Module WS 2013/2014

  • Approaches to theoretical topics of particular relevance to the semester through notional explanations, discussions and clarifications, and based on the reading of key texts from the sciences and the arts
  • Historiographical discussion of the 'making of architectural history and theory'; notes on the making of history in architecture from various perspectives, such as political, economical, sociological, philosophical, and cultural.
  • Introduction and construction of archives of perceptual impressions from the physical/neurological domain, and their interpretations through the cognitive sector through models, speculations and concepts, building on the primary biological developments.
  • The various contents of the Elective Courses are discussed in the descriptions of the single courses.
  • The various contents of the Elective Courses are discussed in the descriptions of the single courses.
  • 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.