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History of Architecture - I - ARCH2271 - Course Outline

This document provides information about the History of Architecture course offered at the University of Gondar, Institute of Technology. The course is a compulsory 3 ECTS credit course offered in the third semester to B.Sc. in Architecture students. The course will use lectures, discussions and exercises to introduce students to major buildings, cities, principles and architects from ancient civilizations through the 18th century. Students will complete assignments, presentations, quizzes and exams assessing their understanding of the historical and cultural contexts that shaped architectural developments over time.

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History of Architecture - I - ARCH2271 - Course Outline

This document provides information about the History of Architecture course offered at the University of Gondar, Institute of Technology. The course is a compulsory 3 ECTS credit course offered in the third semester to B.Sc. in Architecture students. The course will use lectures, discussions and exercises to introduce students to major buildings, cities, principles and architects from ancient civilizations through the 18th century. Students will complete assignments, presentations, quizzes and exams assessing their understanding of the historical and cultural contexts that shaped architectural developments over time.

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UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR, INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Architecture and Urban planning

Instructor/ coordinator Abebe Getachew


Education BSc: Architecture and Urban Planning
MSc: Landscape Architecture
Phone +25194 748 2405
E-mail [email protected]
[email protected]
Office Number F2-Office number 09
Consultation hour As per appointment

Module 2 7

Module Name: H i s t o r y o f A r c h i t e c t u r e
Degree Program(s) B.Sc. in Architecture
Academic year 2022/23 - Semester II
Course Numbers ARCH2271
Course Title History of Architecture I
Pre-requisites None
Status of Course Compulsory
Semester 3
ECTS Credits 3
Working Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorials & Laboratory & Home Total
Seminar Workshop Study Working H
Practice ours

2 3 - 2 6
Attendance 85%
Requirements

Teaching & Learning • A mix of lectures, classroom discussions, and group exercises
Methods will be employed.
• The course focuses on the architecture and urbanism of pre-
Course objectives & historic and ancient civilizations (Mesopotamian, Egyptian;
Competencies to be Greek, Roman, Indian, Chinese, and Islamic Architecture)
Acquired • Medieval -18th century Europe (Early Christian and Byzantine,
Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque,and Roccoco)

• This course introduces students to the main buildings, cities,


principles, and architects of different world cultures.
• It focuses on buildings from technological, social, artistic,
religious, and political points of view to create an
understanding of the complex factors that shape architecture.
Course Contents • This course covers the periods from ancient times to the
beginning of the industrial revolution and the modern
movement in architecture. It aims not only to go along
chronological lines but also to draw references across historical
periods and cultures.
• Students will be enabled to carry out case studies on
historical buildings and themes.

• Leonardo Benevolo, History of Modern Architecture - Vol.


1, The Modern Movement, The MIT Press (1977)
• Rose M. Leland, Understanding Architecture: Its elements,
history, and meaning, Westview Press; 2ndedition (2006)
• Trewin Coppleston(Ed.), World Architecture: An illustrated
history from earliest times, Hamlyn, 1981
Basic teaching materials
and references • Trchtenberg M., Architecture from Prehistory to Post-
Modernism, Prentice Hall; 2nd edition, 2002.
• Sir Banister Fletcher, A History of Architecture on the
comparative method, Charles Scribner's Sons; Revisededition,
1963.
• Spiro Kostof, A History of Architecture: Setting and Rituals,
Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1995

Assessment/Evaluation & • 50% Exam


Grading System • 50% Seminar presentation and paper
Course Schedule

Weeks Program Topic

Course Introduction
Week 1 Lecture
Pre-historic Architecture

Week 2 Lecture Egyptian Architecture

Week 3 Lecture Mesopotamian Architecture

Week 4 Lecture Greek Architecture + Roman Architecture

Lecture Indian Architecture + Islamic Architecture


Week 5
Seminar Submission of Individual assignment

Mid Exam

Week 6 Lecture Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture

Week 7 Lecture Romanesque Architecture + Gothic Architecture

Week 8 Lecture Renaissance Architecture

Week 9 Lecture Baroque Architecture + Roccoco Architecture

Week 10 Seminar Submission and presentation of Semester project

Final Exam

Assessment and Evaluation

Week [Due] Assessment/ Evaluation Weight


Week 2 Quiz 1 10 %
Week 5 Individual Assignment 10 %
Week 6 Mid Exam/ Group Assignment 15 %
Week 8 Quiz 2 5%
Week 10 Semester project 20 %
Week 11 Final Exam 40 %
Total 100 %

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