Hungarian Settlements - BMEEPUI0423


  • HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENTS - BMEEPUI0423


    Person in charge at the department: Kornélia KISSFAZEKAS PhD
    Lecturers: Kornélia KISSFAZEKAS, Ágnes BERTYÁK + invited lecturers
    Credits: 2

    The aim of the course is to introduce students to the specific formation and development of the Hungarian settlement system through the different historical periods of urban growth. Each era will be presented through the historical and social background, as well as the settlement establishment and development factors, such as the town-forming role of the environment, nationalities, religions and social stratification; and the Soviet influence on town planning. Among other things specific environment-forming activities and morphological, townscape and floor plan characteristics typical of Hungary will be discussed. During the semester, several (invited) lecturers will give presentations on the different topics, enriching the course.

     

    Main topics: Geographical features of Hungary, Geography and Urban Space; Urban morphology; Modern recreational architecture on the Balaton Lakeside, Blocks of flats in Budapest, Urban architectural tendency during the State-socialism, Spatial patterns of urban tourism in Budapest; Local knowledge of settlements

    Lessons are every Thursday afternoon at 3.15. pm. // 'K' building / 285.


    TIMETABLE

    1

    7 Sept

    Introductory lecture, quiz /Kornélia Kissfazekas PhD, Ágnes Bertyák

    2

    14 Sept

    Landscape, society and settlement  (questions) / Dániel Balizs, PhD

    3

    21 Sept

    Urban walk / Pirity Ádám

    4

    05 Oct

    Hungarian settlement patterns (questions) / Ágnes Bertyák

    5

    12 Oct

    Lake Balaton (questions) / Domonkos Wettstein, PhD         

                19 Oct

    Students of architecture: No class

    7

    26 Oct

    State-socialism / ‚communism’ (questions) / Kornélia Kissfazekas, PhD 

    8

    02 Nov

    Splendid multidisciplinary (questions) / Dániel Balizs, PhD

    9

    09 Nov

    Spatial patterns of urban tourism in Budapest  (questions) /Bálint Kádár, PhD

                16 Nov

    Students of architecture: No class

    10

    23 Nov

    Urban walk

    11

    30 Nov

    Closing Lecture / Kornélia Kissfazekas PhD, Ágnes Bertyák

    ’Offered’ mark

    At the end of the lectures will be 5-5 questions (1-1 point):

    27-30 points   5    

    23-26 points   4    

    19-22 points   3    

    15-18 points    2

     

    Marks can be corrected at the last lecture.