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056-0001-01L 4 Credits NDS D-ARCH
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Architecture and the City I

Architektur und Stadt I

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. André Jean Bideau, Dr. Susanne Schindler Kilian
Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture.
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:48:40

Abstract

Land and the ways in which humans divide, construct, and value it exert a profound influence on architecture and building activity. Conversely, architecture shapes how land, a limited resource, is allocated–often in unequal terms. This leads to conflicts, for instance in the urban realm. What is the role of architectural criticism in negotiating these kinds of conflicts?

Objective

Students gain an understanding of different approaches to architectural criticism. They write and revise their own texts in short, middle and long form, and also edit their peers' work.

Content

Analysis of key texts; site visits of current building and planning projects; weekly writing assignments; reviews and lectures with invited critics from general-audience and professional publications.

Resources

Literature

Will be posted on the MAS platform.

Learning Materials (Links)

General Information

Language
German
Levels
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
seminar Architektur und Stadt I
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 29.10. (Seminarwoche), am 17./24.12. (Individuelles Arbeiten).
  • Fri 13:45-17:30 (HIT H 42)
4 h weekly

Offered In

  • MAS in History and Theory of Architecture (GTA) (The MAS-programm in "History and Theory of Architecture" is a two-year half-time course and contains 60 CP. The course starts in the autumn semester. Attendance of classes supplemented by independent research; practical training periods and excursions; lectures/seminars on one to two days per week, in total 600 ca. contact hours, in addition private study ca. 600 hours (for each in-class day one day of work preparation), two individually tutored seminar papers on chosen subjects (200 hours) and credited Master's thesis (600 hours).)