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078-0300-00L 4 Credits NDS D-ARCH

Pressure Points (EPFL)

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Last Updated: 2026-06-03 00:07:53

Abstract

"Pressure Points" is the public discourse series of the MAS UTD— convening practitioners, researchers, and critics to discuss over the ecological, political, and spatial forces that shape how territories are made, unmade, and contested.

Objective

Examining the issues raised in the MAS UTD, each semester considers a specific theme, building toward the creation of a contemporary library of territorial knowledge. An expectation of the course is to position oneself discursively within contemporary conversations on architecture, urbanism, and territory, developing sets of skills to communicate their standing in a scientific manner.

Content

5 sessions, with preparatory readings, attendance to school’s lecture and a learning paper.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
NDS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance
Registration modalities, date and venue of this performance assessment are specified solely by the EPFL.

Registration & Places

Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Pressure Points (EPFL)
**Course at EPFL**
No time listed 40 h semesterly

Offered In

  • 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).)