Christophe Girot: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2016

Award: The Golden Owl
Name Prof. em. Christophe Girot
FieldLandscape Architecture
Address
Landschaftsarchitektur, Girot
ETH Zürich, HIL H 56.1
Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 633 37 71
E-mailgirot@arch.ethz.ch
DepartmentArchitecture
RelationshipProfessor emeritus

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
051-0161-00LLandscape Architecture I Information 1 credit2VC. Girot
AbstractIntroduction to the history and theory of garden design and landscape architecture. Analysis of the design of historical gardens and landscapes within the cultural background.
ObjectiveThe course covers the basic history and theory of garden design and landscape architecture from its beginnings to the 21th century. The course aims to raise awareness of a changing perception of nature and landscape.
ContentThe lecture series on “History and Theory of Garden Design and Landscape Architecture” deals with the historical development of designed nature, from the beginnings of cultural landscapes and gardens to 21th century landscape architecture. In the analysis of each era, the focus is on the spatial and cultural relationship between the garden, the city and the landscape, as well as the changing perceptions of nature and its representation.
Lecture notesHandouts and a reading list will be provided.
LiteratureA reading list will be provided for the exams.
Prerequisites / NoticeGeneral Information for the final exam:
Bachelor students: The content of the lectures as well as texts and exam-relevant literature provided by the Chair make up the basis for preparing for the exam. The lecture series is conceived as a yearlong course. Since the written session examination will test knowledge from both semesters, it is necessary to fully attend the lectures of both courses "Landscape Architecture I" and "Landscape Architecture II".
The themes of the examination will be announced at the end of the semester. The Chair will provide literature and texts available for download as pdfs. These allow a more in-depth understanding of the lecture material.

Exchange students or students from other departments: Students, who are attending only one semester, may pass the oral end-of-semester examination. Test-relevant literature will also be made available for download for this purpose.
The students are requested to get in touch by email with the Chair.
051-0625-16LSerendipity: Audiovisual Fieldwork - Gotthard Soundwalking (Ch.Girot) Information Restricted registration - show details
Limited number of participants (limitation due to technical equipment).
2 credits4GC. Girot
AbstractWe will map the landscape above the new Gotthard Base Tunnel with sound recorders and photo cameras, and landscape interventions. Back in our AudioVisual Lab, we will work with audio editing tools, spatial sound design and photographic processing in order to compose a collective multisensory map of the Gotthard.
ObjectiveThe goal of this elective course is to explore the perception, use and representation of landscape through the use audiovisual tools. In this process, spatial, dynamic and cultural aspects are highlighted.
ContentAbove the new high-speed Gotthard Base Tunnel lies a fascinating mountain landscape steeped in myths and stories. On an alpine walking tour, we will trace the tunnel's course and mark points a hundred meters higher: alpine pastures, rugged mountains, deep forests, clear lakes, weekend cottages.

We will discover the audiovisual qualities of the mountain landscape, map our overground "tunnel journey" with sound recorders and photo cameras, and intervene in the environment at vertical points of intersection. How is our perception on the surface shaped through the awareness of the tunnel below? How do we experience the vast and lonesome mountain area at a walking pace instead of rushing through it in a secure enclosure? Using techniques from sound art, land art and "strollology", we want to examine the Gotthard, understood as both archaic nature and cultivated alpine landscape, a hightech transit area and a pre-modern refuge, the "center of Europe" and the periphery of Switzerland.

Back in our AudioVisual Lab, we will work with audio editing tools, spatial sound design and photographic processing in order to explore new ways of perceiving and portraying landscape. Through audiovisual journeys and mixed media installations we will compose a collective multisensory map of the Gotthard.
Prerequisites / NoticeThe course will be limited to 16 students. Participation on all dates of the course is mandatory. The costs for the excursion (traveling, overnight stay, food and drinks, ca. 200 CHF) are asked to be paid by the participants. Basic trekking experience and equipment are required (latter can be rented for ca 30 CHF).

Introduction: 22.09.2016, 12:45h, AudioVisual Lab (HIL H 40.9 / 40.5).
Weekly course dates: on Thursdays, 12:45-14:30h.
Weekend Workshop/Exkursion: 8./9.10.2016 (further information and costs will follow).
Intermediate Crit: 20.10.2016
Final Crit: 1.12.2016 (End of the course)

No course: 27.10.2016 (Seminar Week)

For further details see website:
http://girot.arch.ethz.ch/blog/
051-0627-16LTopology: Scales of Power (Ch.Girot) Information Restricted registration - show details 2 credits2KC. Girot
Abstract"The Jordan River Project in Naharayim and the Architecture of Erich Mendelsohn"

