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Lecturer(s)
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Kratochvíl Petr, prof. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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1. Beginnings of modern architecture at the turn of the XIX. and XX. C.: Chicago school, The Arts and Crafts Movement 2. Otto Wagner's school, Belgian and French Art Nouveau, 3. Bauhaus and housing exhibitions in Stuttgart, Wroclav, and Vienna 4. De Stijl and interwar Netherland architecture 5. The pre-war work of Le Corbusier 6. Russian avant-garde, Italian rationalism and totalitarian regimes 7. The Czech architecture of the 1920s and 1930s 8. Mies van der rohe and the international style. 9. The post-war work of Le Corbusier; sculptural tendencies in architecture and brutalism. 10. Alvar Aalto and organic architecture 11. Archigram, high tech 12. Louis Kahn. Period criticism of the modern style and the tendencies of post-modern architecture 13. The post-war Czech architecture 14. Conclusion of the course
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Observation, Demonstration
- Semestral paper
- 30 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 14 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 14 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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A series of lectures will introduce the development of modern international and Czech architecture from the late 19th century till the 1960s within the broader cultural and artistic context. When interpreting the various architectural and artistic currents, the formal and semantic analysis will also refer to the connection with social and political context of the time. Overview of the topics: 1. The birth of modern architecture at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries: Chicago School, Arts and Crafts movement 2. Wagner and his school. Belgian Art Nouveau. Art Nouveau 3. Pre-war work of Le Corbusier 4. De Stijl and pre-war Dutch architecture 5. Bauhaus, housing exhibitions in Stuttgart, Wrocław 6. Russian avant-garde, Italian rationalism and totalitarian regimes 7. Modern classicism, expressive and organic architecture before World War II 8. Czech architecture 1900-1938 9. Post-war work of Mies van der Rohe and international style 10. Plastic architecture: the post-war work of Le Corbusier; O. Niemeyer 11. Plastic architecture - continued: brutalism, new constructions and technologies after the World War II (Nervi, E. Saarinen) 12. Post-war Czech architecture
Ability to analyze sources of contemporary architecture.
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Prerequisites
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Unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Presentation of artistic and creative activities
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Recommended literature
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Dějiny českého výtvarného umění, sv. IV.. Praha, 1998.
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Frampton, K. Moderní architektura - Kritické dějiny. Praha, 2004.
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Glancey, J. Moderní architektura. Praha, 2004.
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Gössel, P., Leuthäuserová, G. Architektura XX. století. Praha, 2001.
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Kratochvíl, P. Současná česká architektura a její témata. Praha, 2011.
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Švácha, R. Od moderny k funkcionalismu. Praha, 1995.
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Vorlík. P. Dějiny architektury dvacátého století. Praha, 2010.
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