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Course: Cultural Landscape 2

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Course title Cultural Landscape 2
Course code KUM/KK2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Králová Vladimíra, Ing.
Course content
1. Introduction to Advanced Studies of Cultural Landscape 2. Cultural Landscape in the Context of Contemporary Spatial Planning 3. Advanced Management of Cultural Landscape 4. Ecological and Environmental Aspects of Landscape Protection 5. Changes in Cultural Landscape as a Result of Globalization 6. Cultural Heritage and Its Protection within European Legislation 7. Methods for Assessing Landscape Character 8. Impact of Climate Change on Cultural Landscape 9. Case Studies of Sustainable Development of Cultural Landscapes 10. Innovative Approaches to Revitalization of Degraded Landscapes 11. The Role of Communities and Civil Society in Cultural Landscape Protection 12. Cultural Landscape in Urban Environments 13. Landscape and Tourism: Threats and Opportunities 14. Field Excursion: Application of Theoretical Knowledge in Practice

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the development of cultural landscape, the relationship of man to landscape and environment, history and principles of garden and landscape creation and their reflection in fine art, so that they can use this basis in their own creative activities. Lectures will mention basic shape and compositional principles in garden and landscape architecture, framework species composition suitable for individual functions, specific tasks for different locations. At the same time the student will learn to read in the field's plan documentation and will know the relevant legislation. This knowledge will be interconnected with the perception and depiction of landscape and nature in the history of fine arts and their thematization in contemporary art. Lecture topics: The history of garden architecture, shape and composition principles, frame species composition, important localities, architects. Current trends in landscape and garden architecture, examples of good and bad practice (incl. excursions) Designing, project documentation, relevant legislation Landscape and nature in fine arts - history (changes in the perception of landscape and nature and their depiction from the 14th to the 19th century) Landscape and nature in visual arts - present (20th and 21st centuries)

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Minimum 75% attendance, active participation in seminars and field teaching, submission of a semester project (KK2) / essay (KK1); the assignment must include a reflection on landscape values based on course content and the student's own interpretation of the cultural landscape.
Recommended literature
  • Honejsková, A.:. CzechScape: portrét současné české krajinářské architektury. Praha, 2014.
  • Kesner, L.:. Hory a řeky bez konce: krajina, zátiší a mikrosvět přírody v umění Asie i Evropy. Praha, 1996.
  • Lorenzová, H.:. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. Praha, 1984.
  • MÁLEK, Zdeněk; HORÁČEK, Petr a KIESENBAUER, Zdeněk. Stromy pro sídla a krajinu. Brno, 2022. ISBN 978-80-87091-98-2.
  • MARX, Roberto Burle, DOHERTY, Gareth (ed.). Roberto Burle Marx lectures: landscape as art and urbanism. Zürich, 2020. ISBN 978-3-03778-625-3.
  • Morganová, P.:. Akční umění. Olomouc, 2009.
  • PLATZEK, Carola (ed.). Teachings of the garden: conversations in Japan.. Vídeň, 2020. ISBN 978-3-903172-27-2.
  • Schmelzová, R., Šubrtová, D. a Mikuláš, R.:. Současná umělecká díla v krajině. Praha, 2014.
  • Steingräber, E.:. Zweitausend Jahne Europänische Landschaftsmalerei. Munchen Hirmer, 1985.
  • Steinová, Š.:. Zahraní umění provní Československé republiky a jehí zahradníci. Praha, 2019.


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