Architectural History and Theory 2: Western Architecture. 2013-14 Term 2.
Instructor: Stan Fung. Time: Wednesday 8:30 am – 11:15 am. Venue: AIT G01.
ARCH3322 Architectural History and Theory 2: Western Architecture 2013-14 Term 2 Instructor: Stan Fung Time: Wednesday 8:30 am – 11:15 am Venue: AIT G01
Description This course is an introduction to the history and theory of Western architecture from Classical Greece to contemporary times. It is primarily concerned with four themes: (1) concepts of geometry and proportion, (2) concepts of architectural representation, (3) professionalism and the institutionalization of architecture, and (4) the relationship between architecture and engineering since the 19th century. Course objectives 1. develop an understanding of major historical shifts in Western architectural history 2. cultivate an ability to undertake basic research 3. develop an ability to work meticulously with texts and images Learning outcomes Students who complete this course will enhance the following aspects of their education: 1. the skills involved in scholarly enquiry 2. the capacity for analytical and critical thinking 3. the ability to engage in independent and reflective learning 4. information literacy—the skills to appropriately locate, evaluate and use relevant information 5. the capacity for enterprise, initiative and creativity 6. an appreciation of, and respect for, diversity 7. an appreciation of, and a responsiveness to, change 8. the skills of effective communication. Assessment scheme Class participation and class presentation 20%, Archive Exercise 20%, Online tests 30%, Assignment 30% Course format This course consists of 12 2-hour lectures, 12 1-hour seminars, and assessed components as indicated above.
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Lectures: references list (partial) Bergdoll, Barry. European Architecture, 1750-1890. (Oxford History of Art) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. NA956 .B47 2000 Carpo, Mario. Architecture in the Age of Printing: Orality, Writing, Typography, and Printed Images in the History of Architectural Theory. Camb., MA.: MIT Press, 2001. NA2584.C3713 2001 Coldstream, Nicola. Medieval Architecture. (Oxford History of Art) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. NA350 .C65 2002 Doxiades, C. A. Architectural Space in Ancient Greece. Translated and edited by Jaqueline Tyrwhitt. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1972. NA9201 .D613 1972 Hersey, George L. The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture: Speculations on Ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi. Cambridge, MA.; MIT Press, 1988. NA3340.H47 1988 James, John. The Contractors of Chartres. Dooralong, N.S.W. : Mandorla Publications, 1979. Katzenellenbogen, Adolf. The Sculptural Programs of Chartres Cathedral. N.Y.: W.W. Norton & Co, Inc., 1964. NA5551.C5 K3 1959a Lesser, George. Gothic Cathedrals and Sacred Geometry. 3 vols. London: Alec Tiranti, 1957-1964. Macarthur, John. The Picturesque: Architecture, Disgust and Other Irregularities. London & New York: Routledge, 2007. McEwen, Indra Kagis. Vitruvius: Writing the Body of Architecture. Camb., MA.: MIT Press, 2002. NA2515 .M38 2003 Mitrovic, Branko. Learning From Palladio. New York: Norton, 2004. NA1123.P2 M58 2004 Oechslin, Werner. Otto Wagner, Adolf Loos, and the Road to Modern Architecture. Trans. Lynnette Widder. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. NA2500 .O42 2002 Panofsky, Erwin. Perspective as Symbolic Form. Trans. Christopher S. Wood. New York: Zone Books, 1996. NC750.P2313 1991 Pérez-Gómez, Alberto. Architecture and the Crisis of Modern Science. Camb., MA.: MIT Press, 1983. NA956.P413 1983 Pérez-Gómez, Alberto & Louise Pelletier. Architectural Representation and the Perspective Hinge. Camb., MA: MIT Press, 2000. NA2700 .P4 1997 Rykwert, Joseph, Guest Editor. Special Issue on Alberti. Architectural Design 49, 5-6 (1979). NA1123.A5 L46 Saint, Andrew. Architect and Engineer: A Study in Sibling Rivalry. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. NA2543.E54 S25 2007 Tzonis, Alexander & Liane Lefaivre. Classical Architecture: The Poetics of Order. Cambridge, Mass; MIT Press, 1986. NA260.T96 Van Zanten, David. “Architectural Composition at the Ecole de Beaux-Arts from Charles Percier to Charles Garnier.” In The Architecture of the Ecole de Beaux-Arts. Edited by Arthur Drexler, 111-290. New York: The Museum of Modern Art with MIT Press and Seckler & Warburg, 1975. NA1047.5.E34A69 von Simson, Otto. The Gothic Cathedral: Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order. 3rd ed. Bollingen Series XLVIII. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1988. 2nd edition available at NA4830.S5 1974
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IMPORTANT NOTE TO STUDENTS: Attention is drawn to University policy and regulations on honesty in academic work, and to the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to breaches of such policy and regulations. Details may be found at http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/ . With each assignment, students will be required to submit a statement that they are aware of these policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures.
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