2022-2023 / ARCH1014-1

Architectural culture 1: History and theory of architecture - 19th century to 1940

Duration

40h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Architectural Engineering4 crédits 
 Bachelor in architecture5 crédits 

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

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

This course is a first contact with architectural history;

At the end of the course, the student should demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter, the links between periods, achievements, paths, ideas, influences and developments both chronologically and in terms of the main themes that have followed one another during the period.

He/she must acquire an adequate vocabulary specific to the architectural discipline.

He/she must be able to summarize and classify concepts, to show critical analysis and ability to establish relationships between different subjects.

He/she must develop a spirit of synthesis which shows the acquisition of the subject in its complexity.


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Prerequisite knowledge and skills

History & Art History courses from secondary school.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Ex cathedra course - Projection of images, videos, reading of texts 

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Recommended or required readings

Cohen, Jean-Louis, L'architecture au futur depuis 1889, Phaidon Press, 2012

Curtis, William, L'architecture moderne depuis 1900, Phaidon Press, 2004.

Frampton, Kenneth, L'architecture moderne: une histoire critique, Thames & Hudson, 2006.

Middleton, Robin & Watkin, David, Architecture du XIXe siecle, Gaillimard/Electa, 1980.

Watkin, David, Histoire de l'architecture occidentale, Koneman, 1999, pp.249-369.

Prina, Francesca, Comment regarder l'architecture: elements, formes, materiaux, Hazan, 2008.

Klein, Richard, A quoi sert l'histoire de l'architecture aujourd'hui, Hermann, 2018.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Maurizio Cohen

mcohen@uliege.be

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