Subject 'Introduction to Architecture'

Year:   2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    

Faculty's lecturers deliver the series of lectures introducing what architecture is about. The course finishes with presentation by students according to final assignment.

To create basics in order to orientate in architectural discipline.

student
- knows the history and theory of architecture and of the related arts, technologies and humanities;
- understands the development of art culture and the processes taking place in modern architecture and urban development;
- understands the social role of the profession and ethics of architect.

The course includes series of lectures and student's presentations

Independent work: Preparing for presentations and reading recommended literature.

Recommended literature:
-Italo Calvino “Nähtamatud linnad”
-Aldo Rossi „The Architecture of the City“, Ch 1 The Structure of Urban Artifacts. The individuality of Urban Artifacts, lk 29-44
-John Lobell „Between Silence and Light -Spirit in the architecture of Louis I. Kahn“, lk 6-56
-Ross King. „Brunelleschi's Dome“
-Riken Yamamoto. "Külaskäik Dragon-Lilli majja"
-Juhani Pallasmaa. "The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses"
-Christian Norberg-Schulz. "Genius Loci"
-Wolfgang Pehnt. "Expressionist Architecture"
-Hugh Morrison. "Louis Sullivan -prophet of modern architecture"
-Alain Botton "The Architecture of Happiness"
-Vincent Scully. "The Shingle style today"
-Drunvalo Mechizedek. "Elulille iidne saladus"
-Ernst Muldasev. "Kellest me põlvneme"
-Don Miguel Ruiz "Neli kokkuleppet"
-Dan Millman. "Rahumeelse sõdalase tee"
-Martin Brauen. "The Mandala"

Graded according to the final presentation

2020: RA  

2019: RA  

2018: RA  

2017: RA  

2016: RA  

2015: RA