Epoka University

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 475	C	9	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
*Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)* and Office Hours:**	Assoc.Prof.Dr. Odeta Manahasa odurmishi@epoka.edu.al
*Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)* and Office Hours:**	M.Sc. Nesila Hajdini nhajdini@epoka.edu.al
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	75%
Course Description:	Introduction; Early Modern 1: Anticipation; Early Modern 2: Revolution; Early Modern 3: Movement; Early Modern 4: Mass – production; Early Modern 5: Utopia – dystopia; Late Modern 1: Other; Late Modern 2: Ambiguity; Late Modern 3: Popular – high; Late Modern 4: Fusion
Course Objectives:	1. Debating on the relation in between architecture and other design disciplines 2. Focusing on the similarities between architectural thought and discourses of other disciplines

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction
2	Early Modern 1: Anticipation
3	Early Modern 2: Revolution
4	Early Modern 3: Movement
5	Early Modern 4: Mass - production
6	Early Modern 5: Utopia - distopia
7	Late Modern 1: Other
8	MID-TERM EXAM
9	Late Modern 3: Popular - high
10	Late Modern 3: Popular - high
11	Late Modern 3: Popular - Up to postmodern
12	Student Presentation
13	Student Presentation
14	Student Presentation

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	1 Caws, M A (2001),"Manifesto". U. Of Nebraska Press, Lincoln 2 Descartes, R (1996), "Discourse On The Method", Yale University Press, New Haven 3 Heynen, H (1999), "Architecture And Modernity", Mit Press, Cambridge. 4 Sheppard, R (2000), "Modernism-Dada-Postmodernism", Nortwestern U. Press, Evanston. 5 Venturi, R Et Al. (1972), "Learning From Las Vegas", Mit Press, Cambridge 6 Architecture in the Twentieth Century by Peter Gosselm, Gabriele Leuthauser by TASCHEN 7.Modern Architecture: A Critical History (World of Art), Kenneth Frampton ‎ Thames & Hudson; 5th edition 8.Art Nouveau by Klaus-Jürgen Sembach, TASCHEN 9. Ornament and Crime, Adof Loos ‎ Penguin Classics
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Ability to discuss about the relationship of Modernity with Architecture
2	Ability to develop ideas about the transformation of Modernity
3	Ability to understand the transformation of modernity by comparing examples from different fields with architecture
4	Ability to develop interpretation about the tradition and the future of Modernity
5	Ability to understand and articulate the social-economical development with modern architecture

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	4	64
Mid-terms	1	2	2
Assignments	2	10	20
Final examination	1	2	2
Other	1	14	14
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

To be completed by the end of the semester