COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN ALBANIA

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 517	D	9	3	0	0	3	6

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
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Course Description:	Modern architecture in Albania is a cultural and architectural heritage of high artistic and monumental value .This architectural wealth starts from 1920 , takes place under Italian influence till1943 and continues to be reflected in the wave of construction of the period after the Second World War .This branch of architecture includes monumental and administrative centers, residential areas not only for the Capital city but for many Albanian cities (Shkoder, Durres, Elbasan, Berat, Korca, Gjirokastra, Saranda, etc..). Development of Modern Architecture in Albania is strongly influenced by the activity of Italian planner, architects and engineers . Their contribution is broad and ranges from the design and construction of infrastructure , the regulatory and settling of town centers through representative building of public interest.All projects (realized and not realized ) of this period are deposited in a specific archive: in the Central Technical and Construction Archive, which give as the possibility to analyze and study this important product of time and men.
Course Objectives:	The aim of the course is to make students aware of an important product of the local architecture but with an international dimension. The second objective is the study of the architecture that makes up most of the historical monuments of Tirana.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to the historical period and Albanian environment since 1920-50
2	The Italian period: design of a Capital city
3	The Italian period: design of monumental and administrative city centers
4	The Italian period: construction of the infrastructure
5	The monumental building in Tirana
6	The residential buildings in Tirana
7	The regulation plans for the Albanian Cities
8	The foundation on new cities
9	Mid-term exam
10	Selection of some monumental and governmental buildings
11	Historical and archive Research
12	Redrawing of the case study
13	Architectonic analyze of the case study
14	Documentation of the current situation and documentation of the transformation of the buildings

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Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Term Paper	2	30
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

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)	14	4	56
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Assignments	2	18	36
Final examination			0
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6