226-0104/02 – Architectural composition I (AKOM I)
| Gurantor department | Department of Architecture | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Mgr. Marek Sibinský, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Mgr. Marek Sibinský, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2012/2013 | Year of cancellation | 2022/2023 |
| Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Obtaining broad knowledge in the architectural composition. Understanding the basic concepts of composition based on analyzes of surface , space and color compositions in historical and contemporary architecture . Apply knowledge gained in courses studio work.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Summary
Architecture, asymmetry, gradation, harmonization, category, contrast, scale,
nuances, proportion, rhythm, compositional elements, symmetry, perception, expression.
Compulsory literature:
[1] Krier, R.: Architectural Composition (1988), Academy Editions
[2] Schulz, Ch.:Genius Loci, Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture Rizzoli, New York. 1980.
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Submission of the elaborated paper in the exercise + exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
At least 70% attendance at the exercises. Absence, up to a maximum of 30%, must be excused and the apology must be accepted by the teacher (the teacher decides if he accept the reason for the excuse).
Tasks assigned on the exercises must be hand in within the dates set by the teacher.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1) Introduction to architectural composition
2) Man dimension module
3) The concept of architectural design and composition
4) Symmetry, its types
5) Asymmetry, chaos
6) Contrast and its patterns , nuances
7) rhythm
8) Proportion, proportional relationships
9) Proportion, proportional analysis
10) Scale and size
11) Gradation and degree of the scale
12) Light and shadow, optical sensations
13) Colour and space
14) Concluding summary and discussion of issues
Exercise:
1) Understanding the basics of architectural composition
2) Examples of surface, color composition and spatial architecture of the historic
3) Examples of surface, spatial and color composition in contemporary architecture
4 to 7) Search and naming compositional principles in practice
8 to 13) Term labor and consultation
14) Credit
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction