Admission requirements
There are no additional requirements.
NB: this is a new course, which replaces several courses offered in 2024-2025.
Students who have not passed History of European Decorative Arts and Design in 2024-2025, will have to follow this course in block 3 (February-March, resit in June).
Art History Students who have not passed Western Visual Arts and Architecture - 2000 Part II in 2024-2025, will have to follow this course in block 4 (April-June).
AMS Students who have not passed Cinema: Analysis & Theory in 2024-2025, will have to follow this course in block 4 (April-June).
Any student who needs to make use of one of the above measures should e-mail the education coordinator in order to enrol.
Description
This course presents a chronological and thematic overview of architecture and design from the urban domestic cultures that emerged in the sixteenth century through the rise of the contemporary starchitect and (interior) designer in the twenty-first century. Focusing on a series of developments and transformations in Europe and the US, we will examine a range of artifacts (buildings, decorative arts, furniture, industrial design, paintings, drawings, prints, graphic design, and landscapes) in relation to the context of their production and reception, while also considering their larger global entanglements.
Students will develop a fundamental understanding of the materials, techniques, and conventions that shape architecture and the decorative arts, while also learning about the roles of architects, designers, craftsmen, patrons, and consumers. Course lectures will explore the practical function, social impact, and cultural meaning of architecture and design, and demonstrate the vital role its practitioners play, both within artistic production, and within society at large.
Course objectives
By the end of this course, students will have:
gained an understanding of the principal developments in the history of architecture and design in Europe and the USA from c. 1550 to the present;
learned how to recognize and date artworks and buildings made in this period;
gained an understanding of the cycle of production and reception of in architecture and design, with particular attention to consumption in the context of decorative arts;
gained an understanding of the historical and cultural significance of specific works of architecture and design;
gained experience with the close looking and analysis of key works of architecture and design from this period;
gained familiarity with discussing and interpreting different visual and written sources for the study of architecture and design.
gained a critical awareness of the different interpretive approaches that characterize architecture and design history.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Lecture
Assessment method
Two written examinations with a mix of closed questions (multiple choice, fill in the blank), and short open questions:
Midterm exam, weighted 50% (on the contents of lectures 1-6).
Final exam, weighted 50% (on the contents of lectures 7-12).
Assessment
Weighing
The average of both exams must be at least a 5.5 (which is rounded off to a 6.0), in order to pass the course. The average of both exams must be at least a 5.5 (which is rounded off to a 6.0), in order to pass the course. Each exam must be completed with at least a 5.0. A grade below 5.0 for either exam always requires a resit in order to pass the course.
Resit
A resit/ rewrite can be done for constituent examinations which are failed. As far as applicable all resits take place at the same time, after the final (constituent) examination.
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
Will be announced via 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
Information for those interested in taking this course in context of À la carte education (without taking examinations), eg. about costs, registration and conditions.
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.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Arsenaal
Remarks
Not applicable