University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: 9.00 am - 11.00 am Tue (lecture) and either 10.00 am or 11.00 am Wed (sem)

This module offers an examination of Scandinavian architecture and design between 1890 and 1960. Focusing on selected developments in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, it also highlights the significant relationship to German design theory and practice of the period. Beginning with a consideration of the legacy of National Romanticism the module moves on to explore architectural Expressionism, Nordic Classicism, and Scandinavia’s unique form of architectural modernism known as Functionalism or the Scandinavian synthesis. Examination of individual buildings and civic planning is combined with a focus on the importance of integrated design: furniture, fittings, household utensils, the relationship to the environment etc. Individuals studied include Martin Nyrop, Ragnar Ostberg, Eliel Saarinen, Kay Fisker, Alvar Aalto, and Arne Jacobsen.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 x 2-hour lecture, 1 x 1-hour seminar (x 11 weeks), 2 x tutor's office hour (x 12 weeks), fieldtrip - 8 hours.

Scheduled learning hours: 33

Guided independent study hours: 267

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 2-hour Written Examination = 30%, Coursework = 70%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 30%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 70%

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

Personnel