Course Details
History of Architecture 1
Academic Year 2023/24
AG021 course is part of 1 study plan
B-P-C-APS (N) / APS Summer Semester 1st year
Introduction to the history of architecture, significant for the further development of European art of construction, the Pre-historic Age, the ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Egea and Etruria, the ancient Greece and Rome, construction techniques, styles, construction types.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
Knowledge of the history of architecture, the Pre-historic Age, Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Near East, the ancient Greece, the ancient Rome.
Knowledge
Student will manage the goal of the subject, i.e. knowledge of the history of architecture, the Pre-historic Age, Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Near East, the ancient Greece, the ancient Rome.
Syllabus
1. Introduction to the history of architecture, the Pre-historic Age, megaliths
2. The ancient Egypt – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
3. The ancient Egypt – temple architecture, the cult of the deceased
4. The ancient Egypt – residences of sovereigns and serfs
5. The ancient Mesopotamia – Sumer, Akkad, Babylon
6. The ancient architecture of Palestine, Phoenicia, Asia Minor and Persia
7. Egea region and Etruria – starting point of the ancient architecture
8. The ancient Greece – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
9. The ancient Greece – temple, agora, propylaca, residential house
10. The ancient Greece – theatre, gymnasion, stadium, hipodrome
11. The ancient Rome – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
12. The ancient Rome – temple, basilica, forum, triumphal arch, palace, villa, residential
House
13. The ancient Rome – theatre, amphitheatre, thermae, market halls, technical structures
2. The ancient Egypt – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
3. The ancient Egypt – temple architecture, the cult of the deceased
4. The ancient Egypt – residences of sovereigns and serfs
5. The ancient Mesopotamia – Sumer, Akkad, Babylon
6. The ancient architecture of Palestine, Phoenicia, Asia Minor and Persia
7. Egea region and Etruria – starting point of the ancient architecture
8. The ancient Greece – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
9. The ancient Greece – temple, agora, propylaca, residential house
10. The ancient Greece – theatre, gymnasion, stadium, hipodrome
11. The ancient Rome – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
12. The ancient Rome – temple, basilica, forum, triumphal arch, palace, villa, residential
House
13. The ancient Rome – theatre, amphitheatre, thermae, market halls, technical structures
Prerequisites
The subject does not connect with any preceding discipline. The information acquired in the typological subjects may be made use of partially. The prerequisite to mastering this subject is the general knowledge of culture and history at the secondary school level.
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
2 credits
Semester
summer
Forms and criteria of assessment
examination
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Introduction to the history of architecture, the Pre-historic Age, megaliths
2. The ancient Egypt – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
3. The ancient Egypt – temple architecture, the cult of the deceased
4. The ancient Egypt – residences of sovereigns and serfs
5. The ancient Mesopotamia – Sumer, Akkad, Babylon
6. The ancient architecture of Palestine, Phoenicia, Asia Minor and Persia
7. Egea region and Etruria – starting point of the ancient architecture
8. The ancient Greece – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
9. The ancient Greece – temple, agora, propylaca, residential house
10. The ancient Greece – theatre, gymnasion, stadium, hipodrome
11. The ancient Rome – cultural and social background, construction technique, set of
architectural elements
12. The ancient Rome – temple, basilica, forum, triumphal arch, palace, villa, residential
House
13. The ancient Rome – theatre, amphitheatre, thermae, market halls, technical structures