THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE 1: ARCHITECTURAL MEDIA AND THE PRODUCTION OF THEORIES
| Title | ΘΕΩΡΙΕΣ ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΗΣ 1: ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΑ ΜΕΣΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΗ ΘΕΩΡΙΩΝ / THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE 1: ARCHITECTURAL MEDIA AND THE PRODUCTION OF THEORIES |
| Code | 04TH21 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Architecture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20002568 |
Programme of Study: PROGRAMMA SPOUDŌN 2020-21 EŌS SĪMERA
Registered students: 2
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600174931
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Class Schedule
| Building | Πολυτεχνείο - πτέρυγα Α (Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχ.) |
| Floor | Όροφος 2 |
| Hall | 301 (19) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 12:00 έως 14:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600174931
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=12678
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students will have an extensive and broad understanding of architectural criticism, as well as of theory of space and design.
will be exposed to the critical presentation of the work of important architects
will be able to offer a critical appraisal of an architectural work
will be able to present their ideas systematically, to do a short literature review and to write a short paper.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course introduces students to contemporary architectural theory, its origins and its epistemological definition.
The course, through lectures, provides a general overview of these fields. The lectures cover the following topics:
a) a review of architectural thought, the categories in which architectural thought is evident (history, theory, criticism, design methodology), the relationship between these categories and their main representatives in the 20th and 21st centuries,
b) an overview of current trends in avant-garde architecture through examples,
c) aspects of design theory and architectural synthesis focusing on issues such as compositional structure creativity, concept, personal architectural style and creativity.
Teaching group
Irena Sakellaridou, prof. School of Arch. AUTh
Anastassios Telios, ass.prof. School of Arch. AUTh
Participate:
Claudio Conenna, ass.prof. School of Arch. AUTh
Anastassios Kotsiopoulos, prof.em., School of Arch. AUTh
Petros Martinides, prof.em., School of Arch. AUTh
Stavros Martinos, arch., PhD cand.
Morpho Papanikolaou, architect IUAV
Vanessa Tsakalidou, MArch in Architectural Design UCL, Dr. AUTh
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 75 |
Student Assessment
Description
Participation, understanding of abstract notions, critical thinking, analytic and synthetic ability, ability to organize the material and to write a short paper.
Analysis of architectural composition.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βιβλίο [17366]: Κριτική της αρχιτεκτονικής θεωρίας, Κωτσιόπουλος Αναστάσιος Μ. Λεπτομέρειες
Βιβλίο [41955273]: ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΕΙΣ της ελληνικής μεταπολεμικής αρχιτεκτονικήςς, Τσακόπουλος Παναγιώτης Λεπτομέρειες
Επιλογές Συγγραμμάτων:
Βιβλίο [16120]: Η αρχιτεκτονική σε περίοδο κρίσης, Αναστάσιος Μ. Κωτσιόπουλος Λεπτομέρειες
Βιβλίο [22766626]: Η διδασκαλία του Louis I. Kahn και άλλα δοκίμια, Επιμέλεια: Τσουκαλά Κυριακή, Conenna Claudio, Παντελίδου Χαρίκλεια Λεπτομέρειες
Βιβλίο [33154873]: Enric Miralles, Αρχιτέκτονας, Επιμ.: C. Conena, Κ. Τσουκαλά, Λ. Παντελίδου, Μ. Δανιήλ Λεπτομέρειες
Βιβλίο [12438736]: Συνεκδοχές. , Τέλλιος Αναστάσιος Λεπτομέρειες
Βιβλίο [15543]: Χωρογραφίες, Πεπονής Γιάννης Λεπτομέρειες
Additional bibliography for study
Balmond, C. (2002), Informal, Prestel.
Ching, F. (1979) Architecture: Form, Space and Order, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
Clark, R., and M. Pause (1985) Precedents in Architecture, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
Eisenman, P. (1999) Diagram Diaries. London: Thames & Hudson.
Hillier, B. (1985) ‘Quite Unlike the Pleasures of Scratching’. In 9H no. 7, pp 66-72.
Hillier, B. (1993) ‘Specifically Architectural Theory’. In The Harvard Architecture Review, Vol. 9, pp. 8-27.
Hillier, B. (1996) Space is the Machine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hillier, B. and J. Hanson (1984) The Social Logic of Space. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hillier, B. and A. Leaman (1974) ‘How is Design Possible?’ In Journal of Architectural Research, Vol. 3(1), pp. 4-10.
Lindsay, S. and I. Sakellaridou (1981) ‘Architectural Semiotic Analysis: A Demonstration’. In: J. Deely and M. Lenhart (eds) Semiotics 1981, New York: Plenum, pp. 383-387.
Psarra, S. (2009) Architecture and Narrative - the formation of space and cultural meaning. London: Routledge.
Rowe, C. (1984) The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa and Other Essays. Cambridge (MA): The MIT Press.
Sakellaridou, I. (1982) Architectural Codes (unpublished) M.Arch Thesis. Vancouver: The University of British Columbia.
Sakellaridou, I. (1991) ‘Structuring the Central Concept’. York: Colloquium ‘Design in Practice’.
Sakellaridou, I. (1992a) ‘Looking Back at Design: The Central Concept as the Dominant Code’. In: Proceedings of the 4th ISSIS Conference. Berlin.
Sakellaridou, I. (1994) ‘A Top-down Analytic Approach to Architectural Composition’. Ph.D Thesis, Bartlett School of Architecture, London: University College London.
Sakellaridou, I. (2000) Mario Botta - Architectural Poetics. London: Thames & Hudson.
Sakellaridou, I. (2011), Searching for order: Synchronic and Diachronic Aspects (of a personal case), The Journal of Space Syntax, vol. 2, issue 2, pp.154-179.
Schön, D. (1985) The Design Studio. Exploration of Its Tradition: a potential. London: RIBA Publications Ltd.
Tzonis, A., and L. Lefaivre (1986) Classical Architecture: The Poetics of Order. Cambridge (MA): The MIT Press.
Last Update
10-11-2020
