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History and Theory in Architecture VIII (M.Delbeke/L.Stalder)
Architekturgeschichte und -theorie VIII (M.Delbeke/L.Stalder)
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Abstract
The course offers an advanced introduction into the practices and debates of architectural history and theory.
Objective
Basic knowledge of the history and theory of the architecture.
Content
Maarten Delbeke, Rococo This lecture series explores and interprets the rococo church architecture of what is now Southern Germany, by examining its religious and political context, by proposing a close reading of a number of case-studies, and by offering a thematic analysis of some of its key features. The course is intended at once as a thorough introduction and an open-ended process of discovery, where preliminary observations will be weighed and discussed collectively. Laurent Stalder: Things of Modernity The lecture examines the deep transformations in the built environment over the past 150 years. The course aims to offer a new reading of modern architecture starting not with the ever-changing “heroes” nor the “key buildings”, but with a constellation of ‘things’ that shaped modern life: from the clock and the bed, to the toilet and the kitchen, to the radiator to the revolving door. Each thing will be studied in its historical context, considered alongside new examples from a wide range of sources, and problematized to help explain its role in the construction of the modern condition. The goal of the lecture is to use the recent architectural history to shed light on the different concepts still relevant to contemporary architecture.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 60 minutes
- Aids
- None
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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Architekturgeschichte und -theorie VIII (M.Delbeke)
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 19.3. (Seminarwoche), am 16.4. (Osterferien) sowie an Feiertagen und in den letzten 2 Wochen des Semesters (s. Raumbelegungen).
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1 h weekly |
| lecture |
Architekturgeschichte und -theorie VIII (L. Stalder)
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 19.3.(Seminarwoche), 16.4. (Osterferien) sowie an Feiertagen und in den letzten 2 Wochen des Semesters (s. Raumbelegungen).
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1 h weekly |