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Independent Study: Your Topic, Your Tools (BH&U, 3 ECTS)

Independent Study: Your Topic, Your Tools (BH&U, 3 ECTS)

Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Architecture
Master's degree programme in Architecture
Project Description
This optional module allows for various kinds of research studies. It is closely connected to the five units of the Liechtenstein School of Architecture and is usually part of ongoing research projects. The supervision consists of directing the students towards clear results within a given field of research. The individual study is reviewed within the respective unit.

Built Heritage & Upcycling Unit:
Modern architecture came to Liechtenstein in 1924: on a bicycle in the form of the young German architect Ernst Sommerlad. Sommerlad reinterpreted international modernism for the Alpine region and created dozens of residential buildings in the Principality as well as in Appenzell, St. Gallen, Graubünden and Vorarlberg. On the occasion of a scientific symposium at the University of Liechtenstein in fall 2025, we are taking a close scientific look at Sommerlad' s broad and exciting oeuvre in cooperation with the state and the OST (Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences). Be part of it!
Teaching Method
Self-defined design or research studies, developed individually or in groups agreed upon with research units and under the guidance of mentors. The size of the module is determined by the respective unit.
Learning Objectives
After successful completion of the course, students will be able to
Learning Outcomes The students...
Professional Competence
  • understand the broad issues of sustainability in a defined research area.
  • follow a given research topic and develop it coherently into a clear result.
  • manage their own learning within a research project.
Methodological Competence
  • identify a research topic and develop it coherently into a clear proposal.
  • analyse data and situations under guidance, using a range of techniques and methods appropriate to the subject.
  • critically evaluate evidence to support research topics, reviewing its reliability, validity and significance.
Social Competence
  • explain competently, discuss and critique their own work through oral presentation, writing or visual communication.
  • understand how to work with confidence in the complex organisational and community settings within which the applied methods and design processes are typically deployed.
  • collaborate in teams and support each other during the learning process.
Personal Competence
  • gain confidence in their own role in collaborating with an ongoing research project.
Assessment Methods
Minimum 75% compulsory attendance, regular meetings with instructors, continuous assessment, portfolio and final review.
The final grade is calculated according to the weighting of the following components: final submission (80%) and oral presentation (20%).
Grade
Individual appointments will be set with the tutor.

Group projects are also possible, as well as group work with individual submissions.
Module number:
6112285
Semester:
SS 26
ECTS Credits:
3
Courses:
6 L / 5 h
Self-study:
86 h
Language:
English
Scheduled Semester:
3