History of Architecture 5 - Modern Architecture

Garant předmětu:

Petr Vorlík

Lecturer:

Vladimír Šlapeta

Tutor:

Vladimír Šlapeta

Supervisor:

Department of Theory and History of Architecture

Synopsis:

Explores the tradition of modern architecture of 20th century in the Czech Republic and Central Europe with international interactions and influences. The lectures are accompanied with excursions in Prague, Brno, Hradec Králové etc. Contents: Czech Jugendstil and early modernism. Czech Cubism. The National Style and the Dutch influence. Josef Gočár. Kamil Roškot. Adolf Loos. Josip Plečnik. Czech Functionalism. Czechoslovak Werkbund and the Baba housing exhibition. Interactions with Bauhaus and Le Corbusier. Prague modern urban culture. Brno - a city of Modern Architecture. Zlín - the Baťa industrial city.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Czech Jugendstil and early modernism. 2. Czech Cubism. 3. The National Style and the Dutch influence. 4. Josef Gočár. 5. Kamil Roškot. 6. Adolf Loos. 7.Josip Plecnik. 8. Czech Functionalism I. 9. Czech Functionalism II. 10. Czechoslovak Werkbund and the Baba housing exhibition. 11. Interactions with Bauhaus and Le Corbusier. 12. Prague modern urban culture. 13. Brno - a city of Modern Architecture. 14. Zlín - the Baťa industrial city.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Šlapeta, Vladimír: Czech Funkcionalism 1918-1936, AA London, 1987. 2. Czech Cubism, Princeton Press, 1933. 3. Loos, Adolf: The Müller House, Prague, 2000. 4. Josip Plečnik, Prague, 1996.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:

	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
Thu
Fri	roomT9:112 Šlapeta V. 09:45–13:00 ODD WEEK (lecture parallel1) Dejvice č. 112

Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: