This optional module, allows for various kinds of research studies in collaboration with planned or ongoing research projects. It is closely linked to the five units of the School of Architecture and is undertaken individually or in small teams of students. Supervision consists of guiding students towards clear results in a particular area of research. The research project is reviewed before a panel of experts from the supervising research unit.

Individual appointments will be set with the tutor, group projects are also possible, as well as group work with individual submissions, start, final submission and presentation can be individually defined with the respective tutors. Alongside established methods like timber framing, panel, and log construction, small timber building bricks open new perspectives for material-appropriate, demountable, reusable, and resource-efficient construction.

Modular block systems in solid timber, fibre-based or hybrid variants have appeared in numerous applications and patents, and are now being rediscovered amid sustainability debates - yet remain understudied. Through examples, we examine how prefabricated wooden modules have historically enabled assembly, disassembly, and reassembly with minimal material loss and labor.

Research or design studies defined by research units and under the guidance of mentors, usually closely related to current research projects, developed individually or in groups. The offers of the research semester vary each semester depending on the units and are coordinated with the academic director of the Master's degree programme.

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.

None. Recommended for the third semester of the Master´s degree programme.

Minimum 75% compulsory attendance, continuous assessment and regular meetings with instructors.
The final grade is calculated according to the weighting of the following components: submission (40%) and presentation/participation (60%).

Individual appointments will be set with the tutor; group projects are also possible, as well as group work with individual submissions;

Start, final submission and presentation can be individually
defined with the respective tutors.

Registration via the intranet of the University of Liechtenstein is not binding and is only valid in combination with the written consent of the respective unit. This applies to all Individual Electives in the Master's degree programme in Architecture.