Undergraduate Course: Architectural History 1B: Revivalism to Modernism (ARHI08004)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture - History |
Other subject area | Environmental Courses |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course surveys the history of British, European and American architecture, concentrating on the period from c1800 to the present day.
It opens with a survey of the stylistic revivals that dominated architecture in the early nineteenth century and focuses in particular on the 'Battle of the Styles' in Britain. It also introduces the apparently contradictory theme of modernity in architecture and discusses the nineteenth century development of new and more sophisticated typologies along with the new materials and technologies that made this possible. The revivalist and the modern are also discussed in terms of the conflict between industrial and anti-industrial that saw the architectural technology of the Crystal Palace juxtaposed with the emergence of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The course traces the complex ideas that lie behind the emergence of Modernism in the early decades of the 20th century. It concludes with lectures on the revision of Modernism in the 1950's and 60's and the recent emergence of a Post-modern consciousness. The technologies of building and the emergence of the architectural profession are themes which recur during the lecture course. Excursions into the related fields of landscape architecture and urban design necessarily appear from time to time. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
A knowledge of the history of western architecture from the industrial to the post-industrial age.
An awareness of the relationship between architecture and other aspects of western culture, in particular visual culture.
An awareness of the wider social, political and economic context in which architecture is created
A knowledge and understanding of the built environment of the present day in order that intelligent and informed contributions can be made to the current debates on architecture.
A knowledge of the specialist language of architecture
Some ability in the critical and comparative analysis of buildings
Familiarity with the methodology and vocabulary of scholarship and criticism in the field of architecture |
Assessment Information
| 1x2,000 word essay (50%), tutorial presentation and submitted presentation notes (20%), 1x2 hour examination (30%) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alex Bremner
Tel: (0131 6)50 2320
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Course secretary | Mrs Rosie Hall
Tel: 0131 651 5802
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