ETBB73 Earth Architecture: Traditions and Contemporary Situation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Martin Novotný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Timetable
Mon 15:00–16:35 J31
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
Abstract
After completing the course the students should be able to describe, explain and should be familiar with the area of building traditions in the lowland regions of the determined geographical area and should be able to put them into broader view – the use of clay as building material, the construction of the walls of residential and farm buildings, etc. The class will include a field trip to the central Moravia region and into an architectural conservation office.
Key topics
  • Clay as a traditional building material.
  • The evolution of clay house and its geographical distribution in Czech territory.
  • The technique of building clay constructions and its changes.
  • Folk house under the influence of social and economic changes in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • Clay as a principal and complementary building material, its processing technology.
  • Renovation of clay architecture at present.
Study resources and literature
  • FROLEC, Václav. Lidová architektura na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Brno, 1974. info
  • MENCL, Václav. Lidová architektura v Československu. Praha, 1980. info
  • JELÍNEK, Jan. Střecha nad hlavou : kořeny nejstarší architektury a bydlení. Vyd. 1. Brno: Vutium, 2006, 461 s. ISBN 8021423676. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2011.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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