Course Details

History of Architecture 2

Academic Year 2023/24

BGA020 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-APS Winter Semester 2nd year

Knowledge of the Middle Ages architecture, from the ancient Christians, over the Byzantine and Islamic architecture, the Pre-Romanesque architecture, the Old Slavonic architecture, the European and the Czech Romanesque and Gothic architecture to the most outstanding Middle Ages building complexes; development of the art of construction in relation to the social and economic background and the stage of technological development.

Course Guarantor

Ing. arch. Adam Guzdek, Ph.D.

Institute

Link

Objective

Knowledge of the history of architecture, the ancient Christians, the Byzantine and Islamic architecture, the Pre-Romanesque architecture, the Romanesque architecture, the Gothic in foreign countries, the Gothic in the Czech lands.

Knowledge

Student will manage the goal of the subject, i.e. knowledge of the history of architecture, the ancient Christians, the Byzantine and Islamic architecture, the Pre-Romanesque architecture, the Romanesque architecture, the Gothic in foreign countries, the Gothic in the Czech lands.

Syllabus

1. Architecture of the ancient Christians of the Eastern and Western Empires
2. Byzantine architecture, the Islamic architecture
3. Pre-Romanesque architecture from 6th to 10th century in the territory of France and Germany
4. Art of construction of the Great Moravian Slavs
5. Romanesque architecture – cultural and social background, technology, space, set of architectonic elements
6. Romanesque architecture – Italy, France, Germany
7. Romanesque architecture – Bohemia and Moravia
8. Gothic architecture – cultural and social background, technology, space, set of architectonic elements
9. Gothic architecture – France, England
10. Gothic architecture – Germany, Italy
11. Gothic architecture – Bohemia and Moravia I.
12. Gothic architecture - Bohemia and Moravia II.
13. The most outstanding Middle Ages building complexes in Bohemia and foreign countries.

Prerequisites

The course connects with the history of the Antiquity, partially applying the knowledge of the building construction courses.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

2 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

graded course-unit credit

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

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/273537

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Architecture of the ancient Christians of the Eastern and Western Empires
2. Byzantine architecture, the Islamic architecture
3. Pre-Romanesque architecture from 6th to 10th century in the territory of France and Germany
4. Art of construction of the Great Moravian Slavs
5. Romanesque architecture – cultural and social background, technology, space, set of architectonic elements
6. Romanesque architecture – Italy, France, Germany
7. Romanesque architecture – Bohemia and Moravia
8. Gothic architecture – cultural and social background, technology, space, set of architectonic elements
9. Gothic architecture – France, England
10. Gothic architecture – Germany, Italy
11. Gothic architecture – Bohemia and Moravia I.
12. Gothic architecture - Bohemia and Moravia II.
13. The most outstanding Middle Ages building complexes in Bohemia and foreign countries.