. A Reader in cultural theory. London - New York 1997.
Charles Jencks - Karl Kropf (eds.), Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture. Chichester 1997 and 2005.
Adrian Forty, Words and Buildings. A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture. London 2000 and 2004.
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The aim of the course is to provide a basic overview of architectural thinking in the modern era. The chosen examples illustrate the development of theory and methodology of architecture from the beginnings of the modern age to contemporary practice. The material is organized thematically according to fundamental conceptual ideas rather than chronologically.
Introduction - architecture and language, between seeing and understanding. Theoretical paradigms of the 20th century and their roots. Character. Context. Form. Function. History. Nature. Order. Space. Structure. Truth. Type.
Literature:
Hanno-Walter Kruft, History of Architectural Theory. Bratislava 1993.
Kate Nesbitt (ed.), Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture. An Anthology of Architectural Theory 1965-1995. New York 1996.
Neil Leach (ed.), Rethinking Architecture. A Reader in cultural theory. London - New York 1997.
Charles Jencks - Karl Kropf (eds.), Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture. Chichester 1997 and 2005.
Adrian Forty, Words and Buildings. A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture. London 2000 and 2004.
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