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History of Urban Development : Middle Ages, Modern Times, and the Contemporary Era [ARKE2590]
[15h] 2 credits

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This two-yearly course is taught in 2006-2007, 2008-2009,...

This course is taught in the 1st semester

Teacher(s):

Philippe Bragard

Language:

French

Level:

Second cycle

>> Aims
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>> Content and teaching methods
>> Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
>> Other credits in programs

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

Other credits in programs

ARCH13BA

Troisième année de bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation ingénieur civil architecte

(2 credits)

ARKE21

Première licence en histoire de l'art et archéologie

(2 credits)

ARKE22

Deuxième licence en histoire de l'art et archéologie

(2 credits)

ARKE2M1

Master en histoire de l'art et archéologie, orientation générale

(2 credits)



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