Content (Syllabus outline)
The subject evaluates development of the discipline of settlement planning from prehistoric times till today. In this sense the subject defines the key factors of urban development with emphasis on development of the European city. The subject evaluates the key development moments of cities. Simultaneously the subject analyses the state of development of modern cities and provides guidelines or directives for further development. In this context the content of the History of cities are the following chapters:
development of settlements from antiquity till today
factors of urban development of European cities
spontaneous and planned settlement growth
key instruments for planning urban structures
advantages and disadvantages of the city
possibilities for planning the modern city
starting points for planning the modern city
Learning and teaching methods
The programme will be undertaken in cooperation with visiting professors and lecturers and a seminary work, whose themes will be analysis of characteristics of settlement development and forecasting future development processes
Readings
Koch. W., Umetnost stavbarstva, MK,1999
Benevolo,L., Mesto v zgodovini Evrope, 2004
Risebero, B., The Stoy of Western Architecture, 1979
Castex, J, Urbane forme, GK 1980
Rowe,C., Grad kolaž, GK 1988
Norberg-Schulz, C., Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture, 1984
