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Postgraduate Course: The aesthetics of the western city, 1945 to the present (HIAR11033)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaHistory of Art Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.arthistory.ed.ac.uk/ Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionA survey course tracing the changing representation of the city and city life in western architectural discourse from c.1965 to the present day. The starting point is the attack on modernist urban aesthetics in the work of
Robert Venturi and his contemporaries in the United States. The key ideas surveyed include conservation and preservation, postmodern urbanism, the so-called New Urbanism, concepts of'non-place', the spectacular city, the museum in the city, and there-emergence of the highrise as a representative urban form. There is also discussion about the changing representation of the city in the visual arts during the period. The emphasis is on debates and practice in western Europe and the United States.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain a thorough understanding of contemporary public and professional debates about cities an their representation in architectural discourse. They will become skilled at decoding those debates. They will develop a high level of skill in decoding visual images of cities produced by architects and other professionals in the built environment, as well as relevant images in other fields of the visual arts. They will gain a deep knowledge of contemporary practice in and around Edinburgh. They will develop appropriate research and writing skills, and will learn to make use of local archives and research resources.
Assessment Information
4,000 word essay.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywordsaesthetics, city, urbanism, western
Contacts
Course organiserDr Richard Williams
Tel: (0131 6)51 6792
Email: R.J.Williams@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Christopher Miller
Tel: 0131 221 6150
Email: c.miller@ed.ac.uk
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