Matthias Beckh: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2017

Name Dr. Matthias Beckh
DepartmentArchitecture
RelationshipLecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
052-1183-17LArchitectural Design V-IX: Building in Mountains. Architectural/Structural Symbiosis Otemma Glacier Information
Please register (www.mystudies.ethz.ch) only after the internal enrolment for the design classes (see http://www.einschreibung.arch.ethz.ch/design.php).

Project grading at semester end is based on the list of enrolments on Friday 3rd November 2017, 24:00 h (valuation date) only.
Ultimate deadline to unsubscribe or enroll for the studio is Friday 3rd November 2017, 24:00 h.
14 credits16UJ. Schwartz, M. Beckh, A. Deplazes, D. Eberle
AbstractThe course will focus on the constructive and structural challenges of the realization. Main topic is the quality of the architectural space in the area between physical necessity and the freedom of design. The competences of all elective courses and main courses have been merged into a single, extensive course.
Learning objectiveAs a didactic target a profound debate on supporting structure, on construction and on room creation is declared.
ContentIn consequence of the historic fact that the builder's profession has been divided into the professions of an engineer and an architect, a bisection of fields came up which reflects in the various types of building tasks. Hence, nowadays engineers realize a number of structures without considering an architect's expertise.
However, the functional expertise of the engineers should be merged with the design ideas of architects. That opens a field between freedom of design and functional/technical requirements.
As such buildings characterize our environment exceedingly and represent a substantial part of it, a high sophisticated design is very important for our society.
Therefore structural aspects are evaluated to their spatial and tectonic qualities. For this reason the course does not deal with classic architectural design tasks. The focus is on engineering structures.