Craft & Structure
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The Craft & Structure unit focuses on materials and how they fit together to form a logical structure. This interaction is investigated on a wide range of scales, from the design in the urban context to construction on a 1:1 scale and tested in experimental prototypes. The knowledge generated in this process deepens the understanding of sustainably built and tectonically structured architecture and its place in the urban and suburban environment as well as in the alpine landscape.
Analogue tools meet digital productions. Traditional and innovative methods are applied and transferred into sustainable constructions based on the focus on craft and structure. Cooperation within a well-developed international university network and collaboration with local craft businesses and experts promote the implementation of practical projects that offer added value for the built environment and society.
HIGHLIGHTS
FUTURE LIVING
panel discussion, Turm am Lindaplatz, Schaan
2023
U. Meister, C. Rist-Stadelmann
FROM MODEL TO TOWER
panel discussion, Turm am Lindaplatz, Schaan
2023
U. Meister, C. Rist-Stadelmann
CRAFTING CIRCULARITY
Rethinking Sustainable Design and Construction in Architecture Through Reusability
Erasmus+ Project
2020 - 2023
C. Rist-Stadelmann
WOOD: STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION
Erasmus + Project
2017 - 2020
U. Meister, C. Rist-Stadelmann
CRAFTING THE FAÇADE
Reuse, Reinvent, Reactivate
Erasmus+ Project
2014 - 2017
U. Meister, C. Rist-Stadelmann
THE "WERKRAUMHÄUSCHEN"
on the digital transformation in craft
2021
W. Schwarzmann
MODEL WORKSHOP
1:1
University of Liechtenstein
2017
U. Meister, C. Rist-Stadelmann
COMPETITION: ARCHITECTURE & CHEESE
2022
W. Schwarzmann
Team
Livia Audrey Herle
MSc Arch
Research Assistant / PhD Candidate
Prof. Dipl. Arch. ETH
Urs Meister
Head of Unit
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn.
Carmen Rist-Stadelmann
Senior Lecturer
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. sc.
Wolfgang Schwarzmann
Postdoc
Teaching
CITTÁ REALE
Advanced Studio Craft (EN)
SS 24
U. Meister, C. Rist-Stadelmann
CAMPUS EXTENSION
Advanced Studio Craft (DE)
WS 2022/23
U. Meister, C. Rist-Stadelmann
CRAFTING WOOD 100%
Summer School
2022
A. Lohs, U. Meister, C. Rist-Stadelmann
FUTURE LIVING
Advanced Studio Craft (DE)
SS 22
U. Meister, C. Rist-Stadelmann
Research
HANDS ON
added value in architectural education and architectural mediation
FFF - funded project
2017 - 2020
HARDWOOD IN ARCHITECTURE
finding solutions for an endangered wood industry facing climate changes
FFF - funded project
2023 - 2026
HOW DOES THE PROCESS OF INDUSTRY 4.0 CHANGE THE PROFESSION OF A CARPENTER?
Dissertation
2018 - 2023
DIGITAL CRAFTSMEN
FFF - funded project
2021 - 2023
Transfer
CAMPUS EXTENSION
New office spaces for the University of Liechtenstein
Client: University of Liechtenstein
WS 2022/23
CRAFTING PESTALOZZI
Future scenarios for the children's village in Trogen
Client: Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi in Trogen (Switzerland)
WS 2020/21
ALPINE TOWER
A 35m high observation tower made of wood in the forest of Schaan
Client: Municipality of Schaan, Liechtenstein
SS 2019
LOIPAHÖTTA
A wooden cross-country skiing hut
Client: Cross-country skiing club Valünalopp
WS 2010/2011
Publications
MODEL WORKSHOP
Building as a Common Process
Carmen Rist-Stadelmann, Urs Meister (eds.), 2022
CRAFTING WOOD
Structure and Expression
Carmen Rist-Stadelmann, Machiel Spaan and Urs Meister (eds.), 2021
CRAFTING THE FACADE
Stone, Brick, Wood
Carmen Rist-Stadelmann, Urs Meister, Machiel Spaan (eds.), 2018
ARCHITECTURE & TRANSPARENCY
Annual publication, Institute of Architecture and Planning
Urs Meister, Vera Kaps (eds.), 2018