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Practices of Architecture and the Arts

Practices of Architecture and the Arts

Code	17864
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	5
Workload	TP(45H)
Scientific area	Arquitetura
Entry requirements	No entry requirements.
Learning outcomes	This unit revisits a historical connection between architectural education and contemporary artistic practices. Exploring the correspondences between both fields, the goal is to reinforce knowledge of 20th century artistic practices in correlation with the spatial practice of architecture. Departing from classic terminologies and movements of modern art, the unit offers a comprehensive introduction to contemporary art and the connections that its practices establish with the field of spatial production in architecture, be it in terms of conceptual references, parallels in process or modes of representation. Beyond technical and functional dimensions of architecture, it is assumed that students will acquire an understanding of architectural practice in its relationships with artistic thinking, allowing for an expansion of disciplinary discourse and the development of critical perspectives on the meaning and diversity of contemporary spatial practices.
Syllabus	1. Introduction: Cultural Currents of the XXth Century and Correspondences Between Art and Architecture. 2. General Concepts: What are the Purposes of Art and Architecture / Expression / Style / Taste. 3. Notions of Modern and Contemporary Art: The Avantgardes / Modernity & Post-Modernity. 4. Introduction to Contemporary Art: Neo-Avantgardes in the 1960s and 1970s / Pop Art / Minimalism / Arte Conceptual Art / Arte Povera / Institucional Critique / Landscape Art / Site Specific / Installation Art / Performance Art. 5. Contemporary Practices Between Art and Architecture.
Main Bibliography	Bachelor, D., 1997, Minimalismo, Presença, Lisboa: 2002 Doherty, B., 1976, Inside the White Cube, U. Presses of California, Princeton: 2000 Dorfles, G., 1958, As Oscilações do Gosto, Livros Horizonte, Lisboa: 2001 Eco, U., 1962, A Obra Aberta, Difel, Lisboa: 2009 Eco, U., 1972, A Definição de Arte, Edições 70, Lisboa: 2000 Gadanho, P., 2000, “Posologia Para um Breve Encontro,” in Contaminantes / Comunicantes, SNBA, Lisboa. Gadanho, P., 2007, “Arquitectura como Performance”, in DIF DIF, Lisboa. Gadanho, P., 2007, “A Arquitectura do Código Aberto,” in Arq/A #43, Lisboa. Gadanho, P., 2008, “Venturi’s Revenge, or How Architecture Went POP!” in Konrad, D. (ed.), Interrogating Pop in Architecture, ADIP-TU, Berlin Goodman, N., 1978, Modos de Fazer Mundos, Asa, Porto: 1995 Malraux, A., 1947, O Museu Imaginário, Edições 70, Lisboa: 2000 Wood, P., 2002, Arte Conceptual, Presença, Lisboa: 2002 Bonnemaison, S. & Eisenbach, R., 2009, Installations by Architects, Princeton Arch. Press, Princeton
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	Evaluation will be distributed and continuous, without final exam.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.