German Spring 2019 - Lecture Series at FA VUT

After the previous seven cycles focused specifically on architectural works in certain corners of the world, this spring we will venture into neighboring Germany. Lectures by Petr Šmídka will take place at the Brno FA VUT as part of the master's course XX2 every Monday at 9:00 AM in room A118.

This year we commemorate the centenary of the founding of the famous German school Bauhaus, which completely transformed the approach to art education and architecture design. However, we will not only reminisce, but during the lecture cycle Germany as 2019, we will present a comprehensive architectural spectrum of our western neighbor. German works are often categorized as rational creations seeking justification in constructional minimalism or austere classicism. The aim of the eleven lectures will be to present the continuity of German architecture from the mid-18th century to the present day, which was not interrupted even by the revolutionary efforts of the Bauhaus. We will also analyze the contemporary scene with the differences of various federal states as well as the inclinations of the creators themselves.

11.2. - Old Masters
Leo von Klenze, Friedrich David Gilly, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Gottfried Semper

18.2. - The Birth of Modernity
Peter Behrens, Hans Poelzig, Hugo Häring, Max Berg, Heinrich Tessenow

25.2. - Bauhaus and Functionalism
Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Hans Scharoun, Hannes Meyer, Erich Mendelsohn

4.3. - National Style
Albert Speer, Paul Troost, Fritz Schumacher, Fritz Höger, Dominicus Böhm

11.3. - Post-War Modernity and Brutalism
Sep Ruf, Hubert Petschnigg, Egon Eiermann, Ludwig Leo, Werner Düttmann

18.3. - Postmodernism
Oswald Mathias Ungers, Josef Paul Kleihues, Gottfried Böhm, Gunter Behnisch

25.3. - Berlin Rationalists
Hans Kollhoff, Jan Kleihues, Paul Kahlfeld, Klaus Theo Brenner, Ivan Reimann, Max Dudler

1.4. - Color Construction Media
Sauerbruch Hutton, Barkow Leibinger, Allmann Sattler Wappner, Werner Sobek, Arno Brandlhuber

8.4. - New DDR
AFF, Richter Musowski, Schulz Schulz

15.4. - Regionalism
Arno Lederer, Andreas Hild, Wandel Hofer Lorch

23.4. - 28.4. Journey to Bauhaus
A six-day trip by FA VUT to Hellerau, Weimar, Leipzig, Kamenz, Dessau, Berlin, and Bernau to see the buildings that shaped the foundation of the school or were created by Bauhaus educators. In addition to visiting iconic houses, we will also tour the new Bauhaus Museum in Dessau and spend the night in student dormitories designed by Walter Gropius.

29.4. Der Rest
Twelve short student presentations about German creators that were not addressed during the semester.

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