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Objectives and competences

The objectives of this course will enable the students to acquire basic theoretical knowledge necessary for a critical analysis of modern and contemporary architectural production, for a critical evaluation and reflection of current developments in architecture, and for an insight into how architecture deals with the complex web of conditions that make up any given situation.

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

Learning and teaching methods

Lectures, seminars, discussions on the question of contemporary architecture related to current state of affairs (in architecture) in Slovenia and elsewhere

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

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Communication skills: written expression in the written exam, oral expression in presentations, articulation of ideas when graphically drawing the analysis; ability to pursue interdisciplinary research.

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

Prerequisits

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  • red. prof. dr. PETER ŠENK, univ. dipl. inž. arh.

  • Written examination: 60
  • Research paper/project: 40

  • : 30
  • : 15
  • : 15
  • : 90

  • Slovenian
  • Slovenian

  • ARCHITECTURE - 1st