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052-1109-20L 14 Credits BSC D-ARCH

Architectural Design V-IX: Meteora 03 - Powers (L. Hovestadt)

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Ludger Hovestadt
Please register ( ) only after the internal enrolment for the design classes (see ). Project grading at semester end is based on the list of enrolments on 3rd November 2020, 24:00 h (valuation date) only. Ultimate deadline to unsubscribe or enroll for the studio is 3.11.2020, 24:00 h.
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:36:04

Abstract

This studio works on the idea that a substantial understanding oftoday's technology (internet of things, big data, machineintelligence ...) changes the perspective to architectural theoryand will result in different architectural designs and buildingconstructions.

Objective

1) Identification and understanding of the challenges of today's technologies; 2) techniques of working within the plenty of the internet; 3) a methodology to design digital architectures; 4) understanding of the shift from hard building construction to soft building applications, and 5) an understanding of the importance of becoming a literate digital persona in order to be an architect today.

Content

meteora #1 natures meteora #2 arguments . meteora #3 powers vitruvius, the architect and the patron architecture gives power a face no city without faces you at table with elisabeth murdoch who is about to take over an empire talking about the power of media giving her a presence precisely along the lines of leon battista alberti location: paris, facing notre dame meteora has a moodboard of 1000 books and 1000 movies meteora is online on instagram meteora presents with text, images and animations

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General Information

Language
English
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Ultimate deadline for changing enrolments for this course is 3.11.2020, 24:00 h.After this date it is strictly forbidden to enrol for the course or to delete the enrolment!

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
exercise Architectural Design V-IX: Meteora 03 - Powers (L. Hovestadt)
Permission from lecturers required for all students. No course on 20./21.10.2020 (seminar week).
  • Tue 09:45-17:30 (HIB E 15)
  • Tue 09:45-17:30 (HIT F 13)
  • Wed 08:00-17:30 (HIB E 15)
  • Wed 09:45-17:30 (HIT F 13)
16 h weekly

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