Housing and Society

Studiengänge

Masterstudiengang Architektur (MSc AR 24) (01.09.2024)

Lehrveranstaltung

This seminar deals with sociological, political and economic aspects of housing and its crystallization in design and architectural practice. Systems, structures and actors of housing production are analyzed and discussed and reflected with a mixture of theoretical and practical teaching approaches. Students engage with scientific knowledge to apply these macro-topics to concrete local and global case studies.

Lehrmethode

Lectures, oral presentations, textual analysis, written assignments

Lernziele

After successful completion of the course, students will be able to

Literatur

Relevant reading will be made available at the beginning of the course. A list of recommended literature will be announced in the course and updated on an ongoing basis.

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Fachkompetenz

comprehend the basics of conceptual thinking and the terminology required for a critical discussion of housing studies.
understand and evaluate different systems, structures and actors of housing production.
understand sustainable architecture in a critical environment, and to translate theoretical concepts for urban and architectural design.

Methodenkompetenz

analyse documents, understand the structure of written arguments and communicate their findings to their peers.

Sozialkompetenz

communicate, discuss and critique their own work through oral presentation and/or written outputs.

Selbstkompetenz

situate their own work in a cultural and political context.
understand housing production as part of a cultural-historical process that is reinterpreted and restructured as it evolves and as contingent upon advances in related disciplines.

Voraussetzungen

None

Prüfungsmodalitäten

Compulsory attendance according to the Study and Assessment Regulation MSc Architecture.
The final grade is calculated according to the weighting of the following components: submission (40%) and presentation/participation (60%).

Modulnummer:

6212198

Semester:

WS 26/27

ECTS-Credits:

Lehre:

24 L / 18 h

Selbststudium:

42 h

Sprache:

Englisch

Plansemester:

1-2-3