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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
ARCH0118-1  Urban Design History

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Advanced Master in Urban and Regional PlanningToute l'année2
Lecturer :  Jean‑Claude Cornesse
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
From the Greek Antiquity to the Post-modern age, this course study the history of architectural and urban forms in Europe, with special focus on morphological and structural aspects.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Development of a "corpus" of study and analysis to gather in the history, immediate or not, all information that is necessary to render the mechanisms of conceptualization and design of architecture. At the end of this course, the student will be able to integrate and adapt, so critical and coherent, all of the architectural mechanisms that have developed over time and that, for the most part, are still usable today.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
The course is based on presentations ex-cathedra, illustrated by numerous examples.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings :  
"Histoire de l'Architecture et de l'Urbanisme", Syllabus.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
1st and 2nd session. Oral exam preceded by a prepared piece of written work.
Contacts :  
Secretary's office: Solange CHAPELLE Institut du Génie Civil B52 1 chemin des Chevreuils B-4000 LIEGE 1 Phone 04 366 92 42 Fax 04 366 95 31 E-mail address : solange.chapelle@ulg.ac.be


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