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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Arts, Culture and Environment : Architecture - History

Undergraduate Course: Architectural History 2B (ARHI08003)

Course Outline
School School of Arts, Culture and Environment College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Architecture - History Other subject area Environmental Courses
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description The theme of the course is Building in the City. It considers architecture in urban contexts, between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries. 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 and its conflicts, empire and social provision are the principal themes of the earlier part of the course. Glasgow serves as the case study. The second half of the course considers the modern City as a global phenomenon where multiplying architectural typologies addressing social needs and celebrating the post-industrial economy are found. The theoretical and historical context of architectural events in the City are treated throughout the course.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Architectural History 1 (ARHI08005) OR Architectural History 1A: From Antiquity to Enlightenment (ARHI08001) AND Architectural History 1B: Revivalism to Modernism (ARHI08004)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? No
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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.
Assessment Information
1x2000 word essay (30%), 1 tutorial exercise (20%), 1x2 hour examination (50%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Keywords glasgow, glasgow architecture, industrial architecture, Scottish architecture, victorian architectur
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Jim Lawson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2619
Email: J.Lawson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Miss Claire Davies
Tel: (0131 6)50 2309
Email: c.davies@ed.ac.uk
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