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Architecture Master Information
Master Studies (Programme Regulations 2017)
Core Courses
Field of History and Theory of Architecture
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
063-0801-00LArchitectural History and Theory VII: Antiquity and the Middle Ages Information O2 credits2VB. Hub
AbstractThe course offers an advanced introduction into the history of the architecture of Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
ObjectiveBasic knowledge of the history of the architecture of Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
052-0819-18LHistory of Art and Architecture: (P. Ursprung) Information
Does not take place this semester.
W4 credits3GP. Ursprung
AbstractThis seminar will investigate intersections between architecture and climate change, one of the defining phenomena of our age. We will begin to map out the spectrum of manners in which architecture already engages with this vast and highly unsettling topic as well as how they might be more fully interrogated, invented, and instituted.
ObjectiveStudents should come away with a clearer sense of the stakes of climate change for architecture and of architecture for climate change, as well as a deepened familiarity with relevant projects from the present and recent past.
ContentThis seminar will investigate intersections between architecture--as a practice, set of objects, and research orientation--and climate change, one of the defining phenomena of our age.

The discipline of architecture has been slow to engage with the vast and highly unsettling topic of climate change in ways beyond the technical (e.g., new materials, efficiency standards) despite the fact that issues of a social, political, economic, ethical, and even existential order are also, if not foremost, at root and at stake. Our own class discussions will indeed wrangle with a set of unwieldy and interrelated questions, including: At what scales does architecture intersect with climate change? Are planetary and highly local scales newly entwined and, if so, how might architecture respond to and elucidate this condition? Which skills do architects bring to the table, and what is their revised role, in light of this accelerating and encompassing phenomenon? Does climate change demand a reimagining of the field? What would architecture look like that, rather than sheltering us from our surroundings, instead served as an interface between the two--orienting itself toward the human and nonhuman at the same time?

With a focus on the contemporary but eye to the recent past, we will begin to map out the spectrum of manners in which architecture has already engaged with climate change as well as how these might be more fully interrogated, invented, and instituted.

Class will meet for three hours each week, comprising a lecture, discussion, and student presentations. Over the course of the semester, there will also be multiple inputs by guest speakers, a field trip, and graded exam.
Lecture notesA syllabus, required readings, and other course materials will be published/downloadable from the website of Professor Ursprung's chair at the beginning of the semester.
LiteratureFor further information, including literature, see: Link
Prerequisites / NoticeAll lectures, readings and discussions will be held in English. If you wish to participate in the course, attendance at this first meeting is compulsory. For any questions, please contact Dr. Emily Eliza Scott (Link).
063-0313-18LHistory of Art and Architecture V: Close Readings of Architectural Theory Information W1 credit1VM. Delbeke
AbstractThis class applies the Close Reading method developed by literary criticism in approaching texts of architectural theory from the Early Modern and Enlightenment epochs (1450-1850). Both instructors and students read (passages of) texts in preparation of each meeting and then close read and critically discuss them.
ObjectiveDeepen basic knowledge, improve ability to critically analyze texts of architectural theory.
ContentThe history and theory of architecture are largely textual engagements with architecture. Yet in an architecture student's curriculum, there is often little space for a detailed and critical analysis of texts. This course uses the method of "Close Reading", developed in literary criticism, which basically means reading carefully and with great analytical emphasis, and applies this to the reading of architectural theory of the Early Modern and Enlightenment eras (1450-1850). Thus, as it were, the architectures of architectural texts is made visible: How is a text constructed? What does it emphasize? How can one identify central passages? In what style and tone is a text written, what kind of text genre does it belong to, and what does this say about content and intended audience?

Before each lecture, students as well as instructors read the same text (passage), which will then be presented and discussed in class. Being a sort of public reading exercise, this course also challenges the typical format of the lecture course, engaing the audience in a conversation. The analyzed texts stem from the research expertise of the lecturers of the chair.
063-0315-18LHistory of Art and Architecture V: Information
Does not take place this semester.
W1 credit1VN. Zschocke
AbstractMedia are work tools, production materials and means of communication. They are both "extensions of man" and "environments" (McLuhan). What can we learn from art and art history about architecture's media (e.g. images, models, new technologies) and about architecture (e.g. built space) as a medium?
ObjectiveThe lecture aims to focus on some of the concepts of the recent architecture and art history that have an ongoing influence on contemporary architecture.
ContentMedia are work tools, production materials and means of communication. They mediate facts and fictions, plans, perspectives and propaganda, events and emotions and many things in between. In the mid-19th century, the english landscape painter William Turner invented "atmosphere" as his medium. In the 1960s, Marshall McLuhan described media as both "extensions of man" and as "environments". Today, contemporary artists experiment with new media that superimpose and transform urban and private spaces. What can we learn from art and art history about architecture's media (e.g. images, models) and about architecture (e.g. built space) as a medium?
063-0803-00LHistory and Theory in Architecture IX (Ursprung) Information W1 credit1VP. Ursprung
AbstractProf. Dr. P. Ursprung: Architecture and Earth. The class will discuss the manifold relations between architecture and the earth throughout the history of the 19th, 20th, and 21st century.

