Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Architecture of exhibitions and events (17.A803A)

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Architecture (Year: 4, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Academic-general educative
Scientific or art field	Architectural-Urbanistic Planning, Design and Theory
ECTS	3

Introducing students with historical and contemporary concepts and spatial contexts of large-scale architectural exhibitions, such are the Venice Biennial of Architecture and the EXPO-type exhibitions. Presentation of the spatial organization of various art exhibitions. Understanding principles of the contemporary approach to architectural results’ exhibiting. Understanding the principle of the architecture of events, which refers to the organization and realization of diverse typology of events. Understanding the typology of an event with a clearly defined spatial structure.

The students acquire skills of conceptualization, organization and physical realization of projects from the architectural and art exhibitions’ spatialization domain. Ability of the student to qualitatively analyze, systematize and compare the existing spatial concepts and designs in the field of architecture of exhibitions and events. Understanding factors in the organization of major events and the ability to creatively intervene in the spatial setting of the event.

The structure of the course consists of lecturing and practical work. Lecturing consists of the following thematic units: Architecture of exhibitions - introduction, definitions, terminology; The World Fair and its development path to the EXPO; Venice Biennale - Architectural vs. Art Exhibition; The Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space - spatial concepts; The concept of an architectural photography exhibition; Event architecture - definitions and terminology; Analysis and comparative arrangement of the large-scale spatially complex events (e.g. the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games). Practical work is organized thematically in the field of the architectural design of the exhibitions and events.

Lectures; exercises; workshops; consultations

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Levy, Aaron and Menking, William	Architecture on Display: On Histories of the Venice Biennale of Architecture	2010	Architectural Association Publication; London	English
Pelkonen, Eeva-Liisa	Exhibit A – Exhibitions That Transformed Architecture, 1948-2000	2018	Phaidon Press; London	English
Hausberg, Axel and Simons, Anton	Architectural Photography	2012	DOM Publishers; Berlin	English
Arrhenius, Thordis et al. (Ed.)	Place and Displacement – Exhibiting Architecture	2014	Lars Muller Publishers; Baden	English
Rockwell, D., Mau, B.	Spectacle	2006	Phaidon Press; New York	English