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:
Research in Sustainable Architecture - Focus on Sustainability.
What is sustainable and what is not?
This elective module invites participants to engage in an in-depth examination of sustainable building practices within the Alpine Rhine Valley. In alignment with ongoing research initiatives at the LSA, the module is dedicated to the development of a comprehensive catalogue of themes pertinent to sustainable construction. Through a rigorous comparative analysis of building certifications and broader sustainability frameworks, participants will investigate how these themes can inform and advance sustainable architectural practices in the region. This module offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the academic discourse on sustainability and shape the future of building practices. Participants in this module will play a pivotal role in synthesizing an extensive overview of contemporary sustainability topics and translating these insights into a structured matrix for all relevant stakeholders in architecture and the construction industry. Beyond the analysis and research of these topics, the primary tasks will involve the integration of findings into the overarching matrix. This project is tailored for students with interests spanning technical and economic dimensions, as well as ethical and philosophical considerations. At the outset of the project, the scope of each participant's work will be customized according to their knowledge base and areas of interest during the initial meeting session.
Don't miss the chance to shape the future of sustainable building.
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: Systematic Sustainable Catalogue (SD) (WS 24/25, bestätigt)