Course Details

1. Architecture in the beginning of the twentieth century.
2. The social and economic conditions of living in Europe Word War I 1914-1918, Word War II 1940-44.
3. Industrial Revolution.Urban Development, the gathering of people in cities, in search of a better living.
4. The industrial production of daily life artifacts. The increased demand of housing Units. The use of new methods and materials for housing
5. Modernism – Reinforced Concrete, Functionalism, The free plan, Pilotis, New Morphology.These are the main principles established since 1920
6. Parallel movements – schools, The Bauhaus, Le Corbusier, - CIAM, Brutalism, Cubism
7. Parallel Developments in all Arts, Music, Fine Art – painting – Sculptures, Literature, Philosophy e.c.
8. The ability to recognise the buildings built on the principles of Modernism. To analyze, to discuss, to present the Architecture of the Modern Movement.
9. Case studies: To Discover the Principles of Modern Movement in the Architecture of the cities of Cyprus Nicosia, Limassol,Famagusta, Larnaca.
10. Case studies: The architectural of well known Architects in Europe, USA, Greece , Cyprus.

�         Identify “Urban” development in Nicosia

�         Identify elements of Modern Movement (M.M) on building in the city

�         Critical analysis of the build environment

�         Comparative analysis of Public Architecture

�         Record the architecture of Modern Movement –-sketches by hand , pen pencil paper - photographic images

• To be assigned according to the interest of each individual student- as above

• To be assigned according to the interest of each individual student

�         Through slide presentation of images of life at the beginning of twentieth century plans, sections and photos of iconic building of the Modern Movement.

�         Walk through Nicosia to identify relevant buildings

�         How the principles of the new Architecture were/are matched with local traditions and traditional material. Especially the use of local stone

�         Critical Discussions on the first buildings of Le Corbusier

�         The single house

�         The massive housing

�         Ron champ

�         Workshop Students project. To record and present the Architecture of Modern Movement in Cyprus / A Post Card