Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
| Master in architecture (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Modern Belgian architecture has provided a remarkable number of creators and creations of immense quality. The modern and recent history of towns and territory makes it possible to ask in-depth questions about the development an industrialized Western country as a paradigm for understanding the 20th century.
The different post-war currents will be dealt with while looking closely at: reconstruction,
the era of the Brussels 58 Exhibition and urban transformations, (Liege, Brussels, Antwerp, etc.
Dupuis, Bastin, Vandenhove, EGAU, Greisch, Van der Meeren, Kroll, Braem, etc.
The brutalist, organic, post-modern and neo-modern tendencies etc. (70s and 90s).
The last generations: the Flemish architects, minimalism, contemporary and heritage architecture, the Walloon renewal, Brussels European capital, etc.
The questions proposed by the axes of reflection (sustainability, art, society, digital) are encountered as they appear in the chronology of events and architectural trends mentioned.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
With this course, the students have to acquire the knowledge of the period concerned in terms of the history of architecture in Belgium and be capable of creating links with the overall history of architecture, and have a knowledge of the topics and questions that animated the last century, in particular all those that concern the evolution of architectural practice and the transformations of territory and the urban landscape.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The student will be required to have knowledge of the general course of the history of architecture, the theory of architecture urbanism and art.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex-cathedra lessons, Powerpoint projections, videos and films
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
All the visual reading material will be made available to students in order to complete the course notes.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Written test
Creating a wikipedia page on a building or an architect
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Maurizio Cohen
mauriziocohen@skynet.be