Sandra Guinand: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2020

Name	Dr. Sandra Guinand
Address	Boltzmanngasse, 6/8+9 1090 Wien AUSTRIA
Telephone	+436766977650
Department	Architecture
Relationship	Lecturer

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
052-0704-00L	Sociology II	2 credits	2V	M. Streule Ulloa Nieto, M. A. Glaser, S. Guinand, C. Schmid
Abstract	Sociology II introduces in the first and second part major current perspectives of analysis in urban studies (Monika Streule und Sandra Guinand). The third part of the course discusses Housing as social and cultural practice (Marie Glaser).
Learning objective	This series of lectures enables students to comprehend the built environment in its social context. It approaches the architectural profession from two different angles: macro-sociological and micro-sociological.
Content	In the first part, Sociology II focuses on current perspectives of analysis in urban studies. Theoretical approaches are presented with the help of concrete case studies. First, the postcolonial perspective in urban studies will be introduced, illustrated with examples of empirical research. This part concludes with an introduction into scientific research by presenting different methods in the analysis of urbanization processes in Mexico City, Toyo and San Francisco (lecturer: Monika Streule). In the second part, different processes of urban regeneration will be discussed looking at various case studies in Europe, North America and North Africa. Followed by a presentation of different forms of gentrification (lecturer: Sandra Guinand). In the third part, different models of housing are discussed (lecturer: Marie Glaser).
Lecture notes	No script - Information available at the following link: http://www.soziologie.arch.ethz.ch/
Literature	Various texts, in addition to the lecture will be provided.
052-0724-20L	Soziology: Memories of Zurich West There is a limit of 30 students.	2 credits	2G	S. Guinand, C. Schmid
Abstract	In this research seminar, we will investigate the different—and sometimes opposing—tangible and intangible dimensions of memory. Taking the history of Zurich West as a case study, participants will conduct various qualitative methods and present their results in class.
Learning objective	The aim of this course is to critically investigate and reconstruct memories of Zurich West by incorporating different actors’ subjective perspectives, as well as discourses on the area. Participants will also collect information on the tangible and intangible transformation processes of Zurich West. The results of the seminar will be presented in the form of a short booklet to be handed out and made available on the department’s website as an e-publication. A further goal is to introduce participants to qualitative methodological tools. The class is framed to: 1) have students experiment with the challenges of qualitative methods while collecting data in situ; 2) become familiar with new dimensions of qualitative research while simultaneously developing a critical approach to these tools; and 3) devise new perspectives into their personal research project.
Content	The research seminar engages with the notion of memory, which is intimately entangled with the notion of heritage. Memory can be expressed, on one hand, as all the tangible traces that remain in the built environment, as well as all the intangible dimensions associated with a specific object, environment, or moment. The area of Zurich West is particularly suitable for this exploratory investigation, as it has experienced different layers of transformations over the past several decades. It was the core industrial area for the greater Zurich region with varied forms of industrial production such as machines, turbines, soap, beer, and logistical facilities until the 1980s. It then turned into a meeting place for an alternative cultural milieu, with all sorts of venues and high hopes for innovative projects in regard to its future development. However, it then quickly turned into a “trendy” and luxury neighbourhood at the end of the 1990s, when public authorities designated it for real estate development. In the research seminar this urban trajectory will be explored through the following aspects: Where can memory be found? How is it expressed in the built environment? What do we know and learn? Are there missing elements? What is hidden? Is there a such a thing as “ordinary” memory? What is institutional (official) and what is not? What are the attributes of memory? Are there opposing memories? Should we speak of memories? We will attempt to answer these questions by first looking at archival materials, undertaking photographic surveys, and then by conducting qualitative interviews with (former) residents, (former) users and local stakeholders—sometimes using the photo-elicitation technique.
Lecture notes	No script
Literature	A syllabus with central texts will be handed out at the beginning of the semester.
Prerequisites / Notice	The course will be held in English. Participants must be able to speak and write in English. The course is restricted to 30 students. Please send a motivation letter to sguinand@ethz.ch until February 2020.