4 ECTS credits
100 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 1019795BNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een verdiepend bachelor niveau.
This course aims to give the students insight into the diversity and complexity of architectural production from Antiquity until the 19th century in Western Europe and North America. This course discusses prominent figures, historically significant buildings and experimental projects, idioms of architectural style, the development and (innovative) use of building materials, and the relation between science and construction technology, situated within the broader Western technological, artistic, cultural, intellectual, economic, social and political context. A broad chronological and thematical frame of reference is developed, tying in with important developments, trends and shifts in the history of architecture and construction. Moreover, specific research methodologies, approaches and practices in architectural and construction history are analysed.
The particular focus on the relation between architecture and construction, between design and building techniques, reflects the specific interest of the Department of Architectural Engineering in the relationship between architecture, building technology and structural engineering.
After attending this course, the student is expected to be able to ‘read’ and to analyse historic buildings and documents, with specific attention to architectural, constructional and historical aspects and terminology, and to contextualize, interpret and compare them (in time and space, but also in the socio-cultural, political and economic context), both verbally and written.
The course consists of interactive lectures, supplemented by recorded presentations on specific topics and guest lectures. Students are required to process part of the study material autonomously (weblectures and specific texts), prior to the interactive lectures. During the seminars, the theme of the writing assignment is explained, feedback is given and a visit is made to an architecture exhibition and/or a library or archive institution and a building or site (linked to current discussions in the architectural-historical debate or the theme of the assignment). A combination of online and on-campus lectures and/or seminars is possible.
The study material consists of slides, weblectures, a reader with compulsory and recommended literature and videos. The reader includes a selection of chapters and articles by various authors, e.g. ‘Western Architecture. A Survey from Ancient Greece to the Present’ (Ian Sutton, 1999, Thames & Hudson), ‘World Architecture: A Cross-Cultural history’ (Richard Ingersoll and Spiro Kostof, 2013, Oxford University Press) and ‘Building. 3000 years of Design, Engineering and Construction (Bill Addis, 2007, Phaidon). The slides, the compulsory and recommended texts and videos are made available via Canvas after each lesson.
Four specific competences are envisaged in this course, in relation to knowledge, insight, skills and attitudes.
1/KNOWLEDGE. Recognise, explain and analyse canonical buildings, protagonists and key concepts in the History of Architecture and Construction
1A/ RECOGNISE. I can recognise and identify canonical buildings, protagonists and key concepts.
1B/ EXPLAIN. I can explain and argue the relationship between canonical buildings, protagonists and key concepts, e.g. based on the main formal and architectural features, material properties and/or constructional innovations.
1C/ ANALYSE. Based on a visual analysis, I can position an (unfamiliar) building, design or project within the appropriate time frame.
2/ INSIGHT. Describe, situate and interpret important developments, turning points and evolutions in architectural and building culture
2A/ DESCRIBE. Using key projects, I can describe and illustrate the development and application of architectural forms, styles, materials and construction techniques, using the appropriate vocabulary.
2B/ SITUATE. I can explain and situate the development of new architectural trends, innovative material applications and technical evolutions within the historical, technological, artistic, socio-economic, cultural, political, scientific and social context in which they came about.
2C/ INTERPRET. I can reflect critically on the importance and position of key projects and turning points in the history of architecture and construction, for example by interpreting the changes in the design and construction process they brought about, by making connections with other projects and/or by relating them to evolutions concerning the training, tasks and responsibilities of the architect, engineer, builder, craftsman, client and other actors involved.
3/SKILLS. Conducting research in architectural and construction history: referencing, analysing and communicating
3A/ RESEARCH > I can collect relevant source material (primary and secondary literature, archival material, built object) through specific channels and with calibrated research methods, independently and in team, and refer to it in a correct, scientific way.
3B/ ANALYSIS > I can scientifically analyse, compare, interpret and critically assess the source material (e.g. in relation to the reliability, authenticity, relevance and originality).
3C/ COMMUNICATION > I can communicate verbally, in writing and visually about the results of the research by means of a scientific paper and presentation, with a logical structure and clear research question, using the correct terminology and appropriate (digital) tools.
4/ATTITUDES. Generate engagement and enthusiasm for the discipline by developing a constructive attitude, critical reflection and vision
4A/ CONSTRUCTIVE. I contribute to the classes in an active, engaged and constructive way.
4B/ CRITICAL REFLECTION. I engage with the course material in a critical and inquisitive way, in order to come to a deeper understanding and interpretation, to develop new insights, and to establish connections between it (and with other information and documentation).
4C/ VISION. Inspired by exemplary projects in which historical insights into the architectural and building culture is valorised, I can develop a vision on how to deal with our built heritage in a sustainable, respectful way and argue the added value of such an approach for the discipline and society.
Through the 4 specific learning outcomes of this course, also some of the general learning outcomes of the Bachelor programme in Architectural Engineering are addressed.
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The specific and general competences of this course are in line with the VUB vision on education.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 65% van het eindcijfer
WPO Paper bepaalt 30% van het eindcijfer
Andere bepaalt 5% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Paper dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The final grade for this course is composed of 3 components:
To pass this course, you need to score at least 8/20 on both the exam and the research paper. The exam and the research paper can be redone in second session (unlike the ‘daily work’), but the modalities of the assignment differ partially (e.g. without presentation). If you do not pass the entire course even after the second sit, you have to retake the three parts in the following academic year (no transfer of partial scores).
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur: Standaard traject
Schakelprogramma Master of Science in de stedenbouw en de ruimtelijke planning: Standaard traject