Type:Module/Examination
Language:English
ECTS-Credits:2.0
Scheduled in semester:3
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:4.0 L / 3.0 h
Self-directed study time:57.0 h
Module coordination/Lecturers
- Prof. Dipl. Arch. ETH Michael Wagner
(Studienleitung)
- Prof. Dr. Daniel Stockhammer
(Modulleitung)
Curricula
Master's degree programme in Architecture (01.09.2019)Master's degree programme in Architecture (01.09.2024)
Description
This optional module allows for various kinds of research studies. It is closely connected to the five units of the Liechtenstein School of Architecture and is usually part of ongoing research projects. The supervision consists of directing the students towards clear results within a given field of research. The individual study is reviewed within the respective unit.
Built Heritage & Upcycling Unit:
Whenever there was a shortage of building materials in history, creativity was called for and a circular approach was often the answer. In the 16th century, the Frenchman Philibert de l'Orme invented a new construction method, known as "à petit bois", in which large roof surfaces were built from small pieces of wood. Instead of comprehensive designs, his architectural work was characterized by adapting, integrating and building on. We examine de l'Orme's circular approaches using the example of the roof truss of the Caserne Rochambeau in Mont-Dauphin (F). Could this method be one of the earliest concepts for planned circular building solutions?
Qualifications
- understand the broad issues of sustainability in a defined research area.
- follow a given research topic and develop it coherently into a clear result.
- manage their own learning within a research project.
- identify a research topic and develop it coherently into a clear proposal.
- analyse data and situations under guidance, using a range of techniques and methods appropriate to the subject.
- critically evaluate evidence to support research topics, reviewing its reliability, validity and significance.
- explain competently, discuss and critique their own work through oral presentation, writing or visual communication.
- understand how to work with confidence in the complex organisational and community settings within which the applied methods and design processes are typically deployed.
- collaborate in teams and support each other during the learning process.
- gain confidence in their own role in collaborating with an ongoing research project.
Admission Requirements
Registration via the intranet of the University of Liechtenstein is not binding and is only valid in combination with the written consent of the respective unit. This applies to all Individual Electives in the Master's degree programme in Architecture.
Literature
Relevant reading will be made available at the beginning of the course. A list of recommended literature will be announced in the course and updated on an ongoing basis.
Prerequisities
None.
It is recommended to complete this course in the third semester. The prerequisite for admission is a subject registration and the approval of the responsible unit.
Exam Modalities
2 ECTS, 4 LE ( +57 h private study time)
source research
Start, final submission and presentation can be individually
defined with the respective tutors.
Comments
Individual appointments will be set with the tutor.
Group projects are also possible, as well as group work with individual submissions.