Class History of Architecture 1.1

History of Architecture 1.1 promotes the study of concepts and their evolution  and encourages the crossing of knowledge from various scientific areas to understand architectural interpretation and design through the analises of reference works both in the classroom and on site visits.

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Establish correlation with the remaining Curricular Units, to support criticism and expression of ideas. Approaches from History and Theory to knowledge and production in Architecture Research and Communication Practices in Architecture.   In the contexts: 1. History and the World, Geographies, Cultures and constructed manifestations. 2. The notion of Architecture throughout History 3. The various dimensions of Architecture. 4. The Architecture of Space and Time 5. Architecture and Society. The function of Architecture over time. 6. Architecture and Society. The role of the Architect over time

It´s considered essential that students have access to various ways of processing the information made available by the Curricular Unit Syllabus with great emphasis on the possibility of experimentation and development of autonomy. The encouragement to promote activities outside the classroom stands out, with thematic trips, study visits within the scope of the program's subjects, as well as the search for complementary activities related to the issues in focus in the world in the studied period and the way in which architecture impacts or is impacted by it.

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