IDENTIFYING DATA 2019_20
Subject (*) HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE II Code 22204128
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in Architecture (2010)
Cycle 1st
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Compulsory Third 1Q
Language
Català
Department Predepartment Architecture Unit
Coordinator
MIRALLES JORI, ROGER
E-mail roger.miralles@urv.cat
jorge.guerrero@urv.cat
Lecturers
MIRALLES JORI, ROGER
GUERRERO FERNANDEZ, JORGE
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General description and relevant information History of Art and architecture from the Romanesque to the Illustration taking special attention to the constructive form of Architecture.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A60 Adequate knowledge of the general history of architecture.
 A64 Adequate knowledge of the technical, climatic, economic, social and ideological foundations of the architectural, urban and landscape traditions of Western culture.
 A65 Adequate knowledge of the aesthetics, theory and history of the arts and the applied arts..
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 B3 Critical, logical and creative thinking, and an ability to innovate
 B4 Autonomy, responsibility and initiative
 B6 Clear and effective communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in public or a specific technical field
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
 C2 Be advanced users of the information and communication technologies
 C3 Be able to manage information and knowledge
 C4 Be able to express themselves correctly both orally and in writing in one of the two official languages of the URV

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A60 Knowledge of the history of architecture, construction forms and the architectural traditions of Western culture.
 A64 Knowledge of the history of architecture, construction forms and the architectural traditions of Western culture.
 A65 Knowledge of the theory, aesthetics and critical analysis of modern and contemporary architecture.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B3 Reflect on new ways of doing things.
 B4 Use data to take correct decisions.
 B6 Structure their presentations and comply with any requirements should there be any.
Type C Code Learning outcomes
 C2 Use software for off-line communication: word processors, spreadsheets and digital presentations.
 C3 Locate and access information effectively and efficiently.
 C4 Produce grammatically correct written texts

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Modern era and humanism in architecture
From Ravenna to Sant Climent de Taüll, Bizantine and Romanic Architecture
Gothic society and architecture
Giotto and the Scrovegni chapel
Brunelleschi at Santa Maria in Fiore, the Dome
Alberti and the theory of architecture
Palladio and the non-urban houses
Michelangelo, il divino
Baroque city
Bernini and borromini
The room of the king at Versalles
Illustration and the French Revolution

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
Hours outside the classroom
(**) Total hours
Introductory activities
2 0 2
Lecture
A60
A64
A65
B3
C2
C3
20 13 33
Assignments
B3
B4
C2
C3
C4
6 25 31
Personal attention
A60
C4
3 0 3
 
Mixed tests
A60
A65
C4
3 3 6
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Small tests in order to know the students Knowledge in history and his linguistics skills
Lecture Esplain the content of the course using visual aids.
Assignments Research work on a local work of architecture of the studied period.
Personal attention .

Personalized attention
Description
When the students have some doubts can speak directly to the professor. In person in the professor office 3.6 Email roger.miralles@urv.cat

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Assignments
B3
B4
C2
C3
C4

Graphic analysis on one of the works of architecture that we analyze during the course.
40% És obligatori aprovar aquesta part per fer la mitjana amb l'altra part del curs.
Mixed tests
A60
A65
C4
Written exam on the content of the masterclasses. 60% És obligatori aprovar aquesta part per fer la mitjana amb l'altra part del curs.
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

The second call is considered the same as the first call.

Each of the three parts works independently.The students will have to present to work, reading or ordinary examination, based on the results of the first call.A suspended part causes the whole course to be suspended.


Sources of information

Basic Rudolf Wittkower, La arquitectura en la edad del humanismo, Nueva Visión, , Buenos Aires, 1958
Bruno Zevi, Saber ver la arquitectura : ensayo sobre la interpretación espacial de la arquitectura , Apóstrofe, Barcelona, 1998

- Schapiro, Meyer, Estudios sobre el Románico, Alianza Forma, Madrid 1984 (especialment: “Sobre la actitud estética en el arte románico”)

 

- Frankl, Paul, Arquitectura Gótica, Manuales Arte Cátedra, Madrid 2002 (especialment: “El término gótico y el concepto de estilo gótico”)

- Panofsky, Erwin, Arquitectura gòtica y el pensamiento estolástico, Piqueta, Madrid 1986

- Worringer, Wilheim, La Esencia del estilo Gótico, Nueva visión, BB.AA. 1942

 

- Argan, Giulio Carlo, Renacimiento y Barroco, Akal, Torrejón de Ardoz 1987 (el capítol I: “El Trecento. Giotto”)

- Bellosi, Luciano. La oveja de Giotto.: Akal, Madrid 1992

- Wolf, Norbert. Giotto. Taschen, Köln 2006

 

- Scott, Geoffrey, La arquitectura del humanismo. Un estudio sobre la historia del gusto. Barral, Barcelona 1970 (especialment: introducció, capítol I, VIII, IX)

 

- Fanelli, Giovanni, La Cúpula de Brunelleschi: Historia y futuro de una grande estructura. Mandragora, Firenze, 2004

- Argan, Giulio Carlo. Brunelleschi. Xarait. Madrid 1981

 

- Tafuri, Manfredo, Sobre el Renacimiento. Principios; Ciudades; Arquitectos, Catedra, Madrid 1995 (especialment: Capítol II i III)

- Alberti, Leon Batista, De Re aedificatoria. Akal, Torrejón de Ardoz 1991.

 

- Rowe, Colin, “Las Matematicas de la vivienda ideal”, en Manierismo y Arquitectura Moderna y otros ensayos Gustavo Gili, Barcelona 1999.

- Vidler, Anthony, Historias del presente inmediato: la invención del movimiento moderno arquitectónico, Gustavo Gili, Barcelona 2011 (especialment el capítol sobre Colin Rowe: “Movimiento Moderno Manierista: Colin Rowe; Un Palladio Inglés, Palladianismo moderno, Palladio en diagrames, Matemáticas, etc.”)

-  Burns, Howard, “Una nova arquitectura”, a: Burns, Howard i Beltramini, Guido, Palladio catàleg de l’exposició a La Caixa obra social, Barcelona 2009

 

- Pietro Ruschi, Michelangelo architetto a San Lorenzo, Mandagora, Firenze, 2007

- Miguel Ángel, Cartas Alianza editorial. Madrid, 2008

 

http://www.museodelprado.es/es/pagina-principal/coleccion/galeria-on-line/

- Blunt, Anthony. Arte y arquitectura en Francia 1500-1700. Ed. Cátedra. Madrid 1992

- Quaroni, Ludovico. Una ciudad eterna. Cuatro lecciones de veintisiete siglos. Fundación Caja de arquitectos. Madrid 2008 (1959)

 

- Blunt, Anthony. Borromini. Alianza Editorial. Madrid, 1987 (1982/1979)

- Borsi, Franco. Bernini. Ed. Akal (Colección Akal arquitectura). Madrid 1998.

- Wittkower, Rudolf. Arte y arquitectura en Italia 1600/1750. Cátedra. Madrid, 2002.(1979/1958)

 

- Portoghesi, Paolo, Storia di San Carlino alle Quatro Fontane, Newton & Compton, 2001

 

 

 

 

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