226-0410/01 – History of Architecture 2 (DA2)
| Gurantor department | Department of Architecture | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | PhDr. Jiří Jung, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | PhDr. Jiří Jung, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student demonstrates knowledge:
- basic periodization, stylistic characteristics and basic orientation
- development of design principles
- professional terminology
Student can:
- style and approximate building monuments in style
- characterize building styles of individual epochs
- to compare and specify the distinctive features of individual regional schools
- when interpreting specific architectural works, take into account the contemporary cultural, social and spiritual situation
- identify iconic artworks significant for individual epochs and styles
- recognize and evaluate the quality of architecture
Teaching methods
Lectures
Summary
A cycle focused on the development of European architecture from the Middle Ages to the end of the 16th century. In the individual lectures, students will learn the basic characteristics of Czech Gothic, Italian Renaissance and Renaissance architecture in the Czech lands. The lecture will focus on key architectural works of these styles and their main protagonists. The main emphasis will be put on the transformation of lifestyle and the development of the main architectural themes - the transformation of the sacral space of the Christian temple and the residential palace architecture.
Students will get an idea of transformation of expressive means of architecture, development of solution of structural problems and use of building materials; they will also have the ability to take this knowledge into account in the independent interpretation of building monuments from this period;
Compulsory literature:
Syrový, Bohuslav a kol.: Architektura - svědectví dob. Praha : SNTL, 1974.
Koch, Wilfried - Kaška, Petr - Vyplel, Zdeněk: Evropská architektura. Encyklopedie evropské architektury od antiky po současnost. Praha : Ikar, 1998.
Reaburn, Michael - Solperová, Jana - Švácha, Rostislav: Dějiny architektury. Praha : Odeon, 1993.
Staňková, Jaroslava – Pechar, Josef: Tisíciletý vývoj architektury. Praha : Polytechnická knižnice, 1989.
Recommended literature:
Martindale, Andrew: Člověk a renesance. Praha : Artia, 1971.
Preiss, Pavel: Italští umělci v Praze. Renesance. Manýrismus. Baroko. Praha : Panorama, 1986.
Chadraba, Rudolf : Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. Díl 1/1-2. Od počátků do konce středověku. Praha : Academia, 1984.
Dvorský, Jiří - Fučíková, Eliška: Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. Díl 2/1-2. Od počátků renesance do závěru baroka. Praha : Academia, 1989.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
written test
E-learning
Other requirements
There are no further requirements for the student
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Czech Gothic architecture of the 13th century
2. Czech Gothic architecture of the 14th and 15th centuries
3. Gothic castle
4. Medieval town and urbanization of Czech lands
5. Italian Renaissance architecture of the 15th century
6. Italian Renaissance architecture of the 16th century
7. Italian Renaissance Villa
8. Renaissance urbanism theory
9. Czech Renaissance architecture
10. Castle architecture of the Czech Renaissance 1
11. Castle architecture of the Czech Renaissance 2
12. Architecture of Czech Renaissance towns
13. Rudolfinian architecture of late Renaissance and Mannerism
14. Excursion
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction