Contemporary Architecture

Course Objective:
An introductory survey of the history or Architecture and Urbanism in the context of rapidly changing Technologies and Social circumstances of the last 120 years.

1. To have a Knowledge of the History of Modern Architecture and understanding the formal, philosophical, Social, technical and economic background of the important Architectural direction in global context
2. To compare the different stage of Development of Architecture on Related planning by Individual Architects of  19th to 20th  Century.
3. To understand Buildings /Structure as expression of formal ideological in terms of new materials and technology
4. To show the interest in the Culture and ideological meaning of Buildings/ Structures

Course Detail:

1. Introductory Looking of contemporary Architecture after the Industrial Revolution with respect to new Building methods& technologic of construction and its influences prevailing Architectural style of the world (2 hours)
2. Romanticism in Architecture and Expressionism in Architecture(4 hours)
3. Expression of Architects of BAUHAUS Movement and International Style - Walter Groupies, Mies Van de Rohe and Hanees Meyer(6 hours)
4. Development American Architecture CHICAGO of Architecture(4 hours)
5. Classical Rationalism in France –ART-NOVEAU and
   Development of Art &Craft Movement in England (4 hour)
6. Futurism of Germany/ Italy and DE STIJL and Amsterdam SCHOOL(4 hours)
7. Russian Constructivism(2 hours)
8. Modern/post Modern Architecture(4 hours)
9. Architecture in the electronic media,emerging concept-Futuristic Architecture(6 hours)
High-tech Architecture
Sustainable Architecture
Dynamic Architecture

As a futurist vision, concluding part of the course gives as idea about present revolution in science & technology, emerging concept of human habitat if possible change and future   possibility in architecture.
10. Ideas, theories of Architecture and the Critical Appraisal of Concept and Practices of great Architects of modern period and their works(16 hours)

      Walter Gropius               Frank Lloyd Wright              Mies Van der Rohe 
    Le – Corbusier                          Philip Johnson                      Louis Khan
    Alvar Aalto                         Keno Tange                         Tadao Ando 
    Charles Correa                         Robert Ventury                    James Sterling
    Michael Graves                        B P Doshi                               Zaha Hadid
    Norman Foster                         Richard Rogers                     Renzo Piano

11. Critical Appraisal of Concepts and practices of Contemporary Architects of Nepal and their works(8 hour)

Recommended Methods for Internal Evaluation:

1. Students should prepare illustrated note books on at least three of the above topics with analytical notes.
2. Students should prepare a through analytical illustrated report on at least two structure of choice.

References:

1. A history of Architecture: Banister Fletcher
2. A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals: Kostof Sriro
3. Encyclopedia of World Architecture; Sierlin Henri
4. History of Architecture: Crouch Dora
5. Oxford Dictionary of Architecture; James Steven Curi
6. The World Atlas of Architecture
7. The History of Architecture of the 20th Century: Konemann Verlagsgeselischaft, Cologne, Germany
8. Internet Study

Evaluation Scheme:

Chapters	Hours	Marks Distribution*
1,2,3	12	16
4,5,6	12	16
7,8,9,10	12	16
11	16	16
12	8	16
Total	60	80

*Note: There may be minor deviation in marks distribution.