Students are able to develop a possible solution for a design task in conjunction with a context analysis. They will be able to evaluate and implement the interactions between the architectural concept and the supporting structure that are necessary for the design.

None

The following topics/contents are covered in the course:

• Concept, development, supporting structure of a design
• Sketch vs. concept
• "I draw how I think and build."
• Model: "I build the way you build."

Eisenloffel, Karen; Ermer, Ingeborg: Tragwerkstatt Gerhard Pichler, Verlag Berlin, 2000
Deplazes, Andrea; Architektur Konstruiren,Birkhäuser Basel,2008
Di Battista, Nicola; Architekturmagazin DOMUS, Verlag Editoriale Domus, 2021 bis 2023
Dal Co, Francesco; Zeitschrift für Architektur und Produktdesign, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Mondadori Store),2021 bis 2023
Dateil: Fachzeitschrift für Architektur und Tragwerkslehre, Detail Business Information GmbH (D), 2021 bis 2023

Lecture, discussion, case work

Immanent examination character: cooperation, project work
Cumulative module grade:
The grade of the course "Design Concepts" is weighted at 40% in the module grade.