Course: Urban Construction 2

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Course title Urban Construction 2
Course code KUR/SM2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and 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)
  • Burgerová Lenka, PhDr. Ing. arch. Ph.D.
Course content
1. the basis for designing city structures and functions for the third millennium / urbanism and spatial planning as integral control of development 2. basic terminology - revision / metacity I - the Nature and landscape / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 3. basic terminology - revision / metacity II - man and society / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 4. basic terminology - revision / metacity III - the artificial world of technology / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 5. basic terminology - revision / metacity IV - some special theories / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 6. city I - morphogenesis (the foramtion of local structures and functions) / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 7. city II - morphogenesis (the formation of local structures and functions) / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 8. metropolitan city I - morphogenesis (the formation of regional structures and functions) / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 9. metropolitan city II - morphogenesis (the formation of regional structures and functions) / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 10. megacity I - morphogenesis (the formation of regional structures and functions) / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 11. megacity II - morphogenesis (the formation of regional structures and functions) / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 12. global / regional / local I: from local to regional and global / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 13. global / regional / local II: from local to regional and global / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements 14. meta-city - conclusion / students' lectures on selected city or countryside settlements

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
In the course Urban Construction 2 (SM2), the interpretation of some selected topics of settlement development is partially (but more abstractly) repeated with a special focus on the development of selected urban and landscape elements; special attention is paid to the "meta-city", or general description of the development in terms of current theories and trends/tendencies of development of urban settlements and landscapes for the third millennium in historical parallels and connections. During the semester, individual students give a short lecture with visual accompaniment focused on their chosen urban or rural housing estate; then complete this lecture and submit it in writing for the credit. In the lecture and in the written elaboration, they will focus on the natural assumptions and their influence on the structure and function of settlements, on the basic nodal points of the development of the structure and functions of settlements in historical contexts up to the present at their chosen urban or rural settlement (including relevant infrastructural requirements, for example influence of transport on the analysed settlement) and on the socio-economic context of the settlement. Finally, they will summarize the analysis of the area, present their own knowledge of the state and their idea of possible future trajectories of urban development of their chosen settlement (urban or ).
Ability to be well informed about history and theory of urbanism
Prerequisites
Unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Interview

The explanations are concentrated on the basic concepts and topics of urban development and method of thinking as one of the important parts of architecture in the broadest sense of the work, from the natural landscape, social economic, cultural civilisation and urban technical points of view. Basic secondary-school knowledge of history is assumed, specifically the knowledge of the history of architecture and the other disciplines of the visual art and their relations to other kinds of art (general knowledge in the music or literature related to the period concerned) and the basic knowledge of philosophy and immediately related disciplines is also assumed. A student must be capable of active participation in the lecture and discussion; he/she must be able to study and interpret the discipline-related literature and prove the ability of applying the knowledge to a specific case - to analyse the development of a selected city, to interpret his/her knowledge in front of colleagues-students and to answer their questions and to prepare a written term paper based on this lecture. It assumed that the student has completed the basic discipline-related lectures (designing structures and smaller urban units as well as the history of architecture and visual art, technologies and processes). Active participation in lectures, a presentation on a selected city and submission of a written paper are needed for the student to receive a credit, which enables him/her to take examination. The examination will verify the knowledge of the basic stages of urban history, their descriptions, the broader cultural-civilisation context, the knowledge of literature and the ability to interpret the knowledge in the urban context.
Recommended literature
  • autorský sborník. Urbanistická čítanka I, II [Vybrané texty urbanistické literatury XX. století / I - Klasikové moderní urbanismu / urbanismus jako prostorové utváření měst / II - Forester, Rossi, Hall, Brindley, Rydinová, Stoker, Sandercocková]. ČKA/AUÚP Praha, 2001.
  • Bosma, K. a kolektiv. Mastering the City I, II / North European City Planning 1900 - 2000. NAI Publishers/EFL Publications, 1997.
  • Croff, D., Burdett, R. Cities, Architecture and Society I, II - X. Internazionale Biennale di Architettura; Fondazione la Biennale. Venezia, 2006.
  • Hrůza, J. Teorie města. Praha, 1965.
  • Hrůza, J., Zajíc, J. Dějiny urbanismu I-II (aktuální znění). ČVUT Praha, 2003.
  • Koucký, R. Elementární urbanismus; Zlatý řez. Praha, 2006.
  • Nadin, V. Kompendium Evropské unie o systémech, politikách a zásadách prostorového plánování. EK/ÚÚR Brno, 2000.
  • Plos, J., Štěpán, P. Praktická příručka plánování území a projektování staveb (včetně dalších průběžných čtvrtletních aktualizací). Verlag Dashöfer Praha, 2001.
  • Valena, T. Město a topografie / evropské město v topografickém kontextu. NTM Praha, 1991.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Architecture Study plan (Version): Environmental Design (20) Category: Art and applied art 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Architecture Study plan (Version): Architecture (1) Category: Architecture 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Winter