Le Corbusier and 20th-Century Architectural Culture (U00856)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-AHCorbus

The course will provide the basis for a critical engagement with the work of Le Corbusier, one of the leading figures in twentieth-century architectural culture. It will follow his career, examining his writings, art and architecture through a series of significant themes. These will include the modern city, the primitive, space, perception, metaphor and the fragment, the role of tradition, and the status of thematic content in modern architecture. Le Corbusier's work and thought will be compared and contrasted with that of other prominent contemporary figures.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : AH2A & 2B; or Honours entry to History of Art or its combined degrees; or Honours entry to BMus (Music) or by agreement of the Head of Subject Area

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 40 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	16:00	18:00	Lecture Room 4, Minto House	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	16:10	18:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The students will gain an understanding of the work of Le Corbusier, situated in the context of twentieth-century architectural culture. Through the study of primary texts, works of art and of architecture, they will develop their powers of interpretation.
The honours course requires that students read and research in a more self-directed way than in previous years. They are called upon to organise more diffuse and challenging material, constructing more sophisticated architectural-historical argument, informed by analysis of primary sources and corrected by critical awareness with regard to secondary texts.