Christian Schmid: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2020 |
Name | Prof. Christian Schmid |
Address | Lehre Architektur ETH Zürich, HIL E 64.2 Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
schmid@arch.ethz.ch | |
Department | Architecture |
Relationship | Adjunct Professor |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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051-1231-20L | Integrated Discipline Sociology (C.Schmid) | 3 credits | 2U | C. Schmid | |
Abstract | This part of the curriculum addresses design work in different areas of architecture and urbanism and integrates sociological questions and research methods. | ||||
Learning objective | To consider the social context in the design process! | ||||
Content | The content is related to the design process and is defined accordingly to the individual project. | ||||
052-0703-00L | Sociology I | 2 credits | 2V | C. Schmid, I. Apostol, M. Streule Ulloa Nieto | |
Abstract | Sociology I investigates the relation between social developments and the production of the built environment from a macro-sociological point of view. It examines central aspects of social change, historical and contemporary forms of urbanization, and typical examples of models of urbanization. | ||||
Learning objective | This series of lectures should enable students to comprehend architecture in its social context. | ||||
Content | Sociology I deals with the macro-sociological point of view, and investigates the relation between social developments and the production of the built environment. In the first part central aspects of social change are examined, –in particular the transition from Fordism to Neoliberalism and the interlinked processes of globalization and regionalization. The second part deals with historical and current forms of urbanization. Among other aspects, it focuses on the changed significance of the urban-rural contradiction, the processes of suburbanization, periurbanization, and planetary urbanization; the formation of global cities and metropolitan regions; the development of new urban configurations in centres (gentrification) and in urban peripheries (edge city, exopolis, new urban intensity). In the third part these general processes are illustrated by typical models of urbanization: Manchester, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris and Zürich. | ||||
Literature | A detailed collection of original texts will be distributed. | ||||
052-0723-20L | Sociology: Planetary Urbanization The number of participants is limited to 40. | 2 credits | 2S | C. Schmid, L. B. Howe | |
Abstract | In the last decades, urbanization has become a planetary phenomenon, leading to an intense debate about a new conceptionalization of urbanization. This theory seminar aims at giving an introduction into the actual debate on planetary urbanization, into urban theory, theoretical thinking and the work with scientific texts. | ||||
Learning objective | In this research seminar, we will present some of the most recent and cutting-edge research investigations into planetary urbanization and discuss some of the most exciting articles in this fascinating new field of urban research. | ||||
Content | Today, urban research is increasingly confronted with large-scale urbanization processes that unfold far beyond the realm of agglomerations, urban regions, and even mega city-regions. Urbanization has achieved a planetary reach; novel patterns of urbanization are crystallizing across diverse environments, in agricultural areas, in the space of what may appear to be wilderness, and even in the oceans. This challenges inherited conceptions of the urban as a bounded zone and a dense settlement type. The process of extended urbanization includes the formation of complex and multi-scalar relationships between centers and peripheries, the blurring and re-articulation of the urban fabric, the production of a functionalized logistical space, and the progressive operationalization of landscapes around the world. These observations suggest a radical rethinking of inherited concepts and cartographies of the urban, at all spatial scales, encompassing both built and unbuilt spaces. | ||||
Literature | The relevant texts will be distributed in the seminar. A very good overview is provided in the following edited volume: Brenner, Neil (ed.): Implosions / Explosions: Towards a Study of Planetary Urbanization. Jovis, Berlin, 2014. | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | The course will be held in English. Participants must be able to speak and write in English. The course is restricted. Please send a motivation letter to Lindsay Howe (howe@arch.ethz.ch) until September 1st. This is a theory course; it includes the compulsory reading of about 12 scientific articles or book chapters during the semester. Part of the performance assessment is giving a presentation and a written summary or report. Details will be announced at the beginning of the course. | ||||
063-0701-00L | Methods of Urban Research | 2 credits | 2G | C. Schmid, I. Apostol, L. B. Howe, M. Streule Ulloa Nieto, C. Ting | |
Abstract | This course conveys an introduction into methods of urban research in social sciences through lectures and accompanying exercises. It treats the basic principles of scientific research, literature research, different forms of participant observation, qualitative interviews (expert interviews and ethnographic interviews), and the analysis of urban qualities. | ||||
Learning objective | This course aims at enabling students of architecture to use sociological analysis as basis for concrete projects in architecture and urban design. It is based on a specific set of methods that is applied in design studios (integrated disciplines) as well as in the master thesis (supplementary discipline sociology). | ||||
063-0813-20L | Sociology (Thesis Elective) | 6 credits | 13A | C. Schmid, L. B. Howe, C. Ting | |
Abstract | Individual thesis with connection to a Master course in sociology III | ||||
Learning objective | Thesis Electives are reports oriented on the standards of social sciences. Students learn to wirte a scientific report which follows the state of the art in respect of content, methods, format, internal coherence and scientific validity. | ||||
Content | The contents of these elective studies are expected to link to the subject matter of the attended course. | ||||
064-0017-20L | Research Methods in Landscape and Urban Studies | 2 credits | 2K | G. Vogt, T. Avermaete, T. Galí-Izard, C. Girot, H. Klumpner, F. Persyn, C. Schmid, M. Topalovic | |
Abstract | Advanced PhD candidates of urban studies, urban and landscape design and urban sociology report about their experiences and insights in the concrete application of methods utilized for their research and scientific publications. Discussion of ongoing individual work, methodological questions, critical perspectives on urban and landscape design and city's relation to society. | ||||
Learning objective | The seminar's objective is to introduce PhD students to the multitude of research methodologies, tools and techniques within the fields of urban studies, urban design, territorial planning and landscape architecture. Based on the conveyed knowledge, the seminar ultimately aims at enabling PhD candidates to critically assess existing methods and tools, and to refine and develop an academically sound research framework for their own studies. | ||||
Content | The seminar is organized along three modules that are arranged according to the PhD classes' particular needs: A: Methodology Module >>> Introduction of a research methodology by an expert / short contributions by PhD students + exercise and discussion / moderated by doctoral program coordinator (Lecturer/Dozent). This will include quantitative and qualitative methods such as ethnographic research, case study research, grounded theory, survey design, mapping, methods in statistical and data analysis, etc. (3-4 per semester) B: Literature Module >>> Reading sessions organized and conducted by doctoral program coordinator (Lecturer/Dozent) / invited experts from the Department. These sessions will support the methodology modules with theoretical and historical texts with a specifically tailored reading syllabus. (4-5 per semester). C: Techniques Module >>> Introduction into research techniques and tools / organized by doctoral program coordinator (Lecturer/Dozent) / conducted by respective experts. These modules will make students familiar with technical aspects such as academic writing, or the the use of GIS software, the ETH library or the gta archive, etc.(2-3 per semester) | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | The seminar is jointly organized by the coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Landscape and Urban Studies, and the I-LUS faculty. Although located at the D-ARCH, the seminar is open to all doctoral students at ETH who are involved or interested in research at the urban and territorial scale. This seminar is complementing the gta doctoral colloquiums on Thursday afternoons. Hybrid teaching: Personal teaching in ONA Design In Dialog Lab (ONA E25) and online teaching: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/2317208647 |