Architectural History 2B (U00838)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : ACE-2-AH2B

The theme of the course is Building in the City. It considers architecture in urban contexts, between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries, concentrating upon industrialisation and its conflicts, in Paris, Glasgow, London and the North-American city. The theoretical and historical context of the architectural events in these cities will be discussed. The course is not a history of town planning. It selects some of the major social and cultural transitions over the past two hundred years and analyses the urban forms that went with them. Industrialisation, Empire and social provision are the principal themes of the earlier part of the course. Multiplying architectural typologies addressing social needs and celebrating the post-industrial economy are those of the second.

? Keywords : glasgow, glasgow architecture, industrial architecture, Scottish architecture, victorian architecture, necropolis, shopping malls, parliament buildings, post-modernist architecture

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Architectural History 1, 1A and 1B, or 1C

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Architecture - History, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Other subject areas

Environmental Courses, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) 20 minutes per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	12:10	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Plus a weekly tutorial

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will acquire historical knowledge and critical understanding of the architecture of the cities chosen. Of particular importance will be their understanding of connections between architecture and prevailing social, economic and political circumstances. Through case studies, they will trace the evolution of the modern city, both as a continuing and evolving response to utilitarian demands and as the emblem of civilisation.

As second-level students on the course, Building in the City, they will gain an increased understanding of the material conditions that operate upon architecture, to develop their critical faculty in regard to the art of architecture and to advance their understanding of the relationship of architecture to historical context. At this level, students will become more aware that the history that we trace is shaped by the questions that we ask and the data that we select. In addition, they will have advanced their understanding of the history of architecture and will be prepared to evaluate contemporary urban and urbanistic phenomena in the broad context of society. The course aims to develop understanding of architecture as a social art. Skills in research, writing and presentation will be developed.