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Architectural Technology VI
Konstruktion VI
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:23:22
Abstract
The lecture series explores the correlation among intentions of design, architectonic expression and construction premises. These critical areas or aspects of study, which are presented with selected projects, their respective theoretical backgrounds and historical development, are pluralistically associated and brought into relation with varying contemporary opinion.
Objective
The final part of the lecture series Konstruktion V/VI aims to analyse (structural) construction techniques and their formal appearance and expression in their interrelation. The different themed parts of structural design, building shell and knowledge of material get connected with architectural design in practice and reflected in the wider context of architectural theory. The intention is to consolidate the understanding of the connection between structure, process and formal appearance and expression in the architecture of the 20th century.
Content
The lecture series in the course entitled Architecture and Construction explores the correlation among intentions of design, architectonic expression and construction premises. Each lecture is focused on individual themes, as for example, the application of certain materials (glass, or natural stone), of particular construction systems (tectonic, hybrid) or design generators (grids, series) and alternatively the search for a definable, tangible architectural expression (vernacular architecture, readymades). These critical areas or aspects of study, which are presented with their respective theoretical backgrounds and historical development, are pluralistically associated and brought into relation with varying contemporary opinion. The yearlong lecture cycle is comprised of twenty individual lectures, in which the majority of projects being analyzed date from the last few decades. Vilanova Artigas, 27.02.23 Bruno Taut, 06.03.23 Mies Van der Rohe, 13.03.23 Sigurd Lewerentz, 27.03.23 Anton Gaudí, 03.04.23 Leutschenbach, 17.04.23 Exam preparation, 24.04.23
Resources
Lecture Notes
The script is a comprehensive collection of material that allows students to form their own ideas about the case studies shown, independent of the lecture. Most of the photographs were taken on study trips and show the buildings under discussion with unpublished material. The extensive collection of photographs is supplemented with drawings, plans, site photographs, and historical photographs from books and archives. The script will be made available in digital form at the end of the semester to students enrolled in the lecture series.
Learning Materials (Links)
- Main link
- Information
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 60 minutes
- Aids
- Wörterbücher sind erlaubt.
Course Components
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| lecture with exercise |
Konstruktion VI
Keine Lehrveranstaltungen am 20.3. (Seminarwoche) und in den letzten beiden Semesterwochen (s. Raumbelegungen!).
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2 h weekly |