PD Dr. R. Hanisch: 20th century Positions Towards the City.

PD Dr. M. Gnehm: Archaeology of Architecture. The lecture course discusses tensions between the present and history in today’s architecture.
ObjectiveThe lecture class aims to focus on some of the concepts of modern and contemporary architecture and art history that have an ongoing influence on contemporary architecture.
ContentProf. Dr. Philip Ursprung: Architecture and Earth.
The relations between architecture and the earth are manifold. For some theoreticians, architecture is a continuation of geology. Others are interested in the role of the site, the place and the context. And again others are focusing on the role of architecture within a manmade geological phase, the Anthropocene. The lecture will follow these discussions and highlight some cases throughout the history of the 19th, 20th, and 21st century.


PD Dr. Michael Gnehm: Archaeology of Architecture.
Unearthing past issues in contemporary architecture here means to proceed not unlike the way Sigmund Freud understood the psyche in analogy to the multiple historical strata of Rome. Tensions between the present and history in today’s architecture will be discussed along conscious or subliminal references to theoretical interests of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The lecture course continues the approach of the former specialization "Theory of Architecture III" which is not offered anymore.

PD Dr. Ruth Hanisch: 20th Century Positions Towards the City. The rapid urbanisation from middle of the 19th century onwards pressed architecture increasingly for answers. The urban growth should be controlled and therefore different strategies - from the dissolution of the metropolis to the enforcement of urban density - emerged. The lecture discusses selected positions from the single model house to the complete city plan that still
influence the urban planning discourses today.
063-0803-01LHistory and Theory of Architecture IV (R.Hanisch) Information W1 credit1VR. Hanisch
AbstractPD Dr. R. Hanisch: 20th century Positions Towards the City.
ObjectiveThe lecture class aims to focus on some of the concepts of modern and contemporary architecture and art history that have an ongoing influence on contemporary architecture.
ContentPD Dr. Ruth Hanisch: 20th Century Positions Towards the City. The rapid urbanisation from middle of the 19th century onwards pressed architecture increasingly for answers. The urban growth should be controlled and therefore different strategies - from the dissolution of the metropolis to the enforcement of urban density - emerged. The lecture discusses selected positions from the single model house to the complete city plan that still
influence the urban planning discourses today.
063-0803-02LHistory and Theory of Architecture IX (Gnehm) Information W1 credit1VM. Gnehm
AbstractPD Dr. M. Gnehm: Archaeology of Architecture. The lecture course discusses tensions between the present and history in today’s architecture.
ObjectiveThe aim of the lecture course is to expand elements of contemporary issues in the history and theory of architecture.
ContentPD Dr. Michael Gnehm: Archaeology of Architecture.
Unearthing past issues in contemporary architecture here means to proceed not unlike the way Sigmund Freud understood the psyche in analogy to the multiple historical strata of Rome. Tensions between the present and history in today’s architecture will be discussed along conscious or subliminal references to theoretical interests of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The lecture course continues the approach of the former specialization "Theory of Architecture III" which is not offered anymore.
Field of Historic Building Research and Conservation
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
063-0901-00LConstruction History I Information Restricted registration - show details O2 credits2GS. Holzer
AbstractReading and understanding historic built fabric.
ObjectiveThe participants acquire the ability to closely "read" historic built fabric.
ContentThe lecture addresses the following pivotal questions:
1) WHAT? Learning about historical building materials and construction types
2) WHEN? How to date historical built fabric
3) WHO? Actors in building
4) HOW? Erectional procedures and how they determined what could be built
5) WHY? Overview over the historic development and its relation to history of science, economic and social history, and technical evolution
Lecture notesin preparation
Literaturewill be announced in the lectures
063-0903-00LCase Studies Construction History and Building Preservation Information Restricted registration - show details
The number of participants is limited to 100.

Each enrolment requires an uninterrupted visit throughout the semester.
Cancellation (incl. deletion of enrolment) is permitted until 24.9.2018, 24 h.
W4 credits2GS. Holzer
AbstractAcquiring in-depth knowledge of construction history and building archeology by means of detailed study of selected historic monuments. The course will start with a multi-part classroom introduction, followed by field studies in small groups.
ObjectiveThe participants will gain in-depth knowledge on the methodology of building archeology by means of the documentation and interpretation of real historic structures in on-site studies.
ContentWe study historic constructions in German-speaking Switzerland (individual small groups, objects within 2 hrs public transport reach from ETH Hoenggerberg). Each group will be assigned an individual tutor (PhD student) who will be present on-site, on individual appointment.

