DU1235 19th Century Architecture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 18:20–19:55 K31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
An introductory survey of the history and theory of architecture and urbanism in the context of the rapidly changing technological and social circumstances of the 19th century. Lectures will map developments in architectural practice, as well as theoretical issues that were central to architectural discourse in this period. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to identify and discuss within their historical framework: major architectural movements; important buildings; major architects.
Syllabus
  • The course will treat architecture as part of the larger process of modernization which entailed the wide-spread industrialization and urbanization of the Europe. The role of architecture in these developments will be among the subjects of the course, as will the place of architecture in the formation of national identities, the articulation of national histories, the development of new building types, the role of new materials and technologies etc. Topics: science, archaeology and experiments in the neoclassicism; historicism and new buiding types; nationalism and stylistic debates in architecture; new technology and architektural form; urbanism and transformation of cities
Literature
  • Hitchcock, H. R., Architeture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Harmondsworth 1977
  • J. Vybíral, Století dědiců a zakladatelů. Praha 1999
  • P. Zatloukal, Brněnská okružní třída. Brno 1997
  • C. Mignot, Architektur des 19. Jahrhunderts. Köln 1994
  • R. Wagner-Rieger, Wiens Architektur im 19. Jahrhundert. Wien 1970
  • Zaloukal, P., Příběhy z dlouhého století. Architektura let 1750-1918 na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Olomouc 2002
  • Propyläen Kunstgeschichte – Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts. Frankfurt a. M. – Berlin 1990
  • Scharabi, M., Architekturgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Berlin-Tübingen 1993
  • KRUFT, Hanno-Walter. Geschichte der Architekturtheorie : von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Studienausg., 5. Aufl. München: Verlag C. H. Beck, 2004, 740 s. ISBN 340634903X. info
  • Dějiny českého výtvarného umění 1780/1890, 3/I - II. 1st ed. Praha: Academia, 2001, s.470, 407. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Lecture, examination - written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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