3805143: Theory of Sustainability in Architecture and Planning

Description

This project-based, individually tutored module aims at fostering academic and reflective professional competencies. A reflective and critical understanding of theories of sustainability in Architecture, Planning and Development is developed by students in order to convey a solid background for better understanding the theoretical setting of their discipline.

Lecture Goals

Students will be able to:

• gain an overview about various theories of sustainability and their history
• critically review and discuss different theories of sustainable practice
• apply theories of sustainability as guiding theoretical framework to individual thesis topics and research questions
• be successfully examined by a group of academics in a presentation and paper submission at the end of the tutorial recherche

Lectures Method

Individual tutorial guidance; self-study; presentation and paper by students

Admission Requirements

none

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