SPECIALIZATIONS, INSIGHTS, EXPERIMENTATIONS: SPECIAL TOPICS OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: GREECE AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH -20th-21st CENTURY
| Title | ΕΞΕΙΔΙΚΕΥΕΙΣ. ΕΜΒΑΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ, ΠΕΙΡΑΜΑΤΙΣΜΟΙ: ΕΙΔΙΚΑ ΘΕΜΑΤΑ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΗΣ: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΑΡΧ/ΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧ/ΚΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΥ ΝΟΤΟΥ 20ος ΚΑΙ 21ος ΑΙ / SPECIALIZATIONS, INSIGHTS, EXPERIMENTATIONS: SPECIAL TOPICS OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: GREECE AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH -20th-21st CENTURY |
| Code | 08ET10 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Architecture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600000517 |
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 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600184782
|
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600184782
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=9940
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
- French (Examination)
- Italian (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The students of the course are expected to
- develop their personal research practices, on subjects that are not approached through the mandatory courses of History of Architecture offered in the first stagres of their studies
- approach and critically analyze the architectural creation within the wider political, social and cultural context of each period
- enrich their theoretical background and their methodological tools in the field of Documentation and Restoration of monuments
- gain an insight of the contribution of History of Architecture in providing to young architects spiritual and aesthetic values, critical approach to historical memory and a comprehensive humanistic education
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course focuses on certain aspects of religious, civil and military architecture of the wider Greek area, from Ancient Times to 19th century AD, which will be presented by the teaching staff and invited lecturers. Some of the subjects of the class, for the spring semester of 2018-19, are:
- Ancient and Medieval military architecture, Renaissance and modern fortifications
- The Eptapyrgion Fortress, Thessaloniki
- The architecture of Macedonian Tombs
- Selected issues on Byzantine church architecture
- Adrianopolis, the evolution of an Ottoman capital
- Water supply in ancient an byzantine cities: the case of Thessaloniki
etc.
Keywords
Seminar, History of Architecture, History of Building types, Building Technology, Architecture of the Ancient World, Medieval Architecture, Town planning in the pre-modern world
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 13 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 48 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 9 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 48 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 6 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
The character of the course is that of a seminar-type approach; students are encouraged to put through their personal research and prepare an essay (ca. 2500 words) on a subject of their choice, following the standards of a 15-minute conference paper. The papers will be presented in class in the end of the semester and the rating of each student will be done on the basis of the essay
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Brief report on the state of art and main sources of the research
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Λόγω του ειδικού χαρακτήρα του μαθήματος δεν ορίζονται διδακτικά συγγράμματα. Η βιβλιογραφική έρευνα αποτελεί σημαντικό μέρος της εκπαιδευτικής διαδικασίας και θα πραγματοποιηθεί από τους συμμετέχοντες στο μάθημα με την καθοδήγηση των διδασκόντων
Bibliographic research is an essential part of teaching process. Students will search for general information and specific sources for their essay under teachers' tutoring
Additional bibliography for study
Όπως παραπάνω
See above
Last Update
11-11-2020
