History of Architecture 1/2

Course guarantor:

Pavel Kalina

Lecturer:

Pavel Kalina

Tutor:

Pavel Kalina

Supervisor:

Department of Theory and History of Architecture

Synopsis:

The aim of the course is to trace the most important features of Gothic cathedral architecture including its social context and building technology. Students should acquire the ability to interpret Gothic architecture according to its geometrical design and social function.

Requirements:

- Quizzes (approx. 4x in semester simple quizz a/b/c/d/ testing the knowledge of the subject matter covered)

- Paper (a short essay about an important medieval building/buildings in the place where you live)

- Final exam

Syllabus of lectures:

1.-3. Gothic Cathedrals in France

4. Gothic cathedrals outside of France

5. Cistercian Architecture another Gothic

6. Mendicant Architecture another Gothic II

7. Beginnings of Gothic Architecture in Bohemia

8. Gothic Cathedral of St Vitus

9. Town and Cathedral

10. Late Gothic architecture in Central Europe

11. Late Gothic Cathedral the work of Benedikt Ried

12. Seminar presentations of papers

13. Final exam

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Roger Stalley, Early Medieval Architecture, Oxford 1999.

Nicola Coldstream, Medieval Architecture, Oxford 2002.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed	room305 Kalina P. 10:45–12:15 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 9
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: