ARCH0221-1 : Elements of History of antiquity architecture in the 19h century

Study Programmes 2015-2016

ARCH0221-1

Elements of History of antiquity architecture in the 19h century

Duration :

48h Th

Number of credits :

Bachelor in architecture		4

Lecturer :

Claudine Houbart

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

The course is an overview of architectural history basics, from the greco-roman antiquity until the end of the nineteeth century.
It addresses the following issues:
- architectiral history : evolution and actuality of the discipline;
- the architect through history;
- construction history;
- the classical language of architecture;
- the christian church from the Edict of Milan until eclecticism;
- the residence from antiquity until the nineteenth century.

Learning outcomes of the course :

This course aims at acquiring a good understanding of the important historical trends in architecture and at acquiring a specific and precise vocabulary.
It constitutes a first contact with research in the field of architectural history.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

ex-cathedra course

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

face-to-face

Recommended or required readings :

Xavier BEZANCON et Daniel DEVILLEBICHOT, Histoire de la construction de la Gaule romaine à la révolution française (Eyrolles, 2013).
Louis CALLEBAT (dir. de), Histoire de l'architecte (Paris: Flammarion, 1998).
Andrew LEACH, What is architectural history? (Cambridge: Polity, 2010).
Jean-Michel LENIAUD, Vingt siècles d'architecture religieuse en France (Paris : CNDP, 2007).
Patrick NUTTGENS, Histoire de l'architecture (Londres, Phaidon Press, 2002).
Jean-Marie PEROUSE de MONCLOS, Architecture. Description et vocabulaire méthodiques (Paris, Editions du patrimoine, 2011).
Ian SUTTON, L'architecture occidentale de la Grèce antique à nos jours (Coll. : « L'univers de l'art ») (Londres : Thames & Hudson, 2003).
Reading one out of the two books in bold is compulsory.

Assessment methods and criteria :

written exam and paper

Work placement(s) :

Organizational remarks :

Contacts :

Cl. Houbart