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063-0803-00L 1 Credits MSC D-ARCH

History and Theory in Architecture IX (Ursprung)

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Philip Ursprung
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Abstract

Out of the Crisis: Architecture in Times of Disease:The lecture will pose questions rather than offer answers.Each lecture will be structured by an input by the professor and guests and followed by a discussion with all participants.

Objective

Awareness of the role of the immediate present on architectural discourse. Knowlege of contemporary practices and discourses.

Content

Out of the Crisis: Architecture in Times of Disease Which lessons can be drawn for architecture from the pandemic? Will there be a back to normal? How did concepts of space and time change? How can architecture education react? Out of the Crisis: Architecture in Times of Disease: The lecture will pose questions rather than offer answers. Each lecture will be structured by an input by the professor and guests and followed by a discussion with all participants.

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General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture History and Theory in Architecture IX (Ursprung)
No course on 29.10. (seminar week) and 17./24.12.(before final critiques).
  • Fri 08:00-08:45 (HIL E 1)
1 h weekly

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