| Study programme competencies |
| Code | Study programme competences |
| A38 | "Ability to take part in the preservation, restoration and renovation of the built heritage (T) " |
| A40 | Ability to practise architectural criticism |
| A48 | Adequate knowledge of general theories of form, composition and architectural types |
| A51 | Adequate knowledge of the methods of studying the social requirements, living conditions, habitability and basic housing programmes |
| A52 | "Adequate knowledge of ecology, sustainability and the principles of conservation of energy and environmental resources. " |
| A53 | Adequate knowledge of the architectural, urban and landscape traditions of Western culture, as well as their technical, climatic, economic, social and ideological foundationsxicos. |
| A54 | Adequate knowledge of aesthetics and theory and history of fine arts and applied arts |
| A55 | Adequate knowledge of the relationship between cultural patterns and social responsibilities of the architect |
| A57 | Adequate knowledge of urban sociology, theory, economics and history |
| A63 | Development, presentation and public review before a university jury of an original academic work individually elaborated and linked to any of the subjects previously studied |
| B2 | Students can apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and have competences that can be displayed by means of elaborating and sustaining arguments and solving problems in their field of study |
| B3 | Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) to inform judgements that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues |
| B4 | Students can communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist public |
| B5 | Students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high level of autonomy |
| B6 | Knowing the history and theories of architecture and the arts, technologies and human sciences related to architecture |
| B7 | Knowing the role of the fine arts as a factor that influences the quality of architectural design |
| B12 | Understanding the relationship between people and buildings and between these and their environment, and the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them according to the needs and human scale |
| C1 | Adequate oral and written expression in the official languages. |
| C4 | Exercising an open, educated, critical, committed, democratic and caring citizenship, being able to analyse facts, diagnose problems, formulate and implement solutions based on knowledge and solutions for the common good |
| C6 | Critically evaluate the knowledge, technology and information available to solve the problems they must face |
| C7 | Assuming as professionals and citizens the importance of learning throughout life |
| C8 | Valuing the importance of research, innovation and technological development for the socioeconomic and cultural progress of society. |
| Learning aims | |||
| Learning outcomes | Study programme competences | ||
| Comprender o fenómeno arquitectónico dente o mundo das ideas, entendendo a reflexión como parte substancial da creación artística. | A38 A40 A48 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A57 |
B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 |
C1 C4 C6 C7 C8 |
| Analizar o estreito vínculo dos sistemas de pensamento e os resultados creativos coas circunstancias do seu propio tempo. | A38 A40 A48 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A57 |
B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B12 |
C1 C4 C6 C7 C8 |
| Relacionar o estudo da forma arquitectónica coas principais xustificacións da mesma: tectónicas, funcionais, morais, estéticas, etc. | A38 A40 A48 A51 A53 A54 A55 A57 A63 |
B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B12 |
C1 C4 C6 C7 C8 |
| Analizar a relación entre os textos de arquitectos e pensadores, xunto coas obras arquitectónicas e outras manifestacións artísticas, e as circunstancias históricas do seu tempo. | A38 A40 A48 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A57 A63 |
B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B12 |
C1 C4 C6 C7 C8 |
| Comprender o fenómeno da experiencia moderna partir do coñecemento da teoría arquitectónica anterior. | A38 A40 A48 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A57 |
B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B12 |
C1 C4 C6 C7 C8 |
| Argumentar a relación existente entre a produción arquitectónica contemporánea e as experiencias previas. | A38 A40 A48 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A57 A63 |
B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B12 |
C1 C4 C6 C7 C8 |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| PART I [Introduction] | 1 The origin of architectural thought: classic treatises The encoded architecture: architecture and culture. Origins and evolution: the primitive hut, from Vitruvius to Laugier The classic language: Schinkel, from origins to modernity 2 Forms of technique: matter, construction and thought Forms of beauty: art, aesthetics and thought Forms of social: politics, moral and thought |
