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Prerequisites
Identical coursesModernity and Urbanity: Capita Selecta from Architectural Theory and Criticism. Critical Analysis of Texts and Projects (B-KUL-H0P02A)
Beeckmans Luce (coordinator) | Heynen Hilde | N. | Beeckmans Luce (substitute) Aims
Students are knowledgeable about the theoretical framework underlying 20th century paradigms of architecture and the city. They are capable to critically reflect upon these paradigms in a colonial and postcolonial context.
Students have advanced reading skills, and are capable of interpreting and contextualising architectural and urban discourses.
Students have an understanding of the role of urban and architectural projects.
Previous knowledge
Students should have a basic knowledge of the history of architecture and urbanism in the 20th century.
Is included in these courses of study
- Master of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies (Leuven) 60 ects.
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur (Leuven) 120 ects.
- Courses for Exchange Students Faculty of Engineering Science (Leuven)
- Master of Conservation of Monuments and Sites (Leuven) 90 ects.
- Master of Urbanism, Landscape and Planning (Leuven) 120 ects.
- Master of Human Settlements (Leuven) 60 ects.
Activities
3 ects. Past Positions, Contemporary Challenges: Lecture (B-KUL-H0P01a)
EnglishFormat: Lecture
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First termHeynen Hilde | N. | Beeckmans Luce (substitute) Content
The course deals with the city as context, issue and substance of architecture, and as primary locus of modernity. It clarifies the relation between architecture and urbanity within a condition of modernity (modernization, globalization, urban development).
Course material
A reader will be made available for the students. The powerpoint presentations of the lectures are made available on Toledo.
Is also included in other courses
1 ects. Critical Analysis of Texts and Projects: Seminars (B-KUL-H0P02a)
Content
The course deals with the city as context, issue and substance of architecture, and as primary locus of modernity. It clarifies the relation between architecture and urbanity within a condition of modernity (modernization, globalization, urban development). During the discussion sessions, students actively engage with relevant articles and projects.
Course material
A reader will be made available for the students. The powerpoint presentations of the lectures are made available on Toledo.