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Undergraduate Course: Architectural History 1B: Revivalism to Modernism (ARHI08004)

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 1 Undergraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Architecture - History Other subject area Environmental Courses
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description This course surveys the history of British, European and American architecture, concentrating on the period from c1800 to the present day.

It 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. The technologies of building and the emergence of the architectural profession are themes which recur during the lecture course. Excursions into the related fields of landscape architecture and urban design necessarily appear from time to time.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 16:10 - 17:00
CentralLecture1-11 16:10 - 17:00
CentralLecture1-11 16:10 - 17:00
First Class Week 1, Monday, 16:10 - 17:00, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre 4, Appleton Tower, George Square
Additional information Plus a weekly tutorial
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Architectural History 1B: Revivalism to Modernism2:0020 sidesc/w ARHI08005 Paper 2 and ARCH08005 same paper
Resit Exam Diet (August)Architectural History 1B: Revivalism to Modernism2:0020 sidesc/w ARHI08005 Paper 2 and ARCH08005 same paper
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
A knowledge of the history of western architecture from the industrial to the post-industrial age.

An awareness of the relationship between architecture and other aspects of western culture, in particular visual culture.

An awareness of the wider social, political and economic context in which architecture is created

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 of the specialist language of architecture

Some ability in the critical and comparative analysis of buildings

Familiarity with the methodology and vocabulary of scholarship and criticism in the field of architecture
Assessment Information
1x2,000 word essay (50%), tutorial presentation and submitted presentation notes (20%), 1x2 hour examination (30%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser Dr Alex Bremner
Tel: (0131 6)50 2320
Email: alex.bremner@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Miss Claire Davies
Tel: (0131 6)50 2309
Email: c.davies@ed.ac.uk
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