After successful completion of the course, students are able to analytically evaluate the constructive and functional qualities, but also the effect and perception of existing architectural and spatial solutions or approaches.

They learn basic knowledge about the functioning, complexity and consequences of building. They will then have the ability to interpret and use phenomena for their own design work from the perspective of the history of building and construction technology as well as from the perspective of functional typology and the history of urban development in the mirror of selected thematic focal points.

Topics Winter Semester 2024  |  Preliminary Semester Schedule

Introduction

Topic 1: The Sacred Space: From the Ancient Temple to Current Tendencies in Christian Sacred Architecture

• The Minoan and Mycenaean cultures
• The genesis of the ancient temple – construction principles of the Greek and Roman architecture
• The Christian basilica - development of a building type
• Guest lecture (Dr. Negar Hakim): The Mosque – architectural history and current trends
• Space - Light - Liturgy: Aspects of the Sacred

Theme 2: Intermediate spaces, threshold, and zoning

Theme 3: The limited space: monastery, jail, and fortress

Theme 4: Ruin and (artificial) ruin as a design phenomenon

The Baugeschichte 1 and 2 lectures deal with the existing building condition and thus move thematically within the field of architecture with the greatest potential in the current building scene. With this knowledge, the topics of the lecture Building History 1 and 2 are chosen in such a way that the students can also gain a practical benefit for their further education and for their later professional life: History of building and building techniques from the early advanced civilizations to the present day, typologies of building and function and their development, aspects of urban planning history in context, analytical and critical evaluation of existing/historical architecture, etc.

The following link are a collection of the most important information for you and we would like to ask you to study them carefully before making a personal inquiry.

Further questions regarding VO or exam please direct exclusively to VOBaugeschichte@tuwien.ac.at

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