32857 - History of Architecture 1

Learning outcomes

Course contents

The course is divided into three parts structured around lectures and labs. After a series of initial introductive lectures, the course touches upon the most significant and exemplary themes and monuments of western architecture from its origins until the XVI century A.D.

 

Readings/Bibliography

 

 

The bibliography for individual themes addressed will be given out throughout the course. The following books are reccomended as basic textbooks:

G. Cricco, F. Di Teodoro, Itinerario nell'arte, Versione Gialla,vol.1, Zanichelli, Bologna 2016 (4° edizione)

G. Cricco, F. Di Teodoro, Itinerario nell'arte, Versione Gialla,vol.2, Zanichelli, Bologna 2016 (4° edizione)

G. Cricco, F. Di Teodoro, Itinerario nell'arte, Versione Gialla,vol.3, Zanichelli, Bologna 2016 (4° edizione)

Foreign students should also read:

Ian Sutton, Western Architecture, Thames and Hudson, New York 2001, or Spiro Kostof, A History of Architecture. Settings and Rituals, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2010.

Teaching methods

Lectures and labs will alternate for the most efficient exploration of the themes. If possible, visits will be organized to study in presence the buildings seen during lectures.

It is suggested to study the topics proposed in class not only in the textbook, but also by taking advantage of the additional bibliographic suggestions proposed during classes. Furthermore, it is strongly recommended to draw up a notebook in which student should collect sketches, drawings and graphic schemes relating to the architectures studied during classes.

 

Assessment methods

The exam consists of a final interview.

During the interview, three questions will be asked to the candidate. The first one will consist of the presentation of a topic, especially deepened and critically analyzed by the candidate.

During the interview, the notebook drawn up during the course and the personal study phase can be used, also to support one's personal critical analyses.

The grade will be determined by the sum of the evaluations relating to the following criteria.

• Knowledge and ability to critically address the topics covered in the first part of the course (from 0 to 10 points).
• Knowledge and ability to critically address the topics covered in the second part of the course (from 0 to 10 points).
• Knowledge and ability to critically address the topics covered in the third part of the course (from 0 to 10 points).

For each criterion, a score will be assigned that will allow to evaluate the knowledge of the topics and the ability to structure a more or less personal and in-depth critical discourse, according to the following table:

0-2: no or poor knowledge of the subject.
3-4: approximate knowledge and elementary critical analysis.
5-6: mediocre knowledge and sufficient critical analysis.
7-8: good knowledge and fair critical ability.
9-10: excellent knowledge and excellent ability to structure a personal critical path.

Teaching tools

Lectures will be delivered with visual aids such as power point presentations, screenings and internet sources.

Office hours

See the website of Daniele Pascale Guidotti Magnani