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Abstract
Lecturers: P. Viganò with C. Fivet, L. Rossi and guests. The Core Studio will reflect on the “transition”, assuming its multiple dimensions (ecological, social and economic) and developing transcalar design operations in concrete territories. The territory of Greater Geneva will be the test-bed for radical design explorations of possible futures.
Objective
Different urban conditions will be considered in order to understand, read and manage the thick complexity of the contemporary habitat where densities, distances, relations and practices shape heterogeneous spaces and ecologies. Conceived as a place of interaction among disciplines, the studio also constitutes the main tool to develop interdisciplinarity within the design practice.
Content
A series of lectures will deal with ecology; the organism and its environment; population and community ecology; and biodiversity. Others lectures on design as knowledge production and on representation—GIS, video and photography—will be embedded within the activities of the studio. Fieldwork is integral to the design studio.
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General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- NDS
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Registration & Places
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise |
Core Design and Research Studio I (EPFL)
**Course at EPFL**
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No time listed | 240 h semesterly |
Offered In
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MAS in Urban and Territorial Design (The MAS in Urban and Territorial Design requires one year of full-time postgraduate study for a 60 ECTS joint degree, the “MAS ETH EPF UTD”. It is taught in English and held at the two Swiss schools, EPFL (Autumn) and ETH Zurich (Spring).)