History of Urbanism

LHART2430  2016-2017  Louvain-la-Neuve

History of Urbanism
5.0 credits
30.0 h
2q

This biannual course is taught on years 2015-2016, 2017-2018, ....

Teacher(s)
Language
Français
Prerequisites

None.

Main themes

Presentation of the important historical phases of urban development: Antiquity, the Orient, Africa and America, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Modernity, 19th century, 20th century, by type and by country or group of countries, according to its constitutive parts (plans - volumes - public spaces, etc.).

Aims
Students will acquire knowledge on the evolution of urban development from Antiquity to the 21st century. They will learn how to analyse and identify an urban morphology and its constitutive parts.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Evaluation methods

Oral examination

Teaching methods

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Content

Examples in : - The first cities and settlements. - The Greek city. - The Roman city. - The city in the Far East, Africa and America. - Medieval city. - The Modern city. - The industrial city. - The Contemporary city.

Bibliography

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Other information

Support :Recommanded readings.

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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Program title
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
5
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Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
5
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