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Architecture Master Information
Core Courses
Field of Technology in Architecture
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
063-0605-00LComputational Structural Design I Information Restricted registration - show details
Number of participants limited to 60.
To participate in this course it is recommended that the student has previously taken the courses Tragwerksentwurf I-IV.
This core course (ending with «00L») can only be passed once! Please check before signing up.

ITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE.
ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789
W3 credits3GP. Block, L. Enrique Monzo, J. Lee
AbstractDetermination of the internal forces and description of the behaviour of load-bearing structures with the help of graphic statics. Design of details and simple dimensioning of these structures. Discussion of reference structures, illustration of the interaction of the structure and the architectural design. Application of all that in an own design.
Learning objectiveUnderstanding of the relationship between internal forces and the design of load-bearing systems and their connection details. Creative integration of what has been learned into an open design task.
ContentDetermination of the internal forces and description of the behaviour of load-bearing structures with the help of graphic statics. Design of details and simple dimensioning of these structures. Discussion of reference structures, illustration of the interaction of the structure and the architectural design. Application of all that in an own design.
Lecture noteson eQuilibrium
"Skript Tragwerksentwurf I/II/III/IV"
http://www.block.arch.ethz.ch/eq/course/4?lang=en

Printed versions can be bought at the chair of Structural Design Prof. Schwartz.
Literature"Faustformel Tragwerksentwurf"
(Philippe Block, Christoph Gengangel, Stefan Peters,
DVA Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 2013, ISBN: 978-3-421-03904-0)

Other Learning Material:
"Form and Forces: Designing Efficient, Expressive Structures"
(Edward Allen, Waclaw Zalewski, October 2009, ISBN: 978-0-470-17465-4)

"The art of structures, Introduction to the functioning of structures in architecture"
(Aurelio Muttoni, EPFL Press, 2011, ISBN-13: 978-0415610292, ISBN-10: 041561029X)
Prerequisites / NoticeITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE.
ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789


Teaching Languages: English and German.
063-0607-00LEnergy- and Climate Systems III Information
This core course (ending with «00L») can only be passed once! Please check before signing up.

ITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE.
ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789
W2 credits2VA. Schlüter, C. Waibel
AbstractThe course 'Energy- and Climate Systems III' introduces computational design and analysis methods and tools for climate responsive architectural design. Exercises throughout the semester allow applying new concepts learnt in exemplary architectural design tasks.
Learning objectiveBy the end of this course, students will be able to:

• compare and assess passive and active design strategies for bioclimatic buildings
• analyze environmental site characteristics for its climate and (solar) energy potentials
• apply computational simulation tools to support performance-driven designs
• translate design ideas into parametric models and into optimization problems
• synthesize learnt content of the course in exemplary architectural design tasks, serving as a basis for the students’ future design studios and projects
Content1. Concepts of climate responsive design
2. Computational analysis methods
- Climate and site analysis
- Daylight, airflow and energy simulations
- Energy supply systems optimization models
3. Computational methods for performance driven design
- Parametric design
- Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
- Single and multi-objective optimization
4. Exercises and walkthroughs
5. Invited expert speakers and panel discussion
Prerequisites / NoticeITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE.
ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789

Recommendations:
MSc Arch: Successful participation in the course 'Energie- und Klimasysteme I + II'.

MSc MIBS / Eng: Successful participation in the course 'Building Systems'.

