Universidad de especialidades espiritu santo
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INTERNATIONAL CAREERS PROGRAM SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SYLLABUS CLASS: Theory & Criticical Analysis of Modern Tendencies in Architecture CODE: AQD435 CREDITS: 3 PREREQUISITE(S): History of Architecture II CODE: ARQ 217 BIMESTER: Spring I 2006 CONTACT HOURS: 48 HOURS OF HOMEWORK 96 PROFESSOR: Ana María León CLASSROOM: F-18 1. COURSE DESCRIPTIÒN This course researches the architectural discourse and production of the first half of the 20th century. It is focused on the development of the modern movement and its evolution, taking into account the influence of emerging technology and two world wars, and culminating in the evolution of modernism towards brutalism, organicism and the urban debates of the CIAM. The course follows Kenneth Frampton’s Modern Architecture: A Critical History (see bibliography), contrasting Frampton’s critique with essays by the architects and theorists of the period. 2. CLASS SCHEDULE The corresponding chapter from Frampton’s book is required reading for each class. Additional required readings and suggested readings are noted per class.
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TOTAL: 96 HOURS 4. METHODOLOGY The student is expected to read the required readings for each session and email one page containing a short synopsis, comments and questions. Handwritten pages and sheets torn from notebooks are not acceptable. Emails should arrive before noon of the day of the class Students are expected to keep a copy of the sheets for their files, comments will be made through email and sheets will not be returned. Each class will start with a synopsis of the previous class, followed by a power point presentation by the teacher. Although questions are welcome at any point of the presentation, there will be two breaks, one in the middle and one before the end of the class, to encourage further discussion and debate on particular topics. 5. EVALUATION 1st Term - 50 % original, thoughtful and insightful comments in class participation and emails. - 25% midterm assignment: diagram - 25% class evaluation (image identification)
- 50 % original, thoughtful and insightful comments in class participation and emails. - 50 % written essay.
More information regarding this essay will be handed out at the start of the 2nd term. Any instance of plagiarism will be reported to the UEES Academic Committee and recorded permanently in the student’s file. Plagiarism in the Final Essay results in automatic failing of the course, regardless of the student’s grade percentages. 6. CLASSROOM POLICIES Students should be seated in the classroom at the start of each class. Students arriving up to 4 minutes late will have a “late” in the attendance sheet. Students arriving 5 minutes after the start of the class will have an “absence.” Students are allowed up to 5 absences. According to UEES policy, there are no excused or unexcused absences. Teachers may not excuse a student’s absence. If a student exceeds the number of allowed absences he or she fails the class automatically. Any questions regarding absences should be directed to Anita Verbaan, Administrative Director of the International Careers Program. The use of cell phones is strictly prohibited within the classroom. All cell phones should be turned off (not muted) and placed inside bags, purses or backpacks. No cell phones can remain visible. Failure to comply will result in class expulsion and the resulting absence. BIBLIOGRAPHY: COURSEBOOKS: TEXT: Modern Architecture: A Critical History TEXT: Theories and Manifestoes of Modern Arch. AUTHOR: Kenneth Frampton AUTHOR: Ulrich Conrads, Ed. EDITORIAL: Thames and Hudson EDITORIAL: MIT Press EDITION: EDITION: COMPLEMENTARY TEXTS TEXT: Modern Architecture TEXT: Architecture Culture 1943 - 1968 AUTHOR: Alan Colqhoun AUTHOR: Joan Ockman, Ed. EDITORIAL: Oxford History of Art EDITORIAL: Columbia Books of Architecture EDITION: EDITION: TEXT: Studies in Tectonic Culture TEXT: Architecture and Modernity AUTHOR: Kenneth Frampton AUTHOR: Hilde Heynen EDITORIAL: MIT Press EDITORIAL: MIT Press EDITION: EDITION: TEACHER INFO: NAME: Ana María LAST NAME: León DEGREES: Arch. Dipl. (UCSG), M. Arch. (Georgia Tech), M. Des. S. (Harvard Univ. GSD) PHONES: 099 745204, Mon – Fri between 9h00 and 18h00 EMAIL: anamarialeon@hotmail.com Directory: syllabus -> Archivos syllabus -> D., msw office hours: th 4: 30pm-7: 30pm or by appt syllabus -> Admitted Batch 2008 2009 syllabus -> Politics in india syllabus -> M. A. (Urdu) i-semester syllabus -> Core (1) Classical Indian Philosophy (A) Nyāyabindu TÍkā by Dharmottara syllabus -> Guru gobind singh indraprastha syllabus -> B. Sc. (Yoga ) 3 years duration (6 semesters) syllabus -> First Semester Paper I prose and Grammar Code: 08U1LU1 Archivos -> Universidad de especialidades espíritu santo Download 49.04 Kb. Share with your friends:
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