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| ARLL0302-1 | Architecture and town planning history and theory I
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| Duration : | 24h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Claudine Houbart |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Civil architecture from antiquity to the 18th century
Chapter 1: Civil architecture in Greco-Roman antiquity
Chapter II: civil architecture in the Middle Ages
Chapter III: civil architecture of the Renaissance
Chapter IV: Baroque civil architecture |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of the course students should have acquired knowledge of the history of civil architecture and have understood the chronology of periods of art history through a similar theme.
This knowledge contributes to building their architectural knowledge and may feed their own creative thinking.
The course also raises future architects' awareness of ancient built heritage and how to critically observe it, as well as providing a specialised vocabulary. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Concepts of general history from secondary school and the 2nd Bachelor's course on the history of religious architecture. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures, illustrated with slides.
General course notes will be provided to students as well as sheets containing illustrations and references to the slides used. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| NUTTGENS (Patrick), Histoire de l'architecture, London, Phaidon Press, 2002.
PEROUSE de MONTCLOS (Jean-Marie), Architecture. Méthode et Vocabulaire. Principes d'analyse scientifique, Paris, Editions du patrimoine, 2002.
SUTTON (Ian), L'architecture occidentale de la Grèce antique à nos jours (Coll. : "L'univers de l'art"), Paris, Thames & Hudson, 2001. A complete bibliography will be provided with the course notes. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination in June |
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