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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Syllabus for Diploma of Vocation (D.Voc), 4th Semester


Branch: Architecture Assistantship
Subject Name: History of Architecture - III
Subject Code: 1240603
Type of course: Core

Focus: Understanding the impact of the social, economic and political changes of the society and
new materials and technological development.

Teaching and Examination Scheme:


Teaching Scheme Credit Examination Marks
Total
Theory Marks Practical Marks
L T P C Marks
ESE (E) PA (M) ESE (V) PA (I)
3 0 0 3 50 0 0 0 50
L- Lectures; T- Tutorial/Teacher Guided Student Activity; P- Practical; C- Credit; ESE- End
Semester Examination; PA- Progressive Assessment

Content:
Sr. Contents: Teaching %
No. Hour Weightage
1 Industrial Revolution & urbanization 6 15
- The use of steel, RCC changed the architecture from mid-
20th century.
- Urbanization led to the need of mass housing in cities.
- The use of cast iron changed the bridge making
technology.

2 Birth of various styles and movements such as beaux art, 6 15


Chicago school, Bauhaus, de stijl, movement, art nouveau.
- Definition of each style with timeline.
3 Modern Movement & Great Masters 6 15
- Expression of individual concepts
- Technology and modular spaces
- High-rise buildings
- Three great masters – Frank Lloyd Wright, Meis Van der
Rohe, Le Corbusier
4 Postmodernism 6 15
- Robert Venturi, Michael Graves, Philip Johnson
5 Deconstructivism 6 15
- Frank Gery, Peter Eisenman, Zaha Hadid
6 Contemporary vernacular 6 15
- Works of B.V.Doshi and Charles Correa in India
7 New Expressionists 6 10
- Green and sustainable driven Technology

Total 42 100

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Syllabus for Diploma of Vocation (D.Voc), 4th Semester
Branch: Architecture Assistantship
Subject Name: History of Architecture - III
Subject Code: 1240603
Suggested Specification table with Marks (Theory):

Distribution of Theory Marks


R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level
5 20 15 5 5
Legends: R: Remembrance; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate and
above levels (Bloom’s Taxonomy)

Note: This specification table shall be treated as a general guideline for students and teachers. The
actual distribution of marks in the question paper may vary slightly from above table.

References:
● Arneson H.H., History of Modern Arts: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Pearson, 2013
● Bonta Juan, Architecture and its interpretation, Rizzoli, 1979
● Kostof Spiro, History of Architecture, Oxford University Press, 1985

Course Outcomes:

Sr. No. CO Statement Marks %


weightage

1 To understand Industrial Revolution & urbanization 25

2 To learn Birth of various styles and movements such as beaux art, 25


Chicago school, Bauhaus, de stijl, movement, art nouveau.

3 To study Modern Movement & Great Masters 10

4 To study Postmodernism and Deconstructivism 15

5 To understand Contemporary vernacular 15

6 To study New Expressionists 10

Method: Theory lecture through audio & visual presentations.

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