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Foundations I
Last Updated: 2026-06-03 00:07:21
Abstract
What demands does today’s dynamic context, with its multifaceted challenges, place on future architects? A rapidly changing world in the wake of climate change calls for environmentally conscious, sustainable design and construction more than ever before.Studio Foundations addresses this growing complexity with an interdisciplinary first-year-course.
Objective
The description of the learning goals are part of the reader.
Content
The ‘lecture Foundations I’ teaches the most important fundamentals of design, landscape architecture, architectural history and theory, and building materials. These theoretical fundamentals are applied in the ‘Studio Foundations I’ course.
Resources
Lecture Notes
On the first day of the semester, all students are given a reader with all the important information for ‘Studio Foundations I’ and the ‘lecture Foundations I’.
Literature
The bibliography is part of the reader.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture | Vorlesung Foundations I | No time listed | 2 h weekly |