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072-0102-00L 1 Credits WBZ , NDS D-ARCH
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Module 2: Automation

Modul 2: Automatisierung

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Sacha Menz, Axel Paulus
Does not take place this semester. Only for CAS ARC in Digital and MAS in Architecture, Real Estate, Construction.
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:35:29

Abstract

Key terms: Substitution or disruption, organisation and “lean management”

Objective

Module 2 presents the origins and breadth of applications involved in automation and the conditions it requires, enabling participants to recognise the potential of these areas in a value-creation chain in which software and machines take over specific working steps.

Content

Ever since the first industrial age, the automation of repetitive processes has been continuously transforming the processes and competences involved in the manufacturing industries. In relation to the building industry, it represents both an opportunity and a risk, since software is increasingly responding to individualised aspects of the planning, construction and usage of buildings. An introduction to the scripting language Python is intended to familiarize participants with thinking in terms of data.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Scripts, documents, studies, dates and addresses are stored on the server of the program.

Literature

Literature recommendations at www.bauprozess.arch.ethz.ch and www.kompetenz.arch.ethz.ch

Learning Materials (Links)

General Information

Language
German
Levels
WBZ , NDS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance

Registration & Places

Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Modul 2: Automatisierung
Does not take place this semester. Kursraum generell: HIB E 33.
  • By Appointment None-None
25 h semesterly

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