MODERN ARCHITECTURE II

The course focuses on architecture of Eighteenth century. The student will gain an understanding of architecture and of the relationship between architecture and society in this century. The course will also introduce to the methods of investigation and intepretation of architectures, documents and sources.
At the end of the course the student should be in a position to have knowledge of a major chapter in the architectural history of Europe and to get the tools for further investigation of other case-studies.
The course is comprised within the majors of the Modern and Contemporary tracks or curricula of the degree in History of Art and Conservation of Artistic Heritage.

1. Knowledge and understanding:
- Provide the understanding of architecture in Eighteenth century in his international contest
- Provide knowledge of the sources related to them
- Provide a firm grounding of the language of the discipline.
2. Skills:
- Students must be able to analyse the architecture in Eighteenth century
- Students must demonstrate a correct use of the language of the discipline in all its practical applications
3. Critical judgement:
- Students must be able to formulate and logically structure analyses, developing a critical approach to the themes and questions discussed in class.
4.Communication skills:
- Students must be able to communicate on specific themes and issues of art historical and architectural-historical investigation, using appropriate terminology.
- Students must be able to logically and coherently organize their thought on themes touched upon by this course.
- Students must be able to interact with one another and with the supervisor in an appropriate and respectful way, in class and on the digital platform.
5. Learning skills:
- Students must be able to consult and critically use the bibliography given througout the course.

This course presumes previous knowledge of the basic thresholds in the history of Modern architecture, studied during the first three-years degree. To fill any gaps, students can use the bibliography indicated in the first level courses in History of Architecture.

This course gives a comprehensive introduction to the history of eighteenth-century architecture starting from the Venice case study. We will examine the relationship whit the architecture of Sixteenth and Seventeenth century; the main works of the century and their architects; public architecture and patronage; the eighteenth-century architects whitin the institutions; the relevance of the architecture of Antiquity as the basis of modern architectural practice; historiography and polemics: theorists of the Veneto and the rise of functionalism.

Key readings are in Italian: please contact the teacher for bibliography in english.
This is a basic bibliography, further readings will be given at the beginning of the course.
Please note that the lecture notes do not replace the exam bibliography.
- E. Bassi, Architettura del Sei e Settecento a Venezia, Filippi, ristampa anastatica 1980 (1° ed. Napoli 1962)
- M. Brusatin, Venezia nel Settecento. Stato, architettura, territorio, Einaudi, Torino 1980
- D. Mc Reynolds, Palladio’s Legacy. Architectural Polemics in Eighteenth-Century Venice, Venezia, Marsilio, 2011
- Anna Maria Matteucci, L'architettura del Settecento,Torino, UTET, 1988
- Storia dell'architettura italiana. Il Settecento, a cura di Giovanna Curcio ed Elisabeth Kieven, Milano, Electa, 2000, 2 voll.
- Storia dell’architettura nel Veneto. Il Settecento, a cura di E. Kieven e S. Pasquali, Venezia, Marsilio - Regione del Veneto, 2012
- Storia dell’architettura nel Veneto. Il Seicento, a cura di Augusto Roca de Amicis, Marsilio-Regione Veneto, Venezia 2008
- Venezia nell’età di Canova 1780-1830, catalogo della mostra Venezia, Ala Napoleonica Museo Correr, ottobre-dicembre 1978, Venezia, Alfieri, 1978

Oral exam. During the exam the student must demonstrate an in-depht knowledge of the themes and aspects touched upon in class and be able to command the appropriate language to discuss about them.

oral

The grade will be calibrated as follows:
1- scores between 18-22 describe the following level of preparation:
- sufficient knowledge and understanding; limited ability to collect and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments; sufficient communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language
2- scores between 23-26 describe the following level of preparation:
- fair knowledge and understanding; fair ability to collect and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments; fair communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language
3- scores between 27-30 describe the following level of preparation:
- good or excellent knowledge and understanding; good or excellent ability to collect and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments; fully appropriate communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language
Honors will be awarded in the presence of excellent knowledge and understanding, judgment and communication skills.

Lctures by the teacher. Students will be asked to discuss readings prepared at home. Some in-depth pdf readings can be found on Moodle. The second part of the course will be organized in a seminar form.

Attendance is not mandatory but recommended.
For the registration of the examen of Modern Architecture sp 12CFU the student must have supported both tests of the exam: History of Architecture I and II part.