Module Details

Module Code: ARCH6078
Title: Architectural History
Long Title: Architectural History
NFQ Level: Fundamental
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( September 2019 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 5810 - Architecture & Urban Environment
Module Delivered in: 4 programme(s)
Module Description: Architectural History explores the foundations of western architecture and urban development examining the spatial, formal and structural components of key buildings and urban form from Ancient Greece to Post Post Modernism reflecting on how they responded to the cultures and societies in which they were produced.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Describe key buildings and identify significant moments in architectural history and urban development from ancient Greece to Post Post Modernism.
LO2 Illustrate how buildings and their authors respond to functional, aesthetic and structural criteria.
LO3 Discuss the evolutionary nature of developments in architecture and urban form in this period.
LO4 Reflect on and discuss the meaning embodied in architectural and urban form.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements

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Indicative Content
Greek Architecture
Greek civilisation, Architecture of democracy, Greek architectural motifs, Building typologies - temple, theatre, domestic, Contemporary international transference and application.
Roman Architecture
Roman civilisation, Roman construction technologies - caementum, foundations, arch, waggon vaults, intersecting vaults, wall typologies, hypocaust, pipe systems, Temples, Rotunda, Dome, Domestic design, Theatre, Stadium, Thermae, Contemporary international transference and application.
Romanesque Architecture
Dark Ages, Repression of Design, Romanesque architectural motifs reasoning and rationale - tower, recessed doorways, blind arcades, lancet fenestration, string coursing, barrel vault, Building typologies - ecclesiastical, defensive, domestic, Neo-Romanesque revival, Hiberno Romanesque.
Gothic Architecture
Charlemagne and the recognition of Christianity, Architecture of celebration, Abbot Suger and the birth of the Gothic template, Church of Saint Denis, Gothic architectural motifs - polychromatic stone, steeple, rose window, role of stained glass, ogive and pointed arch, rib vault, buttress, gargoyles, Building typologies - ecclesiastical, defensive, domestic, Neo-Gothic revival.
Early Renaissance Architecture
Crisis in Architecture and the quest for direction, Re-birth of classical idiom and design principles, Symmetry, Proportion, Golden ratio, Harmonic ratio, Vitruvian man and ergonomic design, Classical architectural motifs, Building typologies - domestic, ecclesiastical, Contemporary international transference and application.
High Renaissance Architecture
Quest for deeper exploration of the Classical idiom, Plinth, Rotunda, Dome, Classical orders, Tempiettro de San Pietro, Contemporary international transference and application.
Baroque Architecture
Definition of 'Baroque' and architectural critique, Quest for freedom from classicist constraints, Architectural motifs of play, drama, fantasy, undulation, dis-proportion, mannerism, Building typologies - ecclesiastical, domestic, palace, Rococo style.
Neo-classical Architecture
Crisis in Architecture, Restoration of order, Re-visitation of Classical architectural idiom and motifs, Romantic classicism, Palladian style, Neo - classicism, Building typologies - domestic, judicial, governmental, Georgian Architecture, Victorian Architecture.
Iron Masters
Transitions in Architecture, Experimentation with construction materials and methods, Iron Masters - Joseph Paxton, Henri Labrouste, Brunel, Gustav Eiffel, Tectonics, Building typologies - Crystal Palace, Bibliotheque de Saint Genevieve, Eiffel Tower
Modern Architecture
Birth of Modern Architecture, Modern Movement, Manifesto of Modern Architecture, Taoism, Confuscionism, Modern masters- Le Corbusier, Mies Van der Rohe, JP Oud, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eileen Gray, Bauhaus, Five point of Modern Architecture, RAT-TRAD, Modular method, Systemised construction, Le Villa Savoye, E1027, Nation building - Modern Architecture in Ireland, Modern Architecture in America, Post war redevelopment of Europe and the role of Modern Architecture.
Post Modern Architecture
Crisis in Architecture, Charles Jencks, Robert Venturi, Birth of Post Modern Architecture, Principles of Post Modern Architecture, Post Modern masters - Philip Johnson, Michael Graves, James Stirling, Frank Gehry, Robert Venturi, Santiago Calatrava, Zaha Hadid.
Post Post Modern Architecture
Crisis in Architecture, Environmental debate, Brundtland Commission, Well Building, nZEB, Part L, 'Conventional' Sustainable design, 'Alternative' sustainable design
Futuristic Architecture
Issues steering design, principles of futuristic design, Location, Form, Composition, Policy, Future debate.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Presentation % of Total Mark 30
Timing Week 6 Learning Outcomes 2,3,4
Assessment Description
Visual timeline presentation of aspect from Architectural History
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 9 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Assessment Description
Interim draft of architectural history analysis, discussion and reflection through visual and written representation.
Assessment Type Reflective Journal % of Total Mark 50
Timing Week 13 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Assessment Description
Architectural history analysis, discussion and reflection through visual and written representation.
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Architectural History: Class based instruction Every Week 3.00 3
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Self study Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Architectural History: Class based instruction Every Week 3.00 3
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Self study Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Ching, Francis and Jarzombet, Mark M. (2017), A Global History of Architecture, 3rd. Wiley, [ISBN: 1118981337].
  • Davies, Colin. (2018), A New History of Modern Architecture, Laurence King Publishing, [ISBN: 1786270560].
  • Fletcher, Sir Banister. (2017), A History of Architecture, 20th Ed. Bloomsbury Publishing, [ISBN: ISBN: 10 0750].
  • Higgott, Andrew. (2018), Key Modern Architects, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, [ISBN: 1474265054].
  • Ireland, Jeannie. (2018), History of Interior Design, 2nd. Fairchild Books, [ISBN: 1501319884].
  • Jencks, Charles. (2011), The story of Post - Modernism: Five decades of the Ironic, Iconic and Critical in Architecture, Wiley, [ISBN: 0470688955].
  • Lees-Maffei, Grace (Editor) and Houze, Rebecca (Editor). (2010), The Design History Reader, Berg Publishers, [ISBN: ISBN: 1847883].
  • May, Bridget and Sherman, Curt. (2011), Architecture and Interior Design: An integrated history to the present, 1st. Pearson, [ISBN: 0135093573].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_CARCT_8 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Architectural Technology 3 Elective
CR_DINAR_8 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Interior Architecture 1 Mandatory
CR_TARCH_7 Bachelor of Science in Architectural Technology 3 Elective
CR_DIARC_7 Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture 1 Mandatory