This part of the curriculum addresses design work in different areas of architecture and urbanism and integrates the knowledge acquired in previous years. It involves the active participation of specialists from related disciplines (e.g. building structures, landscape architecture, history of art and architecture, monuments conservation etc.).

This part of the curriculum addresses design work in different areas of architecture and urbanism and integrates the knowledge acquired in previous years. It involves the active participation of specialists from related disciplines (e.g. building structures, landscape architecture, history of art and architecture, monuments conservation etc.).

This part of the curriculum addresses design work in different areas of architecture and urbanism and integrates the knowledge acquired in previous years. It involves the active participation of specialists from related disciplines (e.g. building structures, landscape architecture, history of art and architecture, monuments conservation etc.).

This part of the curriculum addresses design work in different areas of architecture and urbanism. The intention of the studio work is to develop an architectural design based on a principal theme framed by the professorship.

Urban Detached HouseEach student gets a real client and a real site. In a dialectic process the student designs an urban detached house for his client. The student has to find out about the cultural context and the planning regulation of the site. The students have to analyze the stereotype of the urban detached house to learn more about the impact of society and culture on architecture.

Everything is transformation. The world we live in is being increasingly densified, not only in terms of what is built but also of ecosystems, social interactions, economic interests, political relations. In this context, we must look seriously at the existing: What qualities are there? What is really obsolete? What can we enhance? How to start with what is already there?

In the autumn semester, we will approach the phenomenon of space through fundamental experiences with regenerative materials and «Nordic Light» to design a cultural centre on Louis Kahn's home island of Saaremaa in Estonia.In the spring semester, we work on the redensification of an industrial wasteland in Brunnen (CH) and focus on the themes of structure and place

Do we live a house?Or do we house a life?How. Do. We. Live.Do we know HOW we live? Do we know enough aboutHOW we live? HOW do things around us shape the way welive? HOW do we live the things around us? WHAT are theconditions around us? WHAT makes our habits? HOW dohabits change conditions?

In semester HS / III, a simple exercise will explore the development of the same program in the two different contexts of NEW-USE and RE-USE. On a given free plot versus a given build plot, the same project will be designed. In the FS / IV semester, the same simple exercise will test the results of the previous semester on a subsequent change.

We are going to design a bath in the nearby forest. You are going to acquire profound knowledge about structural concepts and work with contradictions and corresponding aspects between spacial structure and support structure. Further key aspects are materials and their inherent properties, light and the roof structure as such. The specific context of the forest strongly informs the design process.

This studio will be organized in 3+1 movements of three weeks each:Moments, Actor, Atmosphere, ConditionWe study 3 times a combination of five topics. All together we will by that collect an endless series of configurations of topics.

Do we live a house?Or do we house a life?How. Do. We. Live.Do we know HOW we live? Do we know enough aboutHOW we live? HOW do things around us shape the way welive? HOW do we live the things around us? WHAT are theconditions around us? WHAT makes our habits? HOW dohabits change conditions?

The Lower Engadine is characterized, in addition to its favorable geographic location, by its particularly well preserved and quality building culture. We approach seven locations both analytically and in direct experience, with the aim of recognizing existing qualities, but also sustainable, future-oriented potentials in order to create urgently needed living space and lively village centers.

Housing is our studio's topic. We begin with a three-day excursion to Turin. Based on selected examples, we study Turin's urban architecture. Collectively we develop both a typology and an architectural vocabulary through inspired drawings. In the second half of the semester, we design a piece of furniture. This architectural object is the ideal house.

The course focuses on house and housing design in Switzerland. Analysis of existing houses, including their users and locations serve as a basis for the design of a housing complex. The course teaches basic principles of housing design as well as diving into topics such the relation between public and private, common and shared spaces and urban ecology.

The course focuses on a house and housing design in and around Zurich. Through the analysis of existing houses, including their users and locations, and by designing a housing complex, students learn about basic principles of housing design and the knowledge about issues of private/public, common spatial design for urban ecology.

Lecture "Construction III":The overall topic of the lecture series is “Construction – Elements of Architecture”. The lecture series gives the students an insight into different construction and design methods. The lectures are held by four different professorships in a block of 5 lectures in a row and showcasing their individual approach on design and architecture in general.