Content (Syllabus outline)
I. Introduction to the modern architectural production
• definition of basic TERMS and concepts (modernism, modernity, modern architecture)
• outline of the development and transformation of modern architecture
II. Introduction to the contemporary architectural production
1. populism, 2. rationalism, 3. structuralism, 4. productivism, 5. post-modernism, 6. Neo-Avantgarde, 7. critical regionalism, 8. reflective practices, 9. sustainable architecture
III. Conditions of the emergence of modern and contemporary architecture
• the ways of engagement of architectural production/architecture with the economic, political and cultural contexts in which it works/is made: architecture as an integral part of social reality vs. architecture as a transformation of architectural and social reality
IV. The significance and role of the media in modern and contemporary architecture
• the issue and significance of the intertwining of architectural production as building and design, and the “less material” production of architecture in the media
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• analyse architectural projects in the context of the history of modern architecture and various architectural tendencies of recent decades graphically and/or textually
• compare, describe and evaluate a selected architectural project in relation to the central concepts of modern and contemporary architecture
• research and identify the engagement of architecture with the complex web of conditions that make up every given situation in which it is created
• recognise and argue the wider social significance of architectural work
• critically assess and reflect on current developments in architecture, as well as modern architecture and its status as architectural heritage.
• apply acquired analytical and theoretical knowledge to the practice/design of architecture
Readings
Colomina, B., Privacy and Publicity: Modern Architecture as Mass Media. Cambridge-Mass.: MIT Press, 1994.
Čeferin, P. (ur.), Tektonika v arhitekturi : Frampton - Semper – Bötticher. Ljubljana : Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU, 2014 .
Čeferin, P, Požar, C. (ur.), Arhitekturni epicentri: invencije arhitekture, intervencije v realnost. Ljubljana: AM, 2008.
Foster, H., Design and Crime. London, New York: Verso, 2002.
Frampton, K., Modern Architecture: A Critical History. London: Thames&Hudson, 2007.
Hays, K. M. (ur.), Architecture Theory Since 1968. Cambridge-Mass.: MIT Pess, 2000.
Heynen, H., Architecture and Modernity: a critique. Cambridge-Mass.: MIT Press, 1999.
Ingels, B. (ur.), Yes Is More: An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution. Köln: Evergreen, 2009
Jameson, F., Postmodernizem. Ljubljana: Društvo za teoretsko psihoanalizo, 2001.
Le Corbusier, Towards a new architecture (Reprinted from the 1931 edition). London: The Architectural Press, 1987
Mertins, D. (ur.), The Presence of Mies. New York, Princenton Architectural Press, 1994
Šenk, P., Kapsula: tipologija druge arhitekture. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU, 2015
Šenk, P. (ur.), Funkcija v arhitekturi: Sullivan – Meyer – Arnheim - Adorno – Pallasmaa. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU, 2020
Tafuri, M., Projekt in utopija. Ljubljana: Republiška konferenca ZSMS : Univerzitetna konferenca ZSMS, 1985.
Vidler, A., Zgodovine neposredne sedanjosti. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU, 2016
