Course detail

Architectural expression

FA-AVY-TEAcad. year: 2023/2024

If we call things by the right names, we can give them the right meaning and then also the right form and expression. Thus, perception is essential. Perception of architecture is defined by our personal experience from the youngest age. On the way of architecture there are many decisions. All the decisions define the final form of a house. Which expression is adequate? How did and how do the masters do this? Can architecture influence the inner processes of a person?

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

1

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. arch. Marek Štěpán

Department

Department of Design (UN)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Evaluation is based on a written test.

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ZUMTHOR, Peter. Atmospheres: Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects. Birkhäuser Architecture, 2006. ISBN 978-3764374952. (EN)
KORYČÁNEK, Rostislav. Buildings from In-between. Prague: Galerie Zdeněk Sklenář, 2007. ISBN978-80-903996-1-7. (EN)
ALOFSKIN, Anthony et al. Frank Lloyd Wright: Architect, New York 2002. ISBN: 978-0870706424. (EN)
CURTIS, William J. R. Le Corbusier: Ideas & Forms. London: Phaidon, 2015. ISBN 9780714868943. (EN)
BREITSCHMID, Markus. The Architecture and the Ambient by Mario Botta. [s.l.]: Virginia Tech Architecture Publications, 2014. ISBN 9780989393652. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BE_A+U Bachelor's, 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. arch. Marek Štěpán

Syllabus

  1. Perception, terminology, meanings.
    Order × chaos
  2. Light × shadow
  3. Harmony × cacophony
  4. Intuition × speculation
  5. Profane × sacral
  6. Solitaire × crowd
  7. Point, line, plane
  8. Proud column
  9. Decoration of structures
  10. Sacred geometry
  11. Frank Lloyd Wright × Le Corbusier
  12. Peter Zumthor × Mario Botta
  13. Josef Pleskot × Jože Plečnik