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2025/2026

Architectural composition studio

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129AAKO KZ 4 3C Czech
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In order to register for the course 125BPAA, the student must have successfully completed the course 129AAKO.
In order to register for the course 127BPAA, the student must have successfully completed the course 129AAKO.
In order to register for the course 129BPAA, the student must have successfully completed the course 129AAKO.
In order to register for the course 124BPAA, the student must have successfully completed the course 129AAKO.
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Department of Architecture
Synopsis:

Students learn to apply knowledge acquired in the subject Introduction to Architecture Design to simple abstract tasks. Principles of Form and Space Composition. Idea and form of abstract surface and spatial composition. The physical model as a form of verification of compositional intentions.

Requirements:

Surface, relief and spatial compositions on a specified theme.

Drawing combining 2D drawings and paper, relief models.

Architectural model of spatial composition.

Syllabus of lectures:

No lectures.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Assignment: interpretation of the assignment in a way that allows it to be quickly understood.

2. Creative research and discussion about architecture: in the form of discussions, screenings, exhibition visits, etc., support of expressive skills. Area compositions.

3. Surface composition.

4. Surface composition.

5. Surface composition.

6. Relief composition.

7. Relief composition.

8. Spatial composition evoking architecture.

9. Spatial composition evoking architecture.

10. Spatial composition evoking architecture.

11. Work on the final drawing and model.

12. Work on the final drawing and model.

13. Work on the final drawing and model.

Study Objective:

The ability to create a surface or spatial composition based on a clearly formulated assignment.

Arouse the student's interest in the field.

„Recast“ his ways of thinking and graphic expression from the position of high school art creation to the position of a future architect.

To introduce the student to the world of architecture through the research of world authors

Understand and learn to work with compositional principles and categories (openness, closedness, static, dynamism, symmetry, asymmetry, rhythm, gradation) and expressive means of harmonizing an architectural work (scale, proportion, contrast, agreement, color, structure, tectonics, stereotomy) .

To learn and practice the basic principles of creating surface and spatial composition in the architectural sense of the word, i.e. composition as a harmonious, abstract composition of partial parts in relation to each other and to the whole.

Study materials:

Professional periodicals focused on contemporary world and Czech architecture (e.g. The Architecture Review, Architect+, etc.)

Dvořák, V.; Tichý, L.: Architectural composition. Prague, CTU publishing house in Prague, 1991.

Samara, T.: Graphic design, Slovart, 2016, ISBN 978-80-7529-046-5.

Kandinsky W.: Puknt und Linie zu Fläche, Taschen, 1986.

Hégr, M.: Construction of an image from an artistic point of view, 1944, Umelecká beseda, Prague.

Publications on contemporary and 20th century architecture.

Websites of leading architectural studios and servers focused on contemporary architecture and design.

Note:
Further information:
https://k129.cz/predmety-bakalarskeho-studia/129aako/
No time-table has been prepared for this course
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Data valid to 2025-05-13
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