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Presentation
Presentation
The unit of Theory of Architecture II proposes a theoretical and critical approach to the field of architecture according to a thematic and transversal perspective. To do this it selectively summons the large archive of the history of the discipline from the great issues and debates that formed and substantiated over time. The thematic approach followed allows students to acquire a comprehensive field of knowledge, structured by major themes of the discipline, referenced in the main authors and architects determining the investigation of these themes. The first intention of this curricular unit is essentially to provide students with fundamental theoretical knowledge of the discipline of architecture. The second intention is to provide instruments of theoretical research that allow the approximation between theory and practice of architecture.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor; Master Degree | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
4 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT36-7999
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Representation and discipline. The focus on the project and the rules of visualization in architecture. 2. Technique and construction. The evolution of the constructive systems as device for architectural transformation. 3. History and tradition. Historicism linear temporality and the physical permanence of materiality. 4. Space and expression. Theories of character, new aesthetic categories and the modern conception of space-time. 5. Matter and language. The issue of the tectonics as conciliation between material and detail. 6. Ideal city and utopia. Theorization of the city between design geometrization and social programme.
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Objectives
Objectives
The curricular unit of Theory of Architecture II, in continuation of Theory of Architecture I, from the previous semester,, connects with the History of Architecture units that integrate the curricular program of the bachelor degree. The objective of this curricular unit is to deepen the theoretical knowledge of the discipline of architecture and, when considered appropriate, to make them operative in the architectural design practice. In this sense, following a transhistorical and thematic approach and not merely chronological and biographical one, it is intended to activate the entire archive of the discipline of architecture, both textual and iconographic, both critical and projectual. Starting from the present condition, it is tried to summon the fundamental questions, the moments and authors of the theoretical debate of the fundamental problems of the architecture according to a critical approach.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
The classes of Theory of Architecture II will be made up mainly by three complementary strands. On the one hand, there will be expositive theoretical sessions about the topics in the program, accompanied by audiovisual material. On the other hand, readings of fundamental essays will be carried out with the students of theoretical themes under study, in order to promote the collective critical debate. Finally, the development of students¿ work by will be monitored throughout the semester through discussion and guidance by the teacher. The evaluation of this curricular unit is composed of three lines: 1. Critical Report of an exhibition, conference or publication, both with text and images (40%). 2. Individual written exam done in class in the end of the semester (50%) 3. Attendance and participation (10%).
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References
References
AAVV. Teoria da Arquitectura do Renascimento até aos Nossos Dias. Taschen, 2000. CONRADS, Ulrich (ed.). Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-Century Architecture. The MIT Press, 1971. KRUFT, Hanno-Walter. A History of Architectural Theory from Vitruvius to the Present. Princeton Architectural Press, 1994. LEACH, Neil (ed.). Rethinking Architecture: A Reader in Cultural Theory. Routledge, 1997. MALLGRAVE, Harry Francis. Architectural Theory: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870, Vol. I. Blackwell, 2006. MALLGRAVE, Harry Francis; CONTANDRIOPOULOS, Christina (eds.). Architectural Theory: An Anthology from 1871-2005, Vol. II. Blackwell, 2008.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