| PART II. TECHNIQUE AND MODERNITY | 3 Semper: architecture and evolution Breakdown and classic legacy: Arts&Crafts, Viollet-le-Duc, Modernisms and the first Wright 4 Industry and architecture. The standardization issue: from Paxton to the Deutscher Werkbund Mechanization and architecture: the Chicago School 5 Mies van der Rohe and the transcended technique |
| PART III. ART AND MODERNITY | 6 The Viennese laboratory: Wagner, Hoffmann and Loos 7 Modernity in America: Wright 8 The intellectualization of art: Expressionism, Bauhaus, Neoplasticism 9 Le Corbusier: art and technique |
| PART IV. SOCIAL AND MODERNITY | 10 Russian Avant-garde: Suprematism Vs Productivism Futurism and revolution 11 The ABC group: politics and architecture |
| PARTE V. TOWARDS OUR PRESENT: THE MODERNITY CRISIS | 12 The other Modernities: the Nordic, Italian and Spanish interpretations From formal containment to formal exaltation: Rudolf Schindler 13 New methodologies: Structuralism Social dynamics after the II World War: the last Mies and the Smitshsons |
| PART VI [Conclusions] | 14 Architectural thought and Contemporaneity: from Complexity and contradiction to Delirious New York From the Situationist theory to the architecture of spectacle 15 New perspectives after the 2007 crisis: social responsibility and environmental awareness; from Buckmister Fuller to today. CONCLUSIONS |
| Planning | ||||
| Methodologies / tests | Competencies | Ordinary class hours | Student’s personal work hours | Total hours |
| Supervised projects | A38 A40 B2 B3 B4 B5 B12 | 15 | 45 | 60 |
| Mixed objective/subjective test | B6 B7 C1 C4 C7 | 3 | 42 | 45 |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | A48 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A57 A63 C6 C8 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| Personalized attention | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| (*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||
| Methodologies |
| Methodologies | Description |
| Supervised projects | Metodoloxía deseñada para promover a aprendizaxe autónoma dos estudantes, baixo a tutela do profesor e en escenarios variados (académicos e profesionais). Está referida prioritariamente ao aprendizaxe do “cómo facer as cousas”. Constitúe unha opción baseada na asunción polos estudantes da responsabilidade pola súa propia aprendizaxe. Este sistema de ensino baséase en dous elementos básicos: a aprendizaxe independente dos estudantes e o seguimento desa aprendizaxe polo profesor-titor. |
| Mixed objective/subjective test | Proba que integra preguntas tipo de probas de ensaio e preguntas tipo de probas obxectivas. En canto a preguntas de ensaio, recolle preguntas abertas de desenvolvemento. Ademais, en canto preguntas obxectivas, pode combinar preguntas de resposta múltiple, de ordenación, de resposta breve, de discriminación, de completar e/ou de asociación. |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | Exposición oral complementada co uso de medios audiovisuais e a introdución de algunhas preguntas dirixidas aos estudantes, coa finalidade de transmitir coñecementos e facilitar a aprendizaxe. A clase maxistral é tamén coñecida como “conferencia”, “método expositivo” ou “lección maxistral”. Esta última modalidade sóese reservar a un tipo especial de lección impartida por un profesor en ocasións especiais, cun contido que supón unha elaboración orixinal e baseada no uso case exclusivo da palabra como vía de transmisión da información á audiencia. |
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| Assessment | |||
| Methodologies | Competencies | Description | Qualification |
| Supervised projects | A38 A40 B2 B3 B4 B5 B12 | Os traballos, realizados en grupo, terán unha cualificación máxima de 2 puntos. Será preciso ter entregado os traballos para superar a asignatura. | 20 |
| Mixed objective/subjective test | B6 B7 C1 C4 C7 | Un exame ao final do cuatrimestre, referido á totalidade de todos os contidos do curso. A este exame corresponderá un 80% da cualificación final. No mesmo, é preciso acadar unha cualificación de 4 (sobre un máximo de 10) para poder superar a asignatura e poder facer media cos traballos. | 80 |
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Classes attendance (80%) will be required to develop the workshop and the exam. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
KRUFT, Hanno-Walter (1994). A History of Architectural Theory. Princeton Architectural Press
KRUFT, Hanno-Walter (1990). Historia de la teoría de la arquitectura (2 vol). Madrid: Alianza Forma
AGRASAR, Fernando (2008). Introducción al conocimiento de la arquitectura. A Coruña: COAG
CURTIS, William (2006). La Arquitectura Moderna desde 1900. Londres, Nueva York: PHAIDON
CURTIS, William (2013). Modern Architecture Since 1900. London, New York: PHAIDON
HEREU, P., MONTANER, J.M., OLIVERAS, J., (1994). Textos de arquitectura de la modernidad. Madrid: Nerea |
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General bibliography is short and substantial to help to complete master classes. Besides this general bibliography, a specific one was elaborated for each subject and will be available at the Moodle platform. |
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