University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: 9.00 am - 11.00 am Thu (lecture) and either 3.00 pm or 4.00 pm Thu (seminar)

This module examines design, theory, and representation of European cities from the ¿fteenth through the eighteenth centuries and from London to St. Petersburg. Across these centuries and cities, a wide range of cultural historical factors reshaped conception and experience of the urban environment ¿ for instance, the rise of humanism and a renewed interest in Antiquity, intensi¿ed tourism, a stronger emphasis on sensory experience, and international political competition. We will consider how architects, artists, and patrons responded to these factors in designing and representing various buildings and spaces, including city gates, palaces, town halls, churches, and hospitals. Topics to be considered include: architectural manipulation of sensory experience, architecture as an expression of political authority, the relationship of city to country, forti¿ed cities, and modes of designing social reform.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2 x 1-hour lectures and 1 x 1-hour seminar (x 10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours: 30

Guided independent study hours: 280

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 100%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 0%

Re-assessment: 1 x Written Assignment to be agreed by the Board of Examiners

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr E J M van Kessel
Module teaching staff: Dr K Skelton
Module coordinator email ejmvk@st-andrews.ac.uk