Construction Cultures

Study Programmes

Master's degree programme in Architecture

Course

Project Description

Construction Cultures covers and compares specific building cultures around the world. It includes the development of building forms and building types against an architectural, cultural-geographical and socio-political background. It defines parameters forming a building culture, provides a historical overview and identifies definitions
of construction cultures and their role in contributing to the formation of identities.

Teaching Method

The seminar involves interactive lectures with exercises to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical design and analysis skills.

Learning Objectives

After successful completion of the seminar, students will be able to

Learning Outcomes The students...

Professional Competence

understand the relationship between the properties of a construction cultures and its material, form and types.
deal analytically with construction cultures and built environment.
understand construction cultures in a historical context and apply the added value to the present day.
show confidence in analysing case studies in their cultural, historical and theoretical context.
recognise the synergy potential between theoretical background knowledge, constructive know-how and design creativity.
communicate and articulate ideas and information fluently in English language and work comprehensively in visual, oral and written forms.
understand building culture as part of the construction process.
know how building culture influences the details of the construction.

Methodological Competence

learn how to find information and use references.
analyse and critically evaluate architectural ideas in relation to building typologies and forms as well as theoretical positions in the context of building culture.
develop writing and research skills as well as the capacity to use professional, academic and research resources.

Social Competence

explain competently, discuss and critique their own work through oral presentations, writing or visual communication.
demonstrate the ability to work with other students for exercises, presentations etc.

Personal Competence

assess their own work and place it into a cultural, constructive and theoretical context.
gain confidence in their own role and the persuasive and accountable manner in which it is expected to be performed.

Requirements

None

Assessment Methods

Minimum 75% compulsory attendance and continuous assessment.
The final grade is calculated according to the weighting of the following components: final submission (60%), seminar exercises (20%) and oral presentation (20%).

Module number:

6112201

Semester:

SS 26

ECTS Credits:

Courses:

24 L / 18 h

Self-study:

42 h

Language:

English

Scheduled Semester:

1-2-3