Module SS 2013

  • Discussion of manifestoes in Architecture and Urbanism with an explanation of architectural visions, and their reflection in photography and cinema.
  • The construction of ideologies and their impact on the making of architecture, discussing the 'making of architecture' from various perspectives, such as political, economical, sociological and cultural.
  • Architecture understood as a result of social behaviour, based on perception and cognition, and social observations developed as interactions between internalized archives and structures, and the result of using architecture.
  • The various contents of the Elective Courses are discussed in the descriptions of the single courses.
The content of this module is closely related to the unit projects that typically include the design of buildings, their sitting, their energy use, the choice of construction, materials and processes, as well as the quality of their internal environment and micro-climate with a focus on the issues of sustainability and the performance of the building envelope.
  • The practice of building physics focussing the interaction between building envelope and building services.
  • Studies of Building Services and Technologies imparting knowledge of technologies that allow controlling and optimizing energy flows within a building.
  • Material Sciences offering the basis for construction of an intelligent building envelope.
  • The various contents of the Elective Courses are discussed in the descriptions of the single courses.
  • Theoretic concepts in landscape, planning and design issues
  • Case studies of key projects in each of three thematic fields
  • Crossdisciplinary strategies for urban and landscape change
  • Recent developments in urban planning and landscape policy and practice
  • The various contents of the Elective Courses are discussed in the descriptions of the single courses.