We will survey, document and analyze a historic construction, with particular attention to production traces, constructive detail and laod-carrying system.

We will start with introductory classroom lectures and on-site teaching during the first third of the semester. This will be followed by individual investigations on site. The progress will be pinpointed in three critiques:
1) on site, with individual tutor
2) at institute, with professor and institute members
3) final delivery, at institute, with professor and all institute members

The detailed schedule of the case studies can be found here:

Link

Each enrolment obliges the student to visit all compulsory dates during the entire semester without interruption.
Lecture notesDetailed instructions on on-site investigations, as well as manuscripts on the background, will be provided. It is mandatory to read them in due time!
LiteratureWill be announced during the introductory lectures
Prerequisites / NoticeElementary knowledge of architectural history and construction
063-0905-00LHistory, Theory and Institutionalization of Historic Preservation Information W2 credits2VE. Schäfer Hurschler
AbstractThe course conveys the history, the theory of conservation and the development of modern building preservation in Europe and especially in German-speaking countries.
ObjectiveThe students understand the basics of the history and theory of conservation of monuments and can place them in the architectural history of Western culture.
ContentHistory of conservation of historical monuments from the beginnings to the present; theory formation in European monument preservation, monument values and their essential principles; history of organisations in German-speaking countries and in Switzerland in particular.
LiteratureWill be announced in the lecture.
Field of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
063-0701-00LNSL I: Methods of Urban Research Information O2 credits2GC. Schmid, R. Nüssli, M. Streule Ulloa Nieto, C. Ting
AbstractThis course conveys an introduction into methods of urban research in social sciences through lectures and accompanying exercises. It treats the basic principles of scientific research, literature research, different forms of participant observation, qualitative interviews (expert interviews and ethnographic interviews), and the analysis of urban qualities.
ObjectiveThis course aims at enabling students of architecture to use sociological analysis as basis for concrete projects in architecture and urban design. It is based on a specific set of methods that is applied in design studios (integrated disciplines) as well as in the master thesis (supplementary discipline sociology).
063-0703-00LArchitecture of Territory: Territorial Design in Histories, Theories and ProjectsW2 credits2VM. Topalovic
AbstractThis lecture series sets up the agenda for widening the disciplinary field of architecture and urbanism from their focus on the city, or the urban in the narrow sense, to wider territorial scales, which correspond to the growing scales of contemporary urbanization. It discusses the concepts of territory and urbanisation, and their implications for the work of architects and urbanists.
ObjectiveThe course will enable students to critically discuss concepts of territory and urbanisation. It will invite students to revisit the history of architects’ work engaging with the problematic of urbanising territories and territorial organisation. The goal is to motivate and equip students to engage with territory in the present day and age, by framing our contemporary urban agenda.
ContentCourse Syllabus

Session 01. Sep 20. On Territory
Session 02. Sep 27. Architecture and Urbanisation (pre 1966)
Session 03. Oct 04. Architecture and Urbanisation (post 1966)
Session 04. Oct 11. Cartography and Representation—guest lecture by Philippe Rekacewicz
Session 05. Oct 18. Methods in Territorial Research and Design
Session 06. Nov 01. Landscape and Image—guest lecture by Bas Princen
Session 07. Nov 08. Planetary Urbanisation: Hinterland
Session 08. Nov 15. Urbanisation of the Sea
Session 09. Nov 22. Disappearance of the Countryside
Session 10. Nov 29. Food Systems—guest lecture by Charlotte Malterre Barthes
Session 11. Dec 06. Our Common Territories: An Outlook
Lecture notesTo create an animated discussion and reflection in the class, the lectures are accompanied by a series of mini-exercises, some of which are graded and count as proof of completion.
063-0705-00LAdequate and Affordable Housing Information
Does not take place this semester.
W2 credits2VC. Schmid
AbstractThis course is not offered in HS18.
ObjectiveThis course is not offered in HS18.
ContentThis course is not offered in HS18.
Field of Technology in Architecture
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
063-0605-00LStructural Design V Information O2 credits2GJ. Schwartz, P. Block
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.
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"
Link

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 / NoticeTeaching Languages: English and German.
063-0607-00LEnergy- and Climate Systems IIIW2 credits2VA. Schlüter
AbstractThe master course ‘Energy- and Climate Systems III – Climate Responsive Design’ addresses passive and active design strategies and methods to design buildings that respond to local climate as well as to challenges of global climate change. The course consists of six inputs lectures on specific topics and five hands-on exercises in class using different computational tools.
ObjectiveThe input lectures outline the physical mechanisms and related design strategies for comfortable buildings in different climate zones as well as exemplary buildings in which these methods have been influencing the architectural design of the building. For each of the lecture topics, students will work on hands-on exercises using Rhino/Grashopper and plugins on small building examples in order to apply strategies and observe the effect and the interactions with design. As a final project, students will use the methods practiced to develop a small design proposal in a specific climate zone.

