This module will give you an understanding of key moments in the history and theory of architecture and enable you to encounter the ways in which architectural...

History and Theory of Architecture (BARC0102)

This module will give you an understanding of key moments in the history and theory of architecture and enable you to encounter the ways in which architectural knowledge is produced. The course consists of three main elements:

a lecture series considering specific twentieth-century architects and buildings in both western and non-western contexts
	a seminar series which investigates how different genres of text shape debates and ideas around architecture
	and two essay submissions investigating a particular form of architectural writing
On successful completion of the module, you will have achieved the following learning outcomes, consisting of the comprehension of:

certain key moments in the architectural history and theory of the 20th century
	the production, use, experience and impact of contemporary architecture
	a range of key buildings in terms of their spatial format, as well as their urban, social, environmental and technological contexts, including references to relevant urban design and planning concepts situated within a historical frame
	a range of key architects’ philosophies and approaches to architecture
	the relativity of any one single canon of Modernism or Postmodernism – given that these canons are contingent on shifting social, political and philosophical agendas - the idea is to gain insight into how the history and theory of architecture is itself in continuous evolution, questioning accepted assumptions and boundaries, increasing understanding of our own situation, and opening new possibilities for practice
	architectural texts as a key form of architectural knowledge, and the role of writing in the world of architecture and as a subject of architectural enquiry in itself

The Peruvian writer, folklorist and ethnologist José María Arguedas (1911-1969) is not only the most prominent representative of the...