DU0205 An Introduction in the Art History I: The Architecture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 18:00–19:40 K21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is one of the four basic introductions into the partial areas of the art history. The aim of the introduction into the history of architectural monuments is to learn the understanding and the explaning of the architectural works through historical eras. The course also includes such topics, as: basic knowledge of terminology, the ability to describe an architectural masterpiece and the designation of the basic ways to process professional text about one architectural work.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is Architecture I: The search for its classic definition (M. Vitruvius-Leon B. Alberti-Karl Bötticher-Adolf Loos.
  • 2. What is Architecture II: what is relevant of them in the scheme of tne "modern concept of art" (Karl Bötticher-Gottfried Semper-August Schmarsow-Dagobert Frey).
  • 3. What is Architecture III: place and moment of form, the basic concepts in architecture.
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  • 4. The basic concepts I: the function and the task.
  • 5. The basic concepts II: the space and the place.
  • 6. The basic concepts III: the mass and the form.
  • 7. The basic concepts IV: the light, the colour.
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  • 8. Theoretical writings, solertia - sapere - pratica.
  • 9. The model and the drawing design in planning of architecture.
  • 10. The „prospect“, the „planum“ and architectural drawing (various functions and methods of implementation).
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  • 11. The three basic dimensions of analysis I: structural and technical analysis (building analysis and accompanying techniques, standard SHP in Czech Republic).
  • 12. The three basic dimensions of analysis II: The Style analysis and the style-historical analysis (analysis of form, style criticism, style - historical approach).
  • 13. The three basic dimensions of analysis III: Semantic Analysis (a) the circumstances of the work, b) "Generalia" and elements of architecture, c) From charge to the artistic task).
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  • 14. The Interpretation of architectural work I: Heuristics and criticism of sources, description and its significance for interpretation.
  • 15. The interpretation of a work of architecture II: Structure (external and internal), principles (tectonic and stereotomic), intention of an artwork.
  • 16. Theory of architecture as "explicatio", variety of interpretations today.
Literature
  • KROUPA, Jiří. Architektura (Úvod do dějin umění I) (The Architecture (An Intrduction in the history of art I.)). Brno: Filozofická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, 2003. CD ROM, Dějiny umění, 1. ISBN sine. info
  • Architecture. Principes d'analyse scientifique. Paris 1972.
  • BLAŽÍČEK, Oldřich J. and Jiří KROPÁČEK. Slovník pojmů z dějin umění : názvosloví a tvarosloví architektury, sochařství, malby a užitého umění. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1991, 246 s. ISBN 8020702466. info
  • GROSSMANN, Ulrich G. Einführung in die historische Bauforschung. Darmstadt 1993.
  • ŠKABRADA, Jiří. Konstrukce historických staveb. Praha 2007.
Teaching methods
Class and seminar, 1.5 hour class per week.
Assessment methods
The course will be taught as a lecture; there will be exam in the form of the both written and visual test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022.
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