226-0404 – Building Typology 1 (NOS1)
| Gurantor department | Department of Architecture |
| Subject guarantor | Doc. Ing. arch. Eva Špačková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The objective of the course is to provide the students with the knowledge of typology of residential buildings in historical, social and technical context, in the scope necessary for further study and for subsequent architectural design studio of residential buildings (Architectural Design Studio 1). Practical use of the knowledge is practiced in exercises thematically related to the lectured theory.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
The content of lectures is the basic conceptual structure of architectural typology in the area of housing. Students get acquainted with elements of architectural design of residential buildings with regard to their cultural and functional importance and impact on the quality of the built environment from the point of view both the individual and society. The architecture of buildings for housing is presented in historical, typological and operational contexts, including valid standards and regulations.
The lectures are followed by practicals.
Compulsory literature:
Chandler, Robert et al. Building Type Basics for Housing. Hoboken, New Jersey, USA: Wiley & Sons, 2010
Recommended literature:
Schulz, Christian Norberg. Genius Loci.
Ching, F.D.K. A Global History of Architecture.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.