Architectural History 2A (U00837)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : ACE-2-AH2A

The theme of the course is building in the city. The course looks at a number of Italian Renaissance cities, between 1350 and 1650, paying particular attention to Florence and Rome. The study of Paris that follows traces the developments of the architectural forms of Absolutism and of bourgeois domesticity between 1600 and 1800. The theoretical and historical context of these architectural events is discussed. The course selects some of the major social and cultural transitions over four centuries and analyses the urban forms that went with them. Chronological overlap provides linkage and continuity between the sections and cities under discussion

? Keywords : architecture, architectural history, Renaissance architecture, Italian architecture, Rome, Florence, French architecture, French Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque architecture, Paris

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 1 (Blocks 1-2)

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

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	12:00	12:50

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 useful historical information 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.