DAALX83 Architectural space

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavla Beranová (seminar tutor)
doc. MgA. Marie Jirásková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavla Beranová
Lighting Design Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Lighting Design Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course Architectural space is to develop an ability of a student to observe behavior of light in the world around us, to document it and understand it as a possible source of an artistic inspiration. The course brings students to various kinds of spaces and puts focus on the interaction of light and architecture. Every excursion starts by an introduction of the space in terms of History and History of Art and is followed by an explication of the particular treatment of natural and artificial light in the space. The second part consists in individual observation and documentation (sketches, drawing, photography, text notes). The participants are asked to put special attention to the influence of light on volume, shapes, materials, its possibilities to transform the space. The specific objects of observation depend on the character of the space. One excursion is dedicated to visual perception in total dark. The Course both introduces the students to extraordinary buildings in Brno and its surroundings and it teaches them to perceive light and space in perspective of a stage designer. Works of students created throughout the semester are collected and used for a "visual diary" that is a tangible output of the course.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
Absolvováním předmětu student:
- zdokonalí svou prostorovou představivost a schopnost prostor zobrazovat
- rozšíří své vizuální zkušenosti v oblasti světla v architektuře a interakce světla s materiály
- rozšíří své inspiračních zdroje
- může svá pozorování prakticky uplatnit při vizualizaci (analogové i digitální) světelného a scénografického konceptu
Syllabus
  • Selected destinations:
  • Hotel International and other hotels in Brno city center
  • Basement of Reduta theater
  • Historic pavilions of Brno Trade Fair Center
  • Villa Tugendhat
  • Baroque church of Holy Name of Mary in Křtiny and Caves of Moravian Karst (whole day trip)
  • Hellerau and Dresden (two days trip)
  • The schedule can be subject to change
Literature
  • Baroko. Architektura, sochařství, malířství. Praha: Slovart 2007. info
  • Kreuz, Eva-Maria: Light in Sacred Buildings, Birkääuser Verlag AG, 2008.
  • Schechner, Richard: Performancia: teorie, praktiky, rituály. Bratislava: Divadelný ústav, 2009.
  • Holl, Steven: Questions of Perception: Phenomenology of Architecture, William K~Stout Pub, Richmond, USA, 2007.
  • Butterfield, Jan: The Art of Light and Space, Abbeville Press, New York, USA, 1996.
  • Holl, Steven: Paralax, Princeton Architectural Press, USA, 2000.
  • Macek, Petr (ed.), Jakub Bachtík (ed.), Richard Biegel (ed.): Barokní architektura v Čechách, Karolinum, 2015.
  • Komenský, Jan Amos. Cesta světla (Via Lucis). Co je světlo a kolik je druhů světla, též co jsou tmy protikladné světlu a kolik jich je.Praha: ALMI, 2009.
  • Tanizaki, Džuničiro: Chvala stinů. Tradice japonske estetiky, Knižna dielňa, Košice, 1998.
  • Merleau-Ponty, Maurice: Phenomenology of Perception. New York, ROUTLEDGE, 2012.
  • Bachelard, Gaston. Plamen svíce. Praha: Dauphin, 1999.
  • Stanton, Marlan: The black Sun: The Alchemy of Darkness. Manufactured in the United States of America, 2005.
  • Loos, Adolf: Řeči do prázdna, Orbis, Praha 1929.
  • Vrabelová, Renata, Petra Svobodová, Vladimír Šlapeta: Brno moderní: Velký průvodce po architektuře 1890–1948, Paseka, 2016.
  • Gerhards, Albert: Liturgie und Licht, Eine Orientierungshilfe, Trier, 2006.
  • Kroupa, Jiří: Světlo a stín v~barokní architektuře. In Tomáš Knoz (ed.), Morava v~době baroka. 1. vyd. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum v~Brně, 2004. s. 69-83.
  • Sedlák, Jan, Iveta Černá, Dagmar Černoušková: Slavné brněnské vily, 77 domů s příběhem, Foibos Press, 2013.
  • Kahn, Louis I.: Licht und Raum/Light and space. Urs Büttiker, Basel/Berlin, 1993.
  • Dvořák, Jan. Projekty typu site specific v~procesu oddivadelňování divadla. In: Václavová, Denisa – Žižka, Tomáš. Site specific. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2008.
  • Deutsches Architektur Museum DAM (Ed.): The Secret of the Shadow. Light and Shadow in Architecture, Frankfurt am Main, 2002.
Teaching methods
Excursions of +- 4hours, scheduled once every two weeks (see the dates). Students should always bring with them drawing tools or cameras.
Assessment methods
"Visual diary" based on documentation of the different excursions (photos, drawings, sketches, texts).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Summer 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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