Course content

This course deals with the development of architectural and interior styles from the fifteenth century to the present day. Spanning six centuries and encompassing buildings from Italy to the United States, from Paris to Tromsø, the students will not only learn about religious and secular monuments, but also vernacular architecture and city planning. The students will be expected to understand the basis for the conventional periodization of architectural styles and be able to discuss their validity, especially in a centre-periphery perspective. Together with parts of the reading list, city walks in Trondheim will focus on the particular architectural heritage of Trondheim and the Trøndelag region. Local cases connected to questions of conservation and restoration, such as the nineteenth and twentieth century restoration of Trondheim Cathedral, will be examined and discussed.

Learning outcome

1. Students should attain knowledge of the national and international development of architectural styles and movements, and know the most central monuments of each period.
2. Students should be able to discuss the conventional periodization of architectural history.
3. Students should be able to explain how the evaluation of certain architectural styles or modes of expression have varied throughout history, and show how these variations have been expressed in academic literature as well as in practical city planning.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the history of architecture and design from the Renaissance up to the present in Europe and Norway
• Knowledge of the most central discussions, theories and methods of the History of Architecture
• Knowledge of the development of the field of architectural history, its traditions and its role in Norwegian society

Skills

Bachelor students in architectural history should be able to

• analyse a building or monument on stylistic criteria
• reflect upon and discuss scholarly questions and make judgments based on scientific criteria
• analyse texts on architecture and design, and express their reflections on these texts in a clear and well-founded manner

General knowledge

Students of architectural history

• can apply appropriate knowledge and methods to explore and solve problems in relevant jobs and further studies
• are familiar with the genre of academic writing and the specific demands to language, structure, reference systems and ethics within academia.
• can express field-specific knowledge

Learning methods and activities

The course components are:

1. joint lectures with KUH1020
2. joint city walks/field trips with KUH1020
3. separate seminars (compulsory)

The students will be graded by the results of a written exam at the end of the term. Please note that all classes are in Norwegian, as well as a significant part of the course literature.

Compulsory assignments

• Compulsary attendance at the seminar

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

None.

Course materials

Approx. 1500 pages of set texts, including illustrations.

Credit reductions