Lecture: Basics II - Building Typologies (Summer Semester 2015)

In the summer semester lecture series, the most important criteria for understanding and designing buildings are illustrated using selected typological areas such as work, education, and culture. The focus encompasses urban planning contexts, functional requirements, and structural and construction characteristics. To this end, examples from the current landscape as well as from recent architectural history will be presented and discussed. The goal is to build upon necessary foundational knowledge to convey an understanding of the logic of buildings and the relationship between function and structure, to highlight the potential for architectural programming and design, and to provide students with a foundation for independent, conceptual work.

As a 3-credit module, this course is primarily intended for students majoring in architecture, but also for those in urban planning and landscape architecture. Master’s students specializing in ST can combine Basics I (winter semester) and Basics II (summer semester) into a 6-credit module.

Schedule: weekly

Prerequisites: none

Level: a s l

Reading list: see first session and bulletin board

Course credit (3 cp): student’s own lecture notes

Maya Reiner (University Professor, Dipl.-Ing., M.Arch.)