Aims
Students will acquire knowledge on the evolution of urban development from the 10th to the 20th century. They will learn how to analyse and identify an urban morphology and its constitutive parts.
Main themes
Presentation of the important historical phases of Western urban development: 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.).
Content and teaching methods
Illustrated lectures.
Four parts:
- Medieval life
- the Modern city
- the industrial city
- the Contemporary city
with synthetic presentations: Florence for the Medieval city and Louvain-la-Neuve for the industrial city, for example.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Assessment: Oral examination
Course Holder/Supervision: Course holder
Programmes in which this activity is taught
ARKE2M1
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Master en histoire de l'art et archéologie, orientation générale
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ISLE3DA/ME
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Diplôme d'études approfondies en philosophie et lettres (médiévistique)
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Other credits in programs
ARKE21
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Première licence en histoire de l'art et archéologie
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(2 credits)
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ARKE22
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Deuxième licence en histoire de l'art et archéologie
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(2 credits)
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ARKE2M1
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Master en histoire de l'art et archéologie, orientation générale
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(2 credits)
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