ILAS Seminar-E2 :History and Theory of Modern Architecture
| Numbering Code | U-LAS70 10002 SE50 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | seminar | |
| Target Year | Mainly 1st year students | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Tue.5 | |
| Instructor name | DANIELL，Thomas Charles (Graduate School of Engineering Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This seminar comprises a broad survey of the history of modern architecture, from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. The content will be organized as a mixture of chronological sequences and building typologies. There will be explanations of the principal characteristics of the design methods, key figures, and major buildings. | |||
| Course Goals | By the end of this seminar, students will: Recognize the various styles, specific architects, dates, and locations of important buildings; Understand the climatic, technological, socioeconomic, and cultural factors that have shaped the architecture; Learn to employ basic methods of data collection in research; Assemble this research into a cogent structure; Present research findings to an audience. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
The seminar comprises an approximately chronological sequence of lectures. The topics and sequence may be altered during the semester. The first two-thirds of the semester will be lectures by the instructor. The final third of the semester will be presentations by the students. The schedule may be adjusted according to the number of students. 01 Introduction and overview 02 Birth of Modernism 03 High Modernism 04 Late Modernism 05 Alternative Modernisms 06 Postmodernism 07 Neomodernism 08 Deconstructivism 09 Japanese Modernism 10 Student presentations 11 Student presentations 12 Student presentations 13 Student presentations 14 Student presentations 15 Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Assessment is a mixture of short weekly reports and a term essay/presentation. Students must write short reports on the content of each of the 10 lectures, following the templates provided(10x5%). Each student will be assigned an individual architect to research, and will submit an illustrated essay on that architect and then present the content to the class in a short, illustrated lecture(50%). | |||
| Course Requirements |
No prior knowledge is required. Students should be able to participate in discussions with their classmates in English. |
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| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | All students are expected to have read the assigned readings before each class. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | A PDF file containing the required readings will be provided. | ||
| References, etc. |
Modern Architecture since 1900, William Curtis, (Phaidon Press), ISBN:978-0714833569 The Story of Post-Modernism: Five Decades of the Ironic, Iconic and Critical in Architecture, Charles Jencks, (Wiley), ISBN:978-0470688953 Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, Sigfried Giedion, (Harvard University Press), ISBN:978-0674830400 Modern Architecture: A Critical History, Kenneth Frampton, (Thames & Hudson), ISBN:978-0500203958 Theory and Design in the First Machine Age, Reyner Banham, (Praeger), ISBN:978-0262520584 The Other Tradition of Modern Architecture, Colin St. John Wilson, (Academy Editions), ISBN:978-1854904126 |
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