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851-0253-08L 3 Credits DS D-GESS

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Advanced Topics in Evidence-Based Design for Architecture

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Christoph Hölscher, Dr. Leonel Aguilar Melgar, Raphaël Baur

Course requirements: Completion of the course Evidence-Based Design: Methods and Tools For Evaluating Architectural Design (851-0252-08L).

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Abstract

Students will gain advanced knowledge and practical hands-on experience with agent-based simulations and spatial analysis tools to evaluate hospital layouts from the perspective of end-users.

Objective

Students will build on their previous projects as part of the course “ Evidence-Based Design: Methods and Tools For Evaluating Architectural Design” (851-0252-08L). Students enrolled will participate in an international workshop with GSAPP at Columbia University Designing the post-pandemic hospital with evidence. for people. The course is funded by an ETH innvoedum project entitled cogARCH: linking cognition and architecture to design resilient hospitals architecture.

General Information

Language: English
Levels: DS
Frequency: Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type: graded semester performance

Course Components

Type	Title	Time & Place	Hours
exercise	Advanced Topics in Evidence-Based Design for Architecture The lecturer will communicate the exact lesson times of ONLINE courses.	No time listed	2 h weekly

Offered In

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  - Sociology
  - Psychology, Pedagogics
- Type B: Reflection About Subject-Specific Methods and Contents (Subject-specific courses. Particularly relevant for students interested in those subjects. All these courses are also listed under the category “Typ A”, and every student can enroll in these courses.)
  - D-ARCH