History of architecture
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: Vittorio FIOREExpected Learning Outcomes
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Course Structure
- lectures,
- critic discussions,
- Mid-Term tests.
Required Prerequisites
Detailed Course Content
The course aims to provide the tools for understanding monuments and minor buildings through their formal, spatial, typological and constructive characters, as well as cultural contexts and relations with the arts, through the examination of works and architects of age, modern and -above all- contemporary.
We investigate the main issues of classical architecture and their transfer to modern and above all contemporary architecture, through an overview that will alternate with some monographic insights: themes, places, architecture, The protagonists that intertwine delineating the role of architecture in the city and in society.
Textbook Information
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Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
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| 1 | A. Outlines of History of Architecture: Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism | -- |
| 2 | B. History of contemporary architecture | -- |
| 3 | A. Outline of the History of Architecture:Michelangelo in Florence; San Pietro in Rome | -- |
| 4 | A. Outline of the History of Architecture: Mannerism, Giulio Romano; Palazzo Te, Mantua | -- |
| 5 | A. Outlines of the History of Architecture: Venetian Classicism, Palladio | -- |
| 6 | Outlines of History of Architecture: Baroque; Roman Baroque: Gian Lorenzo Bernini; Francesco Borromini. | -- |
| 7 | A. Outline of History of Architecture: Sicilian Baroque and Neapolitan Baroque; the Baroque city | -- |
| 8 | B./C2 History of Contemporary Architecture: artistic theories from Morris to Gropius | -- |
| 9 | C5. Architecture in Sicily between the two wars. Francseco Fichera | |
| 10 | B. Storia dell'Architettura contemporanea: ingegneria e architettura nell'800 | -- |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The assessment of knowledge and preparation will take into account the mastery of the content and skills acquired, the linguistic accuracy and lexical properties, as well as the argumentative ability demonstrated by the candidate//a.
Attendance is not mandatory, however it is recommended. Active participation in the lessons promotes the acquisition of specific disciplinary skills and the ability to integrate knowledge related to new or unfamiliar issues, also thanks to the possibility of critical discussion of the topics covered.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
2. Palazzo Rucellai in Florence can be considered a model of the Renaissance palace: analyzing the lexical characters.
3. Brunelleschi’s dome between constructive innovations and impact on urban dress.
4. Le Corbusier: list the "5 points of architecture" through some works.