Class Introduction to Architectural Theory and History I

The Curricular Unit takes the purpose of a deepening to the theoretical issues related with the though on
the architectural artifact, incurring therefore, on a differentiation between theory as a persistent given and
history as a transient phenomenon.

The topics to be developed relate to the understanding, from the point of view of form, function,
construction and program of iconic buildings that served and serve as reference for the construction of an
architectonic repertoire that every architect should possess.
For this purpose a reference shall be made to the context, the program and the environment in which the
architectural work is placed, as well as to their physical characteristics - mass, structure, surface and
materials - as well as the spatial dimension, scale, light and movement and also to issues related to
constructive aspects, namely manufacturing and pre-fabrication. Pre-existences will also be referred, as
well as the relationship with the environment where these works are situated, whether urban or
otherwise.

The subject of Introduction to Theory and History of Architecture II presents lessons of both theoretical
and practical_nature. The lectures are essentially expository, seeking to fulfill the contents in the syllabus.
For these classes are used teaching resources available at ULHT suited for the dynamic, sequential and
structured presentation of images. The practical classes are undertaken in the form of Discussion Groups
on the topics covered in the lectures, or of follow-up of the work for the making of the monograph. The
Discussion Groups are intended to relate, in a thoughtful way, disciplinary content, the systematization or
originality of the proposed work and the relevance of the topics covered. The evaluation consists of a
work of synthesis and a final test, each item with a weight correspondently of 40% and 50% on the final
mark. Participation and attendance take on a value of 10%.

• SIMITICH, Andrea e Val Warke (2014) The Language of Architecture ¿ 26 principles Every
  Architect Should Know , Beverly, MA: Rockport Publishers.
• SOLÁ-MORALES, Ignasi de et alii (200) Introducción a la arquitectura ¿ Conceptos
  fundamentales , Barcelona: Ediciones UPC.
• UNWIN, Simon (2015) Twenty-Five Buildings Every Architect Should Understand , London:
  Routledge.