Architecture, city and cinema

Duration

24h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Maurizio Cohen

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course offers the students a look at the world of today and the context in which the discipline of architecture is evolving through the world of cinema and offers different perspectives on the perception of architecture and representations of real public and private spaces, but also virtual and deformed or imagined spaces. The object is to stimulate the curiosity of the students in disciplines related to architecture.
The cinema calls the town into question, places it in the spotlight, magnifies it and explores it better in order to better transcend it. As a witness of the transformation of the town, the cinema enables the spectator to take a new look at and to question his or her urban environment.
Cinema uses architecture but also shapes our view. Architecture suggests places, spaces and atmosphere to the cinema. The history of cinema is also the history of modernity in all its aspects.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The bachelor's course in the area of Architecture and society.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Projection of films, power-point and ex-cathedra lessons.

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

Face-to-face

Recommended or required readings

Bibliography « 35 villes / 35 réalisateurs » - LIBERATION, été 2003
Jacques Aumont, « L'image », Nathan / Cinéma, Paris, 1990.
Juhani Pallasmaa, "The architecture of image. Existential space in cinema" , Building Informations Ltd., Helsinki, 2001.
Dietrich Neumann (Editor), "Film architecture: set designs from Metropolis to Blade Runner", Prestel, Munich/London/New York, 1999.
François Truffaut, « Le cinéma sélon Hitchcock », Gallimard, Paris 1993.
Martine Joly, « L'image et son interprétation », Nathan / Cinéma, Paris, 2002.
Laura Laufer, « Jacques Tati où le temps des loisirs », Les éditions de l'If, Paris, 2002.
Stephen Barber, « Projected cities », Reaktion books, London, 2002.
Myrto Konstantarakos, "Spaces in European Cinema", Ed. Intellect, Exeter (UK) & Portand (USA), 2002.
Leonardo Ciacci, "Progetti di città sullo schermo. Il cinema degli urbanisti", Marsilio, Venezia, 2001.
Tony Reeves, « The worldwide guide to movie locations », A cappella, Chicago, 2001.
François Penz & Maureen Thomas (Editors), "Cinema & Architecture, Méliès, Mallet-Stevens, Multimedia", British Film Institute, London, 1997.
Frédérique Devaux, "L'homme à la camera de Dziga Vertov", Editions Yellow Now, Bruxelles, 1990.
Michel Chion, « Jacques tati », Cahiers du Cinéma, Collection 'Auteurs', Paris, 1987.
Mark Shiel & Tony Fitzmaurice, "Screening the city", Verso, London / New York, 2003.
Mark Lamster (editor), « Architecture and film », Princeton architectural press, New York, 2000.
Stephen Barber, "Projected cities. Cinema and urban space", Reaktion books, London, 2002.
Antonella Licata, Elisa Mariani - Travi, "La città e il cinema", Testo & Immagine, Roma, 2000.
Massimo Casavola, Luisa Presicce, Salvatore Santuccio, « L'attore di pietra; l'architettura moderna italiana nel cinema », Testo & Immagine, Roma, 2001.
Stéphane Goudet, « Jacques Tati, de François le facteur à Monsieur Hulot », Cahiers du cinéma, CNDP, 2002.
Dominique Païni, Guy Cogeval (sous la direction de), « Hitchcock et l'art, coïncidences fatales », Centre Pompidou, Paris / Mazzotta, Milano, 2000 / 2001, Catalogue de l'exposition.
Jean Mottet et autres, « Les Paysages du cinéma », éditions Champ Vallon, Seyssel, 1999.

Assessment methods and criteria

Analysis work in an IT format (power point, etc.)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The work will be attributed to each student based on the number of inscriptions

Contacts

Maurizio Cohen
mauriziocohen@skynet.be

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