052-1151-20L Architectural Design V-IX: New City Landscapes - Focal Points of Urban Densification (M. Brakebusch)
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2020 |
| Lecturers | M. Brakebusch Geser |
| Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Comment | Please register (www.mystudies.ethz.ch) only after the internal enrolment for the design classes (see http://www.einschreibung.arch.ethz.ch/design.php). Teaching Language is German and English. Project grading at semester end is based on the list of enrolments on 3rd November 2020, 24:00 h (valuation date) only. Ultimate deadline to unsubscribe or enroll for the studio is 3.11.2020, 24:00 h. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 052-1151-20 U | Entwurf V-IX: Neue Stadtlandschaften - Brennpunkte urbaner Verdichtung (M. Brakebusch)
 Permission from lecturers required for all students.
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 20./21.10. (Seminarwoche). | 16 hrs |
| M. Brakebusch Geser |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | The global phenomenon of rising temperatures as a result of climate change requires, based on local conditions, individual solutions for the increasingly heated and dense urban space. The heat reduction programs presented describe fields of action and approaches that are targeted at specific points and that remain at the political and administrative boundaries. |
| Learning objective | - Analyzing the landscape framework for the development of the city - Learning the basics of urban climate planning - Development of a specific vocabulary (concepts) in the field of landscape architecture - Developing an urban / landscape architecture project |
| Content | The world’s temperature is rising at an unprecedented rate due to climate change. This global phenomenon requires individual solutions based on local conditions in order to tackle the problems of density and heat in urban areas. Nevertheless, current heat reduction programmes describe fields of action and approaches that are selective and constrained by political and administrative boundaries. The federalisation of Switzerland, however, has led to a unified, national, urban settlement along the Swiss Central Plateau, the extent of which is dictated by the geomorphology of Switzerland and the mountain ranges of the Jura and the Alps that surround it. The three metropolitan areas of Geneva, Basel and Zurich extend from east to west, which, in addition to their dense urban development, also show the greatest calculated rise in temperature. In the design studio Neue Stadtlandschaften we will use cartographic and statistical surveys, digital and analogue, to explore the boundaries of the individual metropolitan areas in relation to their possible densification and cooling tendencies. In the coming autumn semester we will start our journey in the west with the metropolitan area of Zurich and continue in the spring semester with our second case-study: Basel. To begin, a three-week analysis will be carried out in groups. Experts will impart their knowledge and explain the tools they use, including the application of GIS programs, to understand the city’s climate. This will be followed by a synthesis workshop in which our findings will be spatially evaluated, aiming to locate and define areas for subsequent design and intervention. After the seminar week, each individual will determine more precisely the perimeter and scope for their own urban, landscape architectural design. The specialist vocabulary and knowledge imparted throughout the first phase will form the basis for discussion between students and teachers, allowing for productive discourse and formulation of ideas. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Individual work and group work, thereof 3-4 weeks of group work. No extra costs. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 14 credits |
| Examiners | M. Brakebusch Geser |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | German |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Admission requirement | Die Ringvorlesungen "Entwurf und Architektur" LV 063-0501-00 sind integrierender Bestandteil des Entwurfsstudios. Der Besuch derselben ist obligatorisch. |
| Additional information on mode of examination | Letzte Frist zum Löschen der Belegung ist der 3. November 2020, 24:00 Uhr. Nach diesem Datum können keine Änderungen an der Belegung oder Neubelegungen vorgenommen werden! |
Learning materials
| Main link | Information |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| General |  : Special students and auditors need a special permission from the lecturersPermission from lecturers required for all students |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture Bachelor | Architectural Design (from 5. Semester on) | W |  |