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Integrated Design MIBS
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Abstract
The Integrated Design MIBS allows students to work on a selected integrated project, considering both energy- and climate systems (HVAC) as well architectural and urban design in a specific site context. The objective is to follow an integrated design process to achieve synergistic solutions.
Objective
The integrated design studio enables students to: - Work in multi-disciplinary teams to tackle realistic and challenging design problems on the building and urban scale. - Apply theoretical knowledge to the design and evaluation of active and passive building systems using state of the art analysis tools. - Evaluate the energetic and CO2 emission impact of multiple design scenarios within the climatic, spatial and socioeconomic context. - Research and analyse the design project and topic independently, taking responsibility through justifying decisions and assumptions. - Clearly present the project (incl. key assumptions, justifications and results) to a mixed audience using a variety of media (e.g. diagrams, drawings, graphs and report).
Content
During this course, students work on a contemporary design project, going through a design process from the analysis of site potentials, identification of demands, development of an urban scale energy concept to a matching building energy- and HVAC-systems concept. Input lectures highlight specific topics relevant to the task. The projects will be presented by the student groups and discussed with internal and external reviewers at interim and final presentations.
Resources
Lecture Notes
Skripts are specific to the design task and distributed at the beginning of the course.
Literature
A literature list will be distributed at the beginning of the course.
Learning Materials (Links)
- Main link
- Information
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture |
Integrated Design MIBS
No course on 21.10. (seminar week) and 9.12. and 16.12.2020 (before final critics).
ITA Pool Introduction Event:
Information event on all the courses offered by the ITA (Institute of Technology in Architecture): Monday, 7th September 2020, 10-11 h, HIB Open Space.
|
|
3 h weekly |
| exercise |
Integrated Design MIBS
No course on 21.10. (seminar week) and 9.12. and 16.12.2020 (before final critics).
ITA Pool Introduction Event:
Information event on all the courses offered by the ITA (Institute of Technology in Architecture): Monday, 7th September 2020, 10-11 h, HIB Open Space.
|
|
3 h weekly |