DU1427 Architecture of the 20th century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martin Horáček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Martin Horáček, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Martin Horáček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 K32
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 objective of the course is gaining overview of architecture from the end of the 19th century to the sixties of the 20th century, and in the professional and lay debate as well. Key styles, authors, architectural and urban achievements in the world (expecially in Europe) and in the Czech Republic are discussed in the lectures: art nouveau, Beaux-Arts, New tradition, pre-WWI- and interwar avantgardism.
Syllabus
  • 1. Chicago School 2. F. L. Wright 3. A. Loos and L. Mies van der Rohe 4. Le Corbusier 5. Avantgardism: Italy and the Netherlands 6. Avantgardism: USSR 7. Bauhaus 8. Modernist architecture in the Czech lands, 1918–1938 9. Modernist architecture in Moravia, 1918–1938 10. Traditionalism in world architecture, 1900–1960 11. Traditionalism in the Czech architecture, 1900–1960 12. L. Kahn
Literature
  • Vojtěch Lahoda et al., Dějiny českého výtvarného umění IV–VI, Praha 1998–2007.
  • HORÁČEK, Martin. Za krásnější svět: Tradicionalismus v architektuře 20. a 21. století / Toward a More Beautiful World: Traditionalism in Architecture of the 20th and 21st Centuries. 2013. info
  • Slavné vily Čech, Moravy a Slezska. Edited by Vladimír Šlapeta - Pavel Zatloukal. 1. vyd. v jazyce českém. Praha: Foibos, 2010, 528 s. ISBN 9788087073285. info
  • FRAMPTON, Kenneth. Moderní architektura : kritické dějiny. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 457 s. ISBN 8020012613. info
  • LUKEŠ, Zdeněk. Architektura 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Správa Pražského hradu, 2001, 189 s. ISBN 8086161412. info
  • HAAS, Felix. Architektura 20. století. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1980. info
Teaching methods
lectures, discussion
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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