Philip Ursprung: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2023 |  |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Philip Ursprung |
| Field | History of Art and Architecture |
| Address | I. f. Geschichte/Theorie der Arch. ETH Zürich, HIL D 63 Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 44 60 |
| Fax | +41 44 633 13 42 |
| philip.ursprung@gta.arch.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Architecture |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
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| 052-0804-00L | History and Theory of Architecture II  | 2 credits | 2V + 2U | M. Delbeke, T. Avermaete, L. Stalder, P. Ursprung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Introduction and overview of the history and theory of architecture from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century. (Prof. Dr. M. Delbeke) Introduction in the methods and instruments of the history of art and architecture. (Prof. Dr. M. Delbeke, Prof. Dr. L. Stalder, Prof. Dr. P. Ursprung, Prof. Dr. T. Avermaete) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Acquiring basic knowledge of the history of architecture and architectural theory, resp. of the methods and instruments of research into architecture. Being able to identify the main architectural issues and debates of the period and geography covered in the course. Acquiring the attitudes and tools to develop a historically informed reading of the built environment. Acquiring the tools to be able to draw on historical, theoretical and critical research to nourish one's architectural culture. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | The course History and Theory of Architecture II offers a chronological and thematic overview of the architecture and architectural theory produced in Europe from the 15th up to 19th century. Thematic lectures about key questions at play during the period will be combined with the in-depth analysis of historical buildings. Themes will cover the emergence and development of Vitruvian design theory and practice up to the 19th century, and related issues such as the emergence of the architect; the media of architectural design and practice (drawings, models, building materials); patterns and media of dissemination and influence (micro-architecture, imagery); building types (the palazzo and the villa); questions of beauty and ornament; questions of patronage (e.g. the Roman papacy); the relation of buildings to the city (e.g. the development of European capitals); attitudes towards history (origin myths, historicism); the question of the monument. The course Fundamentals of the History and Theory of Architecture II consists of different parts, each dealing with a particular area of research into the history of art and architecture (1) The historiography of architecture (M. Delbeke) (2) Architectural media (L. Stalder). (3) Architecture and art (P. Ursprung) (4) Urbanism and the Commons (T. Avermaete) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Literature and handouts will be provided over the course of the term. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | For the course History and Theory of Architecture II students will rely on assisted self study to acquire basic knowledge of the canonical history of architecture in Europe. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 052-0808-00L | History and Theory of Architecture VI (Ursprung) | 2 credits | 2V | P. Ursprung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | History of Art and Architecture since the 1970s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Knowledge of the history of art and architecture since the 1970s. Sensibility for historical processes and for the concepts in the realm of visual culture. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | The two-semester course offers an introduction to the history of modern and contemporary art and architecture since ca. 1970. Motivated by questions of the current discourse, central topics and exemplary works of art and architecture are discussed. Concepts such as "labor", "economy", "experience", "research", "nature", "diversity" or "surface" are used to focus on specific historical developments and connections. Art and architecture is considered as a field of cultural change as well as an indicator of social, economic, and political conflicts which in turn helps to understand historical dynamics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | A video documentation of the lecture class is available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Required reading will be announced in the class and on the website of the chair. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 052-0824-23L | History of Art and Architecture: The Barbarians | 1 credit | 2G | P. Ursprung, A. Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | How is knowledge constituted in the contemporary university? Barbarians at the gates, but with notebooks in hand, we will pay attention to the role of metaphor, of image, and of procedure in each context. In the accompanying seminars, we will ask ourselves, what can beginning from position zero teach us about architecture, about architecture education, and about knowledge in general? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | This class does not promise practical skills. The goal of this class is two-fold: on the one hand, to reposition architectural education in the context of other fields of specialist tertiary training, and on the other, to develop a clear position on the aspirations and contemporary function of "the University" as both an ideal and a real institution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | In this open-ended but demanding seminar, we will visit a dozen different lectures across (close to) a dozen different departments at the ETH and the UZH. From monetary economics to maritime history, from embryology to sculpture, we will attend lectures in fields in which we do not have the prerequisites, to struggle to understand what counts as knowledge, how it is transmitted, and how relevance is established. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Die Pflichtlektüre wird für angemeldete TeilnehmerInnen als download zur Verfügung gestellt. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Required reading will be available as a download for registered participants. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Individual work and group work are possible. Graded semester performance: Participation in class discussions and final essay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 063-0854-23L | Subject Semester FS23 in the Field of History and Theory of Architecture (gta)  Allocation only after consultation with the professor (meetings as required and after consultation with the chair). The application deadline is Wednesday January 25, 2023, 8 p.m. You will receive a message about acceptance or rejection for the subject semester by Wednesday. February 1, 2023, 2 p.m. at the latest. Students who have been rejected have the opportunity to choose a design class. A student can only register once for a "Fachsemester" during the Master studies! | 14 credits | 29A | P. Ursprung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Neighborhood: A collective manifesto On the occasion of the project "Neighborhood" for the Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 by Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung, the students will produce their own writings and read theoretical text from a syllabus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Our aim is to increase the knowledge and sensitivity of architecture students toward the history of art and architecture, to make their voices heard and to develop new teaching formats for the history and theory of architecture. Students will learn to take position in a field, they will practice argumentation and increase their writing skills. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Will be provided. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | A student can only register once for a "Fachsemester" during the Master studies! Self dependent work. Within the frame of the semester topic, the choice of topic is free. For further information, please see: https://ursprung.arch.ethz.ch/courses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 064-0004-23L | Advanced Topics in History and Theory of Architecture: Read into it: Architecture through literature | 3 credits | 2K | M. Delbeke, T. Avermaete, L. Stalder, P. Ursprung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | This seminar avails itself of the complexities and richness of pre-1850 literary sources on architecture to explore and discuss some fundamental methodological questions: who writes about architecture and art, and why? What is a legitimate historical source? How can we gain access to it? How do we develop an at once historical and critical approach? How does mediation generate interpretation? Etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Acquiring insight in the different possible research methods available to PhD-researchers in the fields of the history and theory of art and architecture. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | The course will alternate bi-weekly reading seminars with individual work on a selection of historical literary sources on architecture. Participants will be asked to work on sources proposed by the lecturer, and to bring sources of their own choice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | In-person meetings on alternate weeks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||