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Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Design

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2023-2024

Admission requirements

Same as admission requirements for the BA Art History/BA Arts, Media and Society.

Description

In this course AMS students will combine the lectures in Block IV of the course History of European Decorative Arts and Design and the course Western Visual Arts and Architecture – 2000 Part II.

In the module on decorative arts and design, students follow the last series of lectures which are dedicated to the emergence of modern design in the eighteenth century until the advent of contemporary design in the twentieth century. Although the geographical focus is Europe this survey course also pays attention to the enduring and significant influence of non-Western cultures on artistic creation in Europe. The nature of the decorative arts, and their position within artistic production in general, is explored through the study of objects, materials and techniques, as well as the roles of designers, craftsmen and patrons in their historical context. In addition, the practical function and social and cultural meaning of objects is investigated.
The architecture portion of the course is organized around a careful reading of selected chapters from Kathleen James-Chakraborty’s Architecture since 1400. During lectures students will learn to analyze key monuments of modern architecture from multiple perspectives (formal, structural, material, social, economic, aesthetic). While the assigned readings will cover a breadth of important buildings and architectural developments, each lecture will treat two buildings in depth: one local example, close enough to visit, and one related example, from outside the Dutch context.

Course objectives

  • Students acquire general knowledge of the principal developments in the history of the decorative arts, architecture and design from the 18th to the 21st century.

  • Students acquire knowledge of basic techniques used in metalworking, textiles, woodworking and ceramics as well as of the basic techniques and materials in architecture.

  • Students acquire knowledge of the cycle of production and consumption in the decorative arts and of design and building practices in architecture.

  • Students acquire knowledge of the different styles in the decorative arts and architecture.

  • Students learn to understand the historical and cultural significance of works of the decorative arts and design as well as the historical and cultural significance of buildings.

  • Students are introduced to a number of important theoretical debates concerning the decorative arts and design and architecture and urban planning.

  • Students acquire experience in using visual and written sources for the study of the decorative arts and architecture.

Timetable

The timetables are available through My Timetable.

Mode of instruction

  • Lecture

Assessment method

Assessment

  • Final exam: 100%, consisting of closed questions based on the readings and the contents of the lectures.

Weighing

The end grade is determined by the final exam (100%). To successfully complete the course, students must earn a passing grade on the final exam.

Resit

If the end grade is insufficient, it is possible to take a resit examination. This resit examination takes place at one exam moment and covers all the material of the course. The faculty rules relating to participation in resit examinations can be found in article 4.1 of the faculty Course and Examinationregulations (OER).

Inspection and feedback

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

Readings for the decorative arts and design portion will be posted and made available through Brightspace. The architecture portion of the course uses Kathleen James-Chakraborty’s Architecture since 1400 (University of Minnesota Press, 2014). An online version of this text is available through the Leiden University library catalogue. Additional primary source readings will be posted and made available through Brightspace.

Registration

Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website

Registration À la carte education, Contract teaching and Exchange

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Information for those interested in taking this course in context of Contract teaching (with taking examinations), eg. about costs, registration and conditions.
For the registration of exchange students contact Humanities International Office.

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