Syllabus 2011/2012 AHIA01

Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)

HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I

AHIA01

Credits: 6. Grading scale: UG. Cycle: G1 (First Cycle). Main field: Architecture. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. AHIA01 overlaps following cours/es: AHI011. Compulsory for: A1. Course coordinator: Assistant professor Anna Maria Blennow, Anna-Maria.Blennow@arkitektur.lth.se, Architecture. Assessment: Attendance (80%) to lectures and passed written examination. Further information: The course will be given every two year. The course will be given in Swedish.

Aim
The course will give a survey of European and Scandinavian architecture- and gardenhistory from especially modern times.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

be able to give an account of basic knowledge in architectural history and garden history
be able to identify and describe the most important architects, buildings and conceptions in European and Scandinavian architecture
be able to describe the principal design of gardens from the period

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able to describe different periods in archtiectural and garden history and put them in connection with actual histrical, politic, cultural and philosophical currents

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

make use of historical references to enrich their own projects

Contents

European and Scandinavian history of architecture from 1800 to modern times.
European and Scandinavian garden history from 1800 to present time.

Literature
Blennow, AM: Europas trädgårdar, Signums förlag 1995 and 2002. Pages 253-374. ISBN 91-87896-22-7 and 91-87896-54-0
Svedberg, O: Arkitekternas århundrade. Europas arkitektur 1800-talet. Arkitektur förlag. ISBN 91-86050-34-6
Svedberg, O: Planerarnas århundrade. Europas arkitektur 1900-talet. Arkitektur förlag. ISBN 91-86050-39-7