Summer Semester 2006/07
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Summer Semester 2009/10
Summer Semester 2010/11
Summer Semester 2011/12
Theory of Architecture 2 AU2013
Course content:
1.Elementary concepts in architecture: idea, aesthetic, composition, function, form, space, structure, phenomenon.
2.Orders in architecture.
3.Significance in architecture - transmission of values and ideas.
4.Technical means of communication in architectural design. Designing form, function and construction of building through freehand drawing and modeling.
5.Building and landscape. Methodological basics for designing buildings in natural environment. Composition, value and features of form and space.
6.Culture and nature. Human environment in a strong connection with nature and local cultural traditions. Organic architecture and vernacular architecture.
7.Tradition and modernity. Theory of composition in contemporary architecture.
Learning outcomes:
Gaining knowledge on elementary concepts, terminology and axioms in architecture. Introduction to the traditional canon and theories in architecture.
(in Polish) Rodzaj przedmiotu
Course coordinators
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Bibliography
a) basic references:
Ch.Alexander, The Pattern Language, N.Y.,1977;
A.Basista, Opowieści budynków. Architektura czterech kultur, PWN, Warszawa-Kraków 1995;
Ch.Norberg-Schulz, Znaczenie w architekturze Zachodu, Warszawa 1999;
S.E.Rasmussen, Odczuwanie architektury, Murator, Warszawa 1999;
J.Żórawski, O budowie formy architektonicznej, Arkady, Warszawa 1973;
b) supplementary references:
P.Bogdanowicz, Człowiek i przestrzeń - kultura, przestrzeń i sztuka, Warszawa 1992;
J.Krenz, Architektura znaczeń, Gdańsk 1997;
L.Krier, Architektura. Wybór czy przeznaczenie, Arkady, W-wa 2001;
Ch.Norberg-Schulz, Bycie, przestrzeń i architektura, Murator, Warszawa 2001;
W.Tatarkiewicz, Dzieje sześciu pojęć, PWN, Warszawa 1976.