Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE II | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | APX222 | ||||||||
Course Unit Details | Int.M. Architectural Engineering (Required Courses) - BA Architecture (Required Courses) - | ||||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | The aim of the course is to analyze the architecture and art of every cultural period, from the ancient Greek civilization to the renaissance period, and show how within each, culture-art and architecture creates within his own space and time, but also enriches the architectural structure with the pre-existing knowledge of older or parallel cultures. Also it highlights the pioneering techniques, appliances and construction methods and materials of each period. The architecture of Cyprus will be introduced in each historical period as well as an independent entity. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of the course is delivered to students by means of lectures, conducted by electronic presentations. Lecture notes and pictures are given to students in electronic form. Lectures are supplemented by field trips to villages and cities where students study typology and morphology of traditional architecture and deliver their analysis as part of the course requirements. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |