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Week 1 Introduction

This course introduces the history of architecture, highlighting the importance of studying its evolution. It covers the works of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio and the three essential qualities of architecture: utilitas, firmitas, and venustas. Students will acquire critical thinking skills and learn to use precedents, methodologies, and cases in architectural history. The course includes an oral presentation, an essay, and an exam.

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Week 1 Introduction

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  1. Week 1Introduction Replacement class to be conducted in Week 2 on Friday, 23rd July 2010

  2. History of Architecture • Why study history? • Marcus Vitruvius Pollio in 40 B.C., whose treatise, The Ten Books on Architecture identified three essential qualities of architecture: utilitas, firmitas, and venustas or commodity, firmness and delight.

  3. Skills to be acquired • Critical Thinking • (In the context of an architect’s work) • Using Precedents in History • Using Methodologies in History • Using Cases and Narratives in History • BAEA2115 – Presenting cases and precedents; architectural criticism; placing cases in its context; literature review /summary

  4. Approach in study • Based on examples of buildings and "their contribution to the development of a style or building technique or for their illustration of cultural expression" (Wodehouse and Moffett, 1989)

  5. Approach in study • Development of different building types and use; the development in construction, material and technique and the approaches in making the science and art of the aesthetics. • Reflected in “commodity, firmness and delight”.

  6. Assignment (40%) • 10% - Oral Presentation in English with Powerpoint (max. 8 slides, 15 minutes) plus hand-in Summary in A4 sheet to everyone in class, to be used for exam. • 30% - Essay (Not more than 8,000 words without illustrations; Arial; font 11; portrait A4 size; single spacing) • Topic: (Architect and Building given by the 2nd week.) • Exam paper – 60% (Exam date: 29 November 2010)

  7. Essay • a. Pengenalan (10% markah)b. Latarbelakang arkitek dan penerangan mengenai “influences” ke atas arkitek tersebut. (15 % markah)c. Falsafah arkitek dan impak teori dan pemikirannya terhadap arkitek-arkitek lain atau/dan pergerakan senibina pada zaman beliau hidup atau/dan masyarakat sezamannya dan pergerakan senibina selepas beliau mati (20% markah)d. Huraikan ciri-ciri sebuah bangunan yang direkainya dan hubungkait dengan falsafah senibina dan ide-ide arkitek secara teori, teknologi, social, ‘cultural’ dan lain-lain (30% markah)e. Kesimpulan. Berikan pendapat anda mengenai kenapa arkitek tersebut adalah penting di dalam konteks sejarah Senibina Barat dan pembelajaran anda (20% markah)f. Rujukan. Senarai segala rujukan yang dibaca dan dirujuk termasuk 2 rujukan yang berjilid dan bukan dari laman web. ‘Wikipedia’ atau encyclopaedia tidak diambil kira. (5% markah)

  8. Course Overview

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