The objective of this lecture is for students to be able to identify the properties of a site for its implications on interior climate/comfort and energy consumption. Based on this analysis, students know passive and active approaches and concrete measures to provide a comfortable interior climate and their implications on architectural design. Students are familiar with the underlying design process and are skilled in using computational toolsets to apply these principles in own building design projects.
Content1. Introduction to Climate Responsive Design
2. Climate and Site Analysis
3. Passive Solar
4. Active Solar
5. Heat Flows and Storage
6. Natural and Hybrid Ventilation
Lecture notesThe slides from the lecture serve as lecture notes and are available as download (PDF).
LiteratureA list of relevant literature is available at the chair.
Prerequisites / NoticeRequirements:
MSc Arch: Successful participation in the course 'Energie- und Klimasysteme I + II'

MSc MBS / 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.

Noch Bachelor students allowed to this course!
052-0613-00LUrban Physics Information W3 credits3GJ. Carmeliet, J. Allegrini, D. W. Brunner, C. Schär, H. Wernli, J. M. Wunderli
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.
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 notesAll material is provided via the website of the chair:
Link > Education > Documents (NETHZ account)
NETHZ registered user can access the documents after login
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LiteratureAll material is provided via the website of the chair All material is provided via the website of the chair:
Link > Education > Documents (NETHZ account)
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Link
Prerequisites / NoticeNo prior knowledge is required.
063-0417-18LArchitecture and Structure HS18 Information W2 credits2GJ. Schwartz
AbstractThe focus is on structural and statical issues with respect to realization. Exemplary buildings are analyzed using graphic statics and specific properties of different materials discussed.
The course is centered around a design exercise where the form should be the result of a structural design implemented in an architectural design, combined with a deep knowledge of architectural space.
ObjectiveUnderstanding of structural design as translation of structural concepts into building materials with respect to design concepts.
ContentThe focus is on structural and statical issues with respect to realization. Exemplary buildings are analyzed using graphic statics and specific properties of different materials discussed.
The course is centered around a design exercise where the form should be the result of a structural design implemented in an architectural design, combined with a deep knowledge of architectural space.
063-0419-00LExperimental Explorations on Space and Structure Information Restricted registration - show details
Does not take place this semester.
W3 credits3SJ. Schwartz
AbstractIntroduction into an experimental approach to architectural design based on the application of methods that integrate structural and spatial parameters.
ObjectiveBasic understanding of the experimentation with design methods in architecture. Ability to build up models throughout digital and physical exploration integrating space and structure.
ContentIn recent decades, new methodologies have emerged in architectural design that exploits the implementation of different parameters as generators of the design concept. Building on the programmatic idea of the Chair of Structural Design of reconciliation of the disciplines of engineering and architecture, the course experiments with the application of design methods that integrate structural and spatial principles from the early stages of the design process. These methods are based on simple geometrical rules that relate spatial and structural parameters. The experimental process will be carried out through the development and construction of physical and digital models. This will allow for the exploration of the permeability of the boundary between the physical and the digital realm.
Prerequisites / NoticeEnrolment on agreement with the lecturer only.
063-0601-00LBuilding Process: Economy Information W2 credits2GS. Menz, H. Reichel
AbstractThe demonstration of economic considerations within the design and construction process of buildings is the main focus of the diploma elective subject.
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 notes-
LiteratureIÖ-App: Applikation for real estate economics: Link
Prerequisites / NoticeYour presence on the first course day is obligatory!
Further information: Link
063-0613-00LStructural Design VII Information W2 credits2SP. Block, J. Schwartz
AbstractThe course introduces students to research/research by design in the field of Structural Design.
ObjectiveThe students will conduct a systematic attempt to learn the facts about something complex, describe these and even use them in the design of structures. Depending on the research topic, the students will carry out data collection, data interpretation, physical and digital experimentation, design exploration and evaluation of the results.
ContentThe students will choose a research topic to work on during the semester from a list of proposed research topics. The students may also propose their own research topic. The research topics will relate to three main research subjects: material systems in structural design, history in structural design and computational structural design. All investigations will be guided and assessed by one or more researchers with expertise in the research topic.
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