ETH Students for the first time will investigate the Naharayim Site as a point cloud model. They will work through a series of precise section - elevations revealing the site and the hydroelectric power station on the border of Jordan and Israel from 1928.
ObjectiveUntil now this site has not been documented. The goal is to produce material for a publication and exhibition on the theme of the architecture of power in this region. Students will look at the site and its specific organization through various architectural and landscape elements (zero-canal, dam, hydroelectric power plant, bridges). The work will be developed in a condensed weekend workshop.
ContentAt the end of the elective, we offer the possibility to extend the work of the Elective Course with a Thesis Elective ("Wahlfacharbeit" 6 ECTS). The work will finalize the study done previously towards a publication and exhibition. The thesis elective will be conducted in the form of a 2-week workshop in January 2017. The elective course is compulsive to do the thesis elective.
Lecture notesA reader will provide the theoretical framework.
Prerequisites / Notice- Introduction: 22.09.2016, 15:00h HIL H40.9 (Foyer)
- Lectures are given 15-17h in HIL H40.8 (LVML)
- The course is limited to 22 participants
- The lectures will be in English, assistance in E/D/F
- Further information is available on www.girot.arch.ethz.ch
051-1237-16LIntegrated Discipline Landscape Architecture (C.Girot) Information Restricted registration - show details 3 credits2UC. Girot
AbstractDesign concepts ranging from architectural objects to urban planning are developed together with the discipline of landscape architecture. Dependent on the task at hand different themes are investigated. The goal of the integrated discipline is to develop design solutions of a specific topic in landscape architecture, which have to be incorporated into the overall design submission.
ObjectiveStudents gain an insight into the integrated disciplins of design in architecture together with landscape architecture.
ContentDesign concepts ranging from architectural objects to urban planning are developed together with the discipline of landscape architecture. Dependent on the task at hand different themes are investigated. The goal of the integrated discipline is to develop design solutions of a specific topic in landscape architecture, which have to be incorporated into the overall design submission.
Prerequisites / NoticeIn order to complete the subject Integrated Discipline it is necessary that students apply at the Chair of C. Girot within the first three weeks of the semester. Thereafter no applications will be processed.

Learning aids: Pamphlets Design of the Chair of Prof. Girot.
www.girot.arch.ethz.ch
063-0625-16LSerendipity (Thesis Elective) Information Restricted registration - show details 6 credits11AC. Girot
AbstractThe thesis elective involves the creative refinement and testing of the theses on the perception of landscape developed during the semester in the elective course Serendipity.
ObjectiveThe thesis elective Serendipity offers students the opportunity to explore the possibilities of shaping perceptual qualities through the use of audiovisual tools.
ContentThe subject of the elective thesis is tied to the correspondent elective subject.

Please find more information and the course schedule on our website:
http://girot.arch.ethz.ch/landscape-education/bachelor-master/current-courses
Prerequisites / NoticeLimited admission due to technical equipment.
063-0627-16LTopology (Thesis Elective) Information Restricted registration - show details 6 credits11AC. Girot
AbstractSelf dependent thesis under the supervision of the tutor, alternately hold by the TheoryLab in the spring semester and the DesignLab in the autumn semester. It serves to continue the discussion with the themes of the elective course. The subject of the elective thesis is tied to the correspondent elective subject (precondition: enrolment to the course).




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ObjectiveThe elective gives students the opportunity to expand their knowledge in the area of landscape architecture.
ContentThe subject of the elective thesis is tied to the correspondent elective subject. Is being offered in spring semester by the TheoryLab, in autumn semester by DesignLab.
Free thesis is only possible after consultation with the tutor and has to be well prepared by the student (statement, catalogue of questions).
 
064-0017-16LNSL Doctoral Colloquium: Methods in Urban and Landscape Studies Information Restricted registration - show details 3 credits1KK. Christiaanse, M. Angélil, A. Brillembourg, C. Girot, H. Klumpner, C. Schmid, G. Vogt
AbstractAdvanced PhD candidates of urban studies, urban and landscape design and urban sociology report about their experiences and insights in the concrete application of methods utilized for their research and scientific publications. Discussion of ongoing individual work, methodological questions, critical perspectives on urban and landscape design and city's relation to society.
ObjectiveThe seminar seeks to provide participants with a differentiated knowledge of methods in the field of the urbanism. Furthermore, it provides a platform to exchange contemporary urban research experiences across disciplinary boundaries, drawing from different geographies of knowledge production. Possible meta-themes include modes of data assessment in urban studies, ways of progressing from hypothesis to synthesis, and research by design as method.
ContentThe format of HS15 will provide an overarching methodological meta-theme, to be defined prior to the event. One external guest critic will be invited. In this case, each presentation will conclude with a discussion round, providing sufficiently detailed feedback for every doctzoral candidate.
Prerequisites / NoticeThe seminar is joint-organized by the chairs of Prof. Kees Christiaanse, Prof. Dr. Christian Schmid, Prof. Dr. Marc Angélil and Prof. Hubert Klumpner as one full-day event in the academic semester.
The will comprise different formats, alternating with the responsible chair.

Participants in both cases will be expected to submit single-page abstracts of their papers in advance and to make a presentation of app. 20 minutes at the colloquium. The discussion rounds will be moderated by the organizing professor and the invited guests.

Enrolment on agreement with the lecturer only.
065-0063-00LMAS-Programme "Landscape Architecture" Information
Does not take place this semester.
After successful completion the students achieve 60 Creditpoints.
0 credits16KC. Girot
AbstractWithin the "Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture" (MAS LA), the use of the latest modeling and visualization possibilities as well as the actual 3D depiction of landscape architecture make up the core emphasis. Here, the focus lies on the integration of CAD/CAM technologies as a design-supporting medium.
ObjectiveThrough an intensive investigation of the latest software and techniques, the students are capable of the following:
- Represent complex design tasks
- Develop spatial perception at different levels of scales
- Handle current problems efficiently and experimentally
- Develop new visualization and communication techniques using new media
- Communicate design ideas professionally
ContentThe MAS LA is a one-year (academic) postgraduate diploma programme delivered in English. It s divided into themed modules and a concluding synthesis module. The chosen CAD programs (i.e. Rhino) are particularly appropriate for the visualization of large-scale landscape designs and offer the possibility for export to computer-steered milling machines.
In addition, superior competency enhancement in the area of 3D GIS and the use of photography as a design tool and video as tool for illustration and design round off the goal-oriented program.