Course syllabus

Arkitekturens teori och historia V
The Theory and History of Architecture V

ATHF01, 7 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2023/24
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED A
Date of Decision: 2023-03-28

General Information

Main field: Architecture.
Compulsory for: A3
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The course aims to enhance the participant’s ability to reflect upon architectural issues from a critical viewpoint, and also provide an analytical approach to the architectural profession. The students will also practice their ability for independent reasoning through the practice of writing. The intention is that students acquire the "conceptual tools" needed in order to take part in the architectural debate, and in addition be able to carry out research. Topics such as tectonics, aesthetics, conservation, renewal, and their respective relationships will be introduced. Focus will be the relation between values and transformation in the urban environment.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

To be formally approved, the student must demonstrate that he/she:

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

To be formally approved, the student must demonstrate that he/she:

 

 

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

To be formally approved, the student must demonstrate that he/she:
• Is able to demonstrate an ability to make qualitative assessments of a given architectural example, in relation to its historical, cultural and theoretical origins.
• Is able to formulate basic meta-theoretical questions on the topic of architecture as a phenomenon and as a profession.

Contents

The course contains an in-depth orientation on key architectural concepts, and how these relate to each other. With historical and contemporary key examples, mainly from Rome, as a starting point, questions about valuation and change, the relationship between existing and new qualities, etc. are discussed. The focus is on the individual architectural work's relationshipo to the urban context. The course includes lectures, seminars, practical exercises and writing assignments, as well as a study trip to Italy (Rome). For those who do not have the opportunity to accompany on the study trip, alternative teaching is arranged.

Examination details

Grading scale: UG - (U,G) - (Fail, Pass)
Assessment: To be formally approved, the student must attain a passing grade in all exercises, including the study trip or it's replacing exercise.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Admission

Admission requirements:

The number of participants is limited to: No

Reading list

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Mats Hultman, mats.hultman@arkitektur.lth.se
Course coordinator: Nina Falk Aronsen, nina.aronsen@arkitektur.lth.se