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Advanced Studio Urbanism, Architecture and Society: Nucleus Living Leipzig Grünau

Advanced Studio Urbanism, Architecture and Society: Nucleus Living Leipzig Grünau

Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Architecture
Master's degree programme in Architecture
Bachelor's degree programme in Architecture
Master's degree programme in Architecture
Project Description
The Advanced Studio - Urbanism, Architecture and Society focuses on the connections between people and space, and how this knowledge provides us with the tools to confront urgent societal challenges. It thus aims to equip students with the ability to investigate urban conditions and propose spatial design solutions across a wide range of scales, through research resulting in design outcomes. The studio is usually linked to current research projects and aims for design projects that meet society’s most urgent challenges.
Teaching Method
Guided project work in the design studio. A seminar week focussing on the studio topic is an integral part of the design studio.
Learning Objectives
After successful completion of the course, students will be able to
Learning Outcomes The students...
Professional Competence
  • understand the relationships between people and the production of space.
  • formulate relevant research questions related to urban and spatial planning and design.
  • conduct independent research using the methods conveyed in the studio.
  • develop critical thinking skills related to research and design, including drawing original conclusions from empirical research and proposing how to act upon them.
  • translate these research findings and conclusions into high-quality design proposals.
Methodological Competence
  • develop and evaluate advanced design and organising principles.
  • formulate complex ideas and concepts under guidance and to generate and further develop space-creating solutions based on these.
  • carry out literature research, evaluate collected information and link it with their own project work.
  • communicate the complexity of their own project work convincingly using plans, models and various media as well as in oral and written form.
Social Competence
  • work creatively and effectively in groups on the same task.
  • justify, argue and defend their own point of view in the context of the group and the topic.
  • evaluate and criticise their own performance and the performance of others.
  • make compromises to find solutions.
Personal Competence
  • argue and defend a reflected ethical stance and personal values in the context of the climate emergency.
  • scrutinise and further develop their own design solutions and identify, justify and defend sustainable alternatives by applying different approaches to the same task.
  • learn from experience, acquire new knowledge and develop a critical relationship to their own design work.
  • set themselves clear objectives and a timetable for their realisation.
  • realise their design project with a high degree of autonomy.
  • carry out their design project with creativity, diligence and discipline.
  • think and act in an interdisciplinary way.
Technology Competence
  • operate suitable tools safely and use them appropriately for the task and material.
  • use the digital tools available at the university (e.g. scanning devices, CAD and digital lasers and printers).
Requirements (formal)
BSc AR 24: Successful completion of all four foundation studios (Grundlagenstudios)
MSc AR 24: none
Assessment Methods
Minimum 75% compulsory attendance, continuous assessment, midterm and final reviews.
The final grade is calculated according to the weighting of the following components: design project (80%) and final presentation (20%).
Module number:
6112410
Semester:
SS 26
ECTS Credits:
16
Courses:
144 L / 108 h
Self-study:
372 h
Language:
English
Scheduled Semester:
5