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Modern Architecture: MoMo to PoMo (ARCH20003)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject will explore the development of modern architecture and urbanism during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will include the sources and development of the modern movement as well as reactions to it encompassing post modernism, deconstruction and critical regionalism.  It will explore changes in politics and society reflected in the theorising, design and experience of cities and buildings, including their planning, spatial organisation, aesthetics and new building types as well as materials, technologies and modes of production.  Particular attention will be paid to the dynamic relationships between modernity, modernism and globalisation, and varied means and media for researching and communicating architectural history and theory knowledge. 

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the subject students should be able to:

  • Describe and discuss sources, theories, designs and built environments of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
  • Recognise and explore the dynamic relationship between modernity, modernism and globalisation in the built environment.
  • Identify, analyse and appraise ideas in architecture texts, drawings, films and buildings.
  • Employ multiple modes and media to communicate knowledge and understanding of urbanism, architecture and design applying terminology appropriate for academic, professional and general audiences .
  • Research, structure, argue and cite academic inquiry in written tasks at an undergraduate standard.

Generic skills

  • Critically evaluate new ideas, research findings, methodologies and theoretical frameworks
  • Engage confidently in self-directed study and research
  • Communicate ideas effectively in written, graphic and oral formats

Last updated: 8 November 2024