All students need to be capable of working with 'Rhino / Grashopper' modeling software on 'Windows' or willing to acquire the necessary skills before or during the course and are recommended to have completed the online blended learning course 'Climate responsive architecture with Hive'.
151-8007-00LUrban Physics Information Restricted registration - show details W3 credits3GJ. Carmeliet, D. W. Brunner, A. Rubin, C. Schär, D. A. Strebel, H. Wernli, J. M. Wunderli, Y. Zhao
AbstractUrban physics: wind, wind comfort, pollutant dispersion, natural ventilation, driving rain, heat islands, climate change and weather conditions, urban acoustics and energy use in the urban context.
Learning objective- Basic knowledge of the global climate and the local microclimate around buildings
- Impact of urban environment on wind, ventilation, rain, pollutants, acoustics and energy, and their relation to comfort, durability, air quality and energy demand
- Application of urban physics concepts in urban design
Content- Climate Change. The Global Picture: global energy balance, global climate models, the IPCC process. Towards regional climate scenarios: role of spatial resolution, overview of approaches, hydrostatic RCMs, cloud-resolving RCMs
- Urban micro climate and comfort: urban heat island effect, wind flow and radiation in the built environment, convective heat transport modelling, heat balance and ventilation of urban spaces - impact of morphology, outdoor wind comfort, outdoor thermal comfort,
- Urban energy and urban design. Energy performance of building quarters and cities, decentralized urban energy production and storage technologies, district heating networks, optimization of energy consumption at district level, effect of the micro climate, urban heat islands, and climate change on the energy performance of buildings and building blocks.
- Wind driving rain (WDR): WDR phenomena, WDR experimental and modeling, wind blocking effect, applications and moisture durability
- Pollutant dispersion. pollutant cycle : emission, transport and deposition, air quality
- Urban acoustics. noise propagation through the urban environment, meteorological effects, urban acoustic modeling, noise reduction measures, urban vegetation
Lecture notesThe course lectures and material are provided online via Moodle.
Prerequisites / NoticeFor MIBS Master students 151-8011-ooL Building Phyics Theory & Application is a pre-requisit for this course or instructor permission. For others no prior knowledge is required.
063-0601-00LBuilding Process: Economy Information
ITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE.
ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789


This core course (ends with «00L») can only be passed once! Please check this before signing up
W2 credits2GH. Reichel
AbstractThe demonstration of economic considerations within the design and construction process of buildings is the main focus of the diploma elective subject.
Learning objectiveTo grasp the coherences of costs, income and income return.
ContentThe demonstration of economic considerations within the design and construction process of buildings is the main focus of the diploma elective subject. Alongside determining basic principles, case studies play an important role in teaching. The economic factors of building construction are examined and the specific decision process is simulated.
The case studies in the lectures as well as the processing of individual topics within the framework of elective work permit and require students’ active participation.
Lecture notesThe recordings of the lectures are available on the MAP under the link https://map.arch.ethz.ch (book symbol at the top right).
LiteratureIÖ-App: Applikation for real estate economics: www.ioe-app.ethz.ch;
https://map.arch.ethz.ch
Prerequisites / NoticeITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE.
ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789


Your presence on the first course day is obligatory!
Further information: http://www.bauprozess.arch.ethz.ch/education/MSc/BauprozessOekonomie.html
063-0611-00LThe Digital in Architecture II (Exercise) Information Restricted registration - show details
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the course "Structural Design VI" (063-0606-00L), "Design III" (052-0541/43/45) or "Das Digitale in der Architektur" (063-0610-00L).
This core course (ending with «00L») can only be passed once! Please check before signing up.

ITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE.
ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789
W2 credits1V + 2UJ. Medina Ibañez
AbstractSubject of the course is robotic fabrication in architecture. Through exercises, basic skills such as robotic control are being taught and applied to a small design and fabrication project. The course teaches how to develop a simple fabrication and material aware digital design process linked to a robotic fabrication procedure.
Learning objectiveStudents learn to use industrial robots such as the Universal Robot UR5 and understand basic principles of robotic control. At the end of the course, students are able to translate simple design ideas into robotic fabrication processes, which they can run independently. Furthermore students deepen their skills in Python and Grasshopper.
Prerequisites / NoticeITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE.
ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789
063-0417-01LArchitecture and Structure (HS) Information
This core course (ends with «01L») can only be passed once! Please check this before signing up.

ITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE.
ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789
W3 credits3GJ. Schwartz, U. Jaray Bergianti
AbstractThe course is centered around a design exercise where the form should be the result of the flow of internal forces and the detailing concept combined with the quality of architectural space. The focus is on structural and load bearing issues with respect to realization implemented in an architectural design.
Learning objectiveUnderstanding of structural design as translation of structural concepts into building materials with respect to design concepts.
ContentThe course is centered around a design exercise where the form should be the result of the flow of internal forces and the detailing concept combined with the quality of architectural space. The focus is on structural and load bearing issues with respect to realization implemented in an architectural design.
Prerequisites / NoticeITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE.
ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789
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