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051-0125-00L 1 Credits BSC , DS D-ARCH
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Architecture V

Architektur V

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Laurent Stalder
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:25:03

Abstract

Architectural and Cultural History of the Postwar Period in Europe and North America

Objective

The goal of the lecture course is to depict paradigmatically via these themes the relationship of architectural and discursive practices between autonomy and mutual dependence within the cultural milieu of the postwar period.

Content

The subject of this lecture course is the architecture of the postwar period in Western Europe and North America (ca. 1943–66). It examines the architectural discourse and its strategies for dealing with constantly changing technical inventions and social practices. Consequently, the focus will be less on individual architects or buildings than on various themes that determined the architecture of the period under such headings as the “New Monumentality” or “New Brutalism,” “Habitat” or “Mobility,” “Science Fiction” or “Corporate Design.”

General Information

Language
German
Levels
BSC , DS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
end-of-semester examination

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Architektur V
  • Tue 08:00-09:35 (HIL E 1)
2 h weekly

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