Architecture 047West Valley CollegeHistory of Modern ArchitectureSpring 2011West Valley College ArchitectureSpring 2011ARCHITECTURE 047 _ HISTORY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURESection No: 92815Catalog Course Description: This course includes a study of modern worldarchitectural history from 1945 to the present, plus influences of theindustrial revolution and the old world on contemporary architecture. Transfer.UC, CSU. Pass/ No Pass Option3 Units (Three lecture hours per week)M-W 515 p.m.- 6:45 p.m. AAS 34Prerequisite: Architecture 046 (or Instructor's Approval)Instructor: Christopher Clancy, AIATelephone 408-741-2045 Extn: 3368email: [email protected] web site: http://instruct.westvalley.edu/clancylText: Modern Architecture since 1900 William J.R. CurtisModern Architecture Kenneth FramptonCourse Objectives: Develop an understanding and become conversant in thehistory and sources of modern architecture. The time frame begins in the 19thCentury and continues through present day. The root of architectural theory isderived from the history of the art. As such, a thorough understanding ofhistory is the cornerstone to understanding and working with architecturaltheory.Major topics to be covered: World architecture of the 20th century from19th Century through 2001. Various periods of architecture will be covered:Brutalism the International Style, Modernism and Post Modernism. In addition,architects will be presented that include: Mies van der Rohe, Frank LloydWright, LeCorbusier, Venturi, LM. Pei, Piano and Rogers, Kahn, Botta, Foster,Eisenman, Koolhaas and others. In addition, various movements, sub-periodsand personalities will be discussed.Calendar/Topics: The class will receive visual information (slidesand projections), along with lecture and discussion. Students are expected tomaintain the pace outlined below to keep abreast with lectures and beconversant to participate in class discussion.Page 1Architecture 047West Valley CollegeGradinq/Evaluation of Student Work:Quizzes 3 @ 100 each 300Term Paper 300Final Exam 300Class Participation 100History of Modern ArchitectureSpring 2011A 1,000 - 900B 899 - 800c 799 - 700D 699 - 600F 599 - 5001,000 pointsTerm paper to be 6 pages writing + supporting images.Attendance:"Students are expected to attend all sessions of each class. Instructors may dropstudents from the class if they fail to attend the first class meeting, or whenaccumulated unexcused hours of absences exceed ten percent of the total number ofhours the class meets during the semester. Moreover, an instructor may drop fromthe class any student who fails to attend one class session during the first three weeksof instruction."The point is that your attendance is important and necessary to obtain anunderstanding of the subject matter and a reasonable grade.All work for grade shall be the sole work of the student receiving the grade.Last day to drop without a "W" is listed in the WVC Schedule of Classes)lnstructor reserves the right to modify the syllabus as the term progresses to respondto and enhance educational goals and objectives.Page2Architectural HistoryWest Valley College Fall 2010WEEKDATESTOPICREADINGQUIZZES131Jan Intro2-Feb Overview of Modern Arch; Neoclassical RootsFrampton 1-127-Feb Structural Engineering and RationalismFrampton 1-2 and 1-39-FebThe New World; HH Richardson; McKim Meadand White3 14-FebArts and Crafts Movement; Guimard, Horta,Gaudi; Futurism; Adolf LoosFrampton ll-1,, 11-4, ll-7, ll-816-FebMackintosh, Glasgow School; Adler and Sullivan;Chicago School; Frank Lloyd WrightFrampton ll_5, ll-2, ll-3;QUfz 1 (2lL6l42L-Feb NO CLASS23-FebGerman Developments; Van de Velde; Garnier;PerrietFrampton ll-6, ll-9, ll-10, ll-115 28-FebWerkbund; ExpressionismFrampton ll-I2,ll-I32-MarBauhausFramoton ll-1467-Mar Gropius, Bauhaus; The New Objectivity Frampton ll-159-Mar De Stijl; Le CorbusierFrampton ll-17QUtz2 (3lsl7L4-Mar Mies van der Rohe; Soviet Union; Le Corbusier Frampton ll-18, ll-19, ll-20Architectural HistoryWest Valley College Fall 201016-MarItalian Rationalism; Brutalism; Aalto Fra mpton ll-23, ll-24, ll-22821-MarInternationa I Style Frampton lll-1, lll-323-MarMIDTERMMIDTERM928-Mar SPRING BREAKSPRING BREAK30-MarSPRING BREAKSPRING BREAK104-Apr6-AprModernism / Postmodernism711L-AprLe Corbusier Later WorksCurtis Ch 23,2413-AprEurope, Scandinavia, Aaltocurtis ch 25,261218-Apr Monumentality, Louis KahnCurtis Ch, 2820-Apr1960sCurtis Ch 29,301325-AprSOM, lM Pei, Helmut Jahn, etc. Curtis Ch 31,3227-Apr SF Bay RegionQU|Z 31.42-MayLos Angeles Region; Neutra, Schindler; The NewYork Five (Whites)4-MayPost Modernism. Venturi, Graves Stern1.59-MayJapanese Architecture1.L-MayBotta, Scarpa, Piano and RogersArchitectural HistoryWest Valley College Fall 20101616-MayDeconstructionism18-MayBlobsL723-MayFINAT EXAMFINAT