What it is about
You will learn the fundamentals and interrelations of sustainable architecture as well as urban and landscape planning. The module shows how planning decisions influence energy, material, and traffic flows and how engineering aspects are integrated into sustainable planning approaches. In the end, you will be able to