Sylabus
Themes
Introduction
The City as Palimpsest – Discovering the historical "layers". Cognitive mapping (Kevin Lynch), City and the senses (John Urry)
Layer of postsocialism UNESCO heritage in Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia - marketing heritage in regions defined as rural or backward, or peripheral.
The legacy of socialist building and housing for the future in post industrial city -
The Layer created by the influence (spatial stories of) migrating minorities
The Layer of Modernism in Urban Palimpsest: Cubist Architecture in Prague, "Green City" inspiration - Ořechovka, worker housing: Louny, factory employees housing – Zlín
"Musealization or Disneyfication? Authenticity and Changing Urban Landscapes in the Age of Global Tourism" with special emphasis placed on the question of what is authenticity in an urban context.
Layer of Industrialization in Urban Palimpsest: Karlín - first planned and industrial suburb of Prague. Factory plants, worker´s housing
Layer of nation building - innovations of new elites
Layer of feudalism – representational city
Layer of medieval roots
Conclusion: Is there a “European City”?
Anotace
Architecture, Urban Culture and Formation of Identities / L´Architecture, culture urbaine, formation des identités
The city is producing culture and at the same time is a product of culture. It is a palimpsest, composed of layers which can be observed and read. The exploration of historical layers of the city invites to apply the concept of heritage (cultural heritage, patrimoine).The course approaches to cities from the perspective of social historians, anthropologists, and architects.
The exploration of historical layers offers a reverse perspective of explaining the city against the time, starting with present situation, and descending into past.