Department of Architecture

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Course Title

Architecture, Theory and Criticism

Course ID

ARCH 6202

Course Program

Postgraduate, M.Arch / PhD

Course Type

Optional Theory

Credits

Credits Hours

3 Hrs/WK

Semester

HTC

Prerequisite

None

Description

A dialectic between a diachronic sequence of architectural theories and related architectural works. Theories of Vitruvius, Alberti, Perrault, Boullee, Quatremere de Quincy, Schinkle, Viollet-le Duc, Semper, Loos, Ruskin, Le Corbusier, Mies Van Der Rohe, Wright, Kahn, Venturi, Alexander, Rossi, Norberg Schultz. Concepts of architectural theoreticians with an emphasis on the prevailing social and intellectual situation. Related critical writings to clarify the different epistemological dimensions. Understanding of the formation of theories. Developing a critical awareness of architectural theories and the skill to apply theoretical knowledge in the comprehension, evaluation and criticism of architecture.

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