Christopher Roth: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2019

NameHerr Christopher Roth
DepartementArchitektur
BeziehungDozent

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
052-0559-19LStorytelling in Architecture: Fiction vs. Fact Information 2 KP2GC. Roth, A. Brandlhuber
KurzbeschreibungArchitecture is often communicated through precise drawings and models, books and exhibitions. However, architecture is more than an object to be mediated on—it should be told through stories, characters, and what-if-scenarios that can disseminate to much wider audiences, giving architecture the opportunity to be understood as an argumentative, discursive practice. Fiction is a shared language.
LernzielThe course is aimed at teaching students to identify and design architectural arguments introduced through narrative and fiction, inviting a wider audience to respond and interact with their ideas. Students will first research fiction films, television and documentaries, reveal the structures and plots and develop compressed arguments for architectural problems. How do you (emotionally) engage an audience? How do you convince with stories?
InhaltThe students will gain insight to the history and theory of film, video, and television, with a clear focus on different methods of storytelling. Together we will think about the relations between subjects, human and nonhuman, and discuss ways of translating architectural knowledge to time-based media. The students will therefore construct narratives that communicate architectural, social, and political concepts more directly in the context of a wider argument.

The course will be structured through input-lectures with accompanying discussions, aimed at developing individual perspectives on the course topic. These reflections will include economic, political and philosophical aspects and will lead to a coherent collaborative project, that will be carried out as a group.
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes- No requirements / prior knowledge
- Upon agreement with the class there might the option for one short trip (Thursday 15-19 h) according to the topic "Fiction vs. Fact".