Type:Module/Course/Examination
Language:English
ECTS-Credits:12.0
Scheduled in semester:3
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:24.0 L / 18.0 h
Self-directed study time:342.0 h
Module coordination/Lecturers
- Prof. Dipl.-Arch. ETH/SIA Dietrich Schwarz
(Modulleitung)
Curricula
Master's degree programme in Architecture (01.09.2024)Description
This optional module, allows for various kinds of research studies in collaboration with planned or ongoing research projects. It is closely linked to the five units of the School of Architecture and is undertaken individually or in small teams of students. Supervision consists of guiding students towards clear results in a particular area of research. The research project is reviewed before a panel of experts from the supervising research unit.
Sustainable Design Unit:
What is Fluidglass? Fluidglass represents a pioneering innovation in building technology that transforms windows into intelligent, multifunctional elements of construction. These advanced windows not only permit the passage of light but also possess the capability to store and regulate energy. By utilizing a specialized fluid enclosed within the glass that dynamically responds to temperature variations, Fluidglass significantly enhances the energy efficiency and thermal comfort of buildings. In this module, you will gain comprehensive insights into product development within the construction industry and the contemporary innovation processes that drive such advancements. Your participation will encompass a range of activities, including conducting research, performing simulations, and developing both a business model and a go-to-market strategy. The specific scope of your work will be tailored to your expertise and interests during an initial meeting session. In collaboration with the LBS Innovation Unit, this research semester presents a unique opportunity to investigate sustainable construction through the lens of practical product development. You will engage in the integration of Fluidglass technology into building designs, exploring its potential to reduce energy consumption and enhance indoor environmental quality. Working alongside experts from diverse disciplines and students from various faculties, you will develop holistic solutions to pressing sustainability challenges. This experience will equip you with critical skills and knowledge necessary for implementing sustainable building projects. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to learn about state-of-the-art technologies, contribute to environmentally responsible construction methods, enhance your career prospects, and expand your professional network.
Qualifications
- understand the broad issues of sustainability in a defined research and design area.
- follow a given research topic and develop it coherently into a research proposal.
- 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 own work through oral presentation, writing or visual communi-cation.
- understand how to work with confidence in the complex organisational and community settings within which the applied methods and design processes are typically deployed.
- demonstrate the ability to work with other students for assignments, exercises, experiments, presenta-tions etc.
- gain confidence in their own role in collaborating with a research project.
Lectures Method
Research or design studies defined by research units and under the guidance of mentors, usually closely related to current research projects, developed individually or in groups. The offers of the research semester vary each semester depending on the units and are coordinated with the academic director of the Master's degree programme.
Admission Requirements
None. Recommended for the third semester of the Master´s degree programme.
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.
Exam Modalities
Minimum 75% compulsory attendance, continuous assessment and regular meetings with instructors.
The final grade is calculated according to the weighting of the following com-ponents: final submission (80%) and oral presentation (20%).
Comments
Individual appointments will be set with the tutor; group projects are also possible, as well as group work with individual submissions;
Start, final submission and presentation can be individually
defined with the respective tutors.
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.
Exams
- Research Semester: Product Evolution Fluidglass (SD) (WS 24/25, bestätigt)