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051-0126-00L 1 Credits BSC D-ARCH

Architecture VI

Architektur VI

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Philip Ursprung
Only for Architecture BSc, Programme Regulations 2011.
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:55:17

Abstract

History of Art and Architecture since the 1970s

Objective

Knowledge of the history of art and architecture since the 1970s. Sensibility for historical processes and for the concepts in the realm of visual culture.

Content

The two-semester course offers an introduction to the history of modern and contemporary art and architecture since ca. 1970. Motivated by questions of the current discourse, central topics and exemplary works of art and architecture are discussed. Concepts such as "labor", "economy", "experience", "research", "nature", "diversity" or "surface" are used to focus on specific historical developments and connections. Art and architecture is considered as a field of cultural change as well as an indicator of social, economic, and political conflicts which in turn helps to understand historical dynamics.

Resources

Lecture Notes

A video documentation of the lecture class is available.

Literature

Required reading will be announced in the class and on the website of the chair.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
written 120 minutes
Aids
Keine Hilfsmittel.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Architektur VI
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 25.3. (Seminarwoche), am 8.4. (Osterferien) sowie an Feiertagen und in den letzten 2 Wochen des Semesters (s. Raumbelegungen).
  • Thu 13:45-15:30 (HIL E 4)
2 h weekly

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