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General
This course deals with the interpretation of the Forms of Architecture and of other forms of Art in relation to the socio-cultural context of each era. The main concernis the realization by the students that the relationship between thought and form is an interaction not subject to rational rules and thus free in this sense, while at the same time each form appears as a reified expression of the cultural context in which it manifests itself. Understanding forms as a result of thought, as well as the production of thought as a result of this understanding, are both parts of an interpretive open process of approaching historical truth in relation to Art and Architecture.
1. At first, there’s an attempt to explore the deeper relationships between man, space and forms, as well as the way in which man understands forms and the meaning that these forms bear. An introduction is made to the Aesthetic principles that help researchers understand how forms affect the viewer’s way of thinking, and thus become tools in their own creative process.
2. A more detailed examination of the following historical eras: Prehistory, Western Asia and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Eastern Roman Period (Byzantium), Romanesque and Gothic period. The aim is to interpret forms as carriers of meaning, to relate them to the collective goals of each era and their philosophical foundation.
Along with the examination of history, an introduction is made to contemporary Architecture and Art, again using aesthetic and philosophical principles.
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