Architectural History 1C (U00733)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : ACE-1-AH1C

This course surveys the history of British, European and American architecture, from Greek antiquity to the present day. Semester 1 starts with Greek and Roman architecture, the architecture of the Middle Ages and the first great re-evaluation of Antiquity in the Italian Renaissance.

It goes on to survey the Renaissance in Britain and northern Europe and the subsequent influence of the Italian Baroque in these areas. Later, the dialogue between developments and ideas in these countries and their respective responses to Antiquity form the focal point of Semester 1, with an examination of the theoretical, cultural and stylistic aspects of the architecture of the Enlightenment.

Semester 2 opens with a survey of the stylistic revivals that dominated architecture in the early nineteenth century and focuses in particular on the 'Battle of the Styles' in Britain. It also introduces the apparently contradictory theme of modernity in architecture and discusses the nineteenth century development of new and more sophisticated typologies along with the new materials and technologies that made this possible. The revivalist and the modern are also discussed in terms of the conflict between industrial and anti-industrial that saw the architectural technology of the Crystal Palace juxtaposed with the emergence of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The course traces the complex ideas that lie behind the emergence of Modernism in the early decades of the 20th century. It concludes with lectures on the revision of Modernism in the 1950's and 60's and the recent emergence of a Post-modern consciousness. Throughout the course the technologies of building and the emergence of the architectural profession are recurring themes. Excursions into the related fields of landscape architecture and urban design necessarily appear from time to time.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Prohibited combinations : Only students registered on Architectural Design, Architectural Studies may take this course. Other versions of the course are available for students on different programmes.

? Costs : Processes and materials in the storage of their work: Printing and reprographic charges, photographic costs, drawing and modelling materials, digital storage, etc.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) 20 minutes per week for 22 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	16:10	17:00	Lecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	16:10	17:00	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	16:10	17:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	17:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Plus a weekly tutorial

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

A knowledge of the history of western architecture and the cultural contexts which inform it at different periods.

An awareness of the influences that have helped to inform architecture over time, including social, economic and political developments, technical advances and the history of ideas.

A knowledge of the relationship between architecture and other related disciplines, including urban design, landscape and other branches of art.

A knowledge and understanding of the built environment of the present day in order that intelligent and informed contributions can be made to the current debates on architecture.

A knowledge and understanding of the methodology and vocabulary of scholarship and criticism in the field of architecture

The ability to extract the essential elements of an historical design and to understand its wider significance as part of the design process.