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CAAD Theory: Digital Epic - Creative Writing for Architects
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:00:52
Abstract
Architecture is already saturated in images. To properly articulate the digital cosmos of today what we need is writing and code.The problem addressed in this course is how to allow the digital cosmos to find its voice, and how you as architects can inhabit this voice to speak both freely and carefully, both playfully and seriously, from word-building to world-building.
Objective
No creative writing experience is required; you can forget everything you have learned. We will use experimental writing modes, movements and exercises to find ways to develop agility and grace in writing by testing the motility of concepts such as light and matter, gravity and grace, night and day.
Content
You will form your own voices, forms and styles. We will all start with the initial theme of saturation. The digital cosmos is saturated. Saturation is extreme. Saturation is overwhelming. Saturation is beyond what is required. Each week there will be a lecture followed by a group discussion. There will be a short text to read each week, and a short writing experiment to do. Readings will be provided online.
Resources
Lecture Notes
http://www.caad.arch.ethz.ch
Literature
http://www.caad.arch.ethz.ch
Learning Materials (Links)
- Main link
- Information
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- BSC
- Frequency
- Semesterly recurring
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise |
CAAD Theory: Digital Epic - Creative Writing for Architects
No course 24.10. (seminar week) and in the last two semester weeks (final critiques).
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2 h weekly |