051-0116-00L Theory of Architecture II
| Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | L. Stalder |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Comment | Only for Architecture BSc, Programme Regulations 2011. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 051-0116-00 V | Architekturtheorie II Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 26.3. (Seminarwoche), am 9.4. (Osterferien) sowie an Feiertagen und in den letzten 2 Wochen des Semesters (s. Raumbelegungen). | 2 hrs |
| L. Stalder |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | The lecture course offers an introduction to key themes and questions of modern architectural theory over two semesters. Part one addresses formative "figures of thought" and their materialization in built and spatial structures. Part two critically examines different forms of architectural practice through the work of exemplary protagonists. |
| Objective | Understanding of the historic development of architectural theory during modernity and critical discussion of its key terms and concepts from a transdisciplinary perspective. |
| Content | In the second part of the lecture course our focus will be on factors of production in architecture as well as various approaches and forms of architectural practice from the twentieth century to the present. Different "work models" will be introduced and critically discussed through a series of exemplary case studies with a focus on actors and their agency. By doing so, we seek to highlight architects' varying fields of activity within their specific local and changing historical contexts. We encounter architects, who not only shaped environments that were increasingly characterized by an abundance of new industrially manufactured materials and products, but who also organized labour and production processes. In addition to that, we will study attempts to restructure the capitalist building sector through cooperation, and we will look at the work of salaried architects in municipal and state planning offices. Finally, we will turn to such strategies as field work, analysis of the everyday, and activism. |
| Lecture notes | Handouts summarizing the content of weekly lectures will be available for download from the website of the Visiting Lectureship for the Theory of Architecture. |
| Literature | All required readings for the lectures will be available for download from the website of the Visiting Lectureship for the Theory of Architecture. In addition to those key readings, the following monographs and anthologies are useful complementary sources for the lecture course: - Adrian Forty, Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture, London: Thames & Hudson, 2000. - Susanne Hauser, Christa Kamleithner, Roland Meyer, eds., Architekturwissen. Grundlagentexte aus den Kulturwissenschaften, Bielefeld: Transcript, 2013, 2 Vols. - K. Michael Hays, ed., Architecture Theory since 1968, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1998. - Harry Francis Mallgrave, ed., Architectural Theory, Oxford: Blackwell, 2006–2008, 2 Vols. - Ákos Moravánszky, ed., Architekturtheorie im 20. Jahrhundert. Eine kritische Anthologie, Wien, New York: Springer, 2003. - Joan Ockman, Architecture Culture, 1943–1968: A Documentary Anthology, New York: Rizzoli, 1993. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a two-semester course together with 051-0115-00L Theory of Architecture I | |
| For programme regulations (Examination block) | Bachelor's Degree Programme in Architecture 2011; Version 04.10.2017 (Examination Block 5) |
| ECTS credits | 2 credits |
| Examiners | L. Stalder |
| Type | session examination |
| Language of examination | German |
| Repetition | The performance assessment is offered every session. Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Mode of examination | written 90 minutes |
| Written aids | Wörterbuch |
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Performance assessment as a semester course
(other programmes)
| |
| ECTS credits | 1 credit |
| Examiners | L. Stalder |
| Type | session examination |
| Language of examination | German |
| Repetition | The performance assessment is offered every session. Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Mode of examination | written 45 minutes |
| Written aids | Wörterbuch |
| If the course unit is part of an examination block, the credits are allocated for the successful completion of the whole block. This information can be updated until the beginning of the semester; information on the examination timetable is binding. | |
Learning materials
| Recording | Architekturtheorie II |
| Learning environment | Architekturtheorie II |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| There are no additional restrictions for the registration. |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture Bachelor | Examination Block 5 | O |  |