Subject Semester in the Field of History and Theory of Architecture (GTA)

Abstract

In Other Wor(l)ds. We live and learn through translation. Every thought or drawing shifts meaning between languages and disciplines. Something always changes or gets lost. Yet misunderstanding can be generative. This Fachsemester explores translation as a practice of empathy, responsibility, and play – a shared task without hierarchy, and a way to inhabit and reimagine the world.

Objective

Our aim is to increase the knowledge and sensitivity of architecture students toward the history of art and architecture, to make their voices heard and to develop new teaching formats for the history and theory of architecture. Students will learn to take position in a field, they will practice argumentation and increase their skills in writing and presenting.

Content

The Fachsemester in FS 2026 will deal with issues of ethics and esthetics in the largest sense. The syllabus will contain articles and book chapters on philosophy, performance, political science, poetry and history. Students are invited to develop their own texts in relation to the overall topic. The syllabus will contain articles and book chapters on philosophy, political science, poetry and history. Students are invited to develop their own texts in relation to the overall topic. Our aim is to increase the facility of students for understanding spatial, political and historical interrelations. We support students to develop their skills in writing and reading, to make their voices heard, and to experiment, together with the teaching group, with new educational forms for the history and theory of art and architecture. The group will meet on Wednesdays 10-13 (location tbc) and on Thursdays 10-13 in our office.

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