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A History of Architecture and Culture in the 1th and 20th Century II

Kulturgeschichte der modernen Architektur II

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Werner Oechslin, Dr. Christoph Höcker, Hardy Wolfgang Happle

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Content

This course offers an introduction to the basic elements of a history of European architecture based on its development since the late 19th century. The main focus is on the paradigm of ‘modernism’ since this development had great impact on the 20th century. No attempt will be made to give a full or, even less so, comprehensive account of history. Rather, the course aims at examining different important key trends by studying specific chapters and primary texts. The events of modernism which are, from a current perspective, celebrated as isolated highlights, will consciously not be viewed as such, but rather treated as part of a complex, continuous development.

Resources

Literature

Die Professur gibt folgende Thesenpapiere heraus: Um 1890 / Otto Wagner / Adolf Loos / Der Deutsche Werkbund / Expressionismus / Industriearchitektur / Bauhaus / Holland - Der Weg zur Moderne / Le Corbusier / CIAM / International Style / Typologie / Ursprungslegenden / Gottfried Semper / Moderne / Das neue Bauen / Architektur und Geschichte / Klassik / Team X / Darmstädter Gespräch Als ergänzende Lektüre werden folgende Publikationen empfohlen: Banham, Reyner. Theory and Design in the First Machine Age. London 1960. (dt.: Die Revolution der Architektur - Theorie und Gestaltung im Ersten Maschinenzeitalter. Braunschweig 1990 (Hamburg 1964)). Giedion, Sigfried. Space, Time and Architecture - the Growth of a new Tradition. Cambridge 1941 (dt.: Raum, Zeit, Architektur - Die Entstehung einer neuen Tradition. Zürich 1992 (1976/1965)). Leonardo Benevolo. Storia dell'architettura moderna. Bari 1960-85 (dt.: Geschichte der Architektur des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. München 1988). Posener, Julius. Vorlesungen zur Geschichte der Neuen Architektur (1750 - 1933). In: Arch+, fünf Hefte, 1979 - 1983 (zusammen in Schuber erhältlich). Kenneth Frampton. Modern Architecture. London 1980 (dt.: Die Architektur der Moderne - Eine kritische Baugeschichte. Stuttgart 1983). Oechslin Werner. Stilhülse und Kern. Otto Wagner, Adolf Loos und der evolutionäre Weg zur modernen Architektur. Zürich 1994. Ders. Moderne entwerfen. Architektur und Kulturgeschichte. Köln 1999.

General Information

Language: German
Frequency: Yearly recurring

Examination

Type: session examination
Mode: written 90 minutes
Aids: Keine.

Course Components