The comparative architecture of civilisations

lhart2290  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

The comparative architecture of civilisations
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
15.0 h
Q2

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
Bragard Philippe;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
The course will highlight the comparisons it is possible to make between the different architectural typologies developed by different civilisations throughout the world. The aim is to provoke thought about the shared intellectual and spiritual stock of human creations, to consider relationships of influence or, to the contrary, unconnected coincidences, to show the linked diversity and commonality that emerge from these, all in the perspective of global history.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 By the end of the course students will be in a position to understand the resemblances and differences that exist through a number of civilisations for the same architectural typology. They will be able to evaluate the characteristics specific to each typology and thus to situate them in the field of architectural creation in the broader sense. Students will also acquire a basic knowledge of the architectural characteristics of non-European civilisations.
 

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”.
Content
Case studies : the house, the place of worship, the palace, the garden, fortifications... in European, Chinese, South American and African cultures from antiquity to the 21st century. Various analysis grids. Recommended reading
Teaching methods
Lectures
Evaluation methods
Written examination or presentation of an individual assignment involving a written account
Other information
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Online resources
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Bibliography
BROOK, T., Le chapeau de Vermeer. Le XVIIe siècle à l'aube de la mondialisation, collection Histoire, Paris, Payot, 2010
GOODY, J., Le vol de l'histoire. Comment l'Europe a imposé le récit de son passé au reste du monde, collection Essais, Paris, NRF Gallimard, 2010
JONES, D. (s.dir.), Tout sur l'architecture. Panorama des styles, des courants et des chefs d'oeuvre, Paris, Flammarion, 2014
 
Faculty or entity
ARKE


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General