Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change,
in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
3 credits
15.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2020-2021 !
Teacher(s)
Bragard Philippe;
Language
French
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 : | |
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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. |
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
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
Lectures
Evaluation methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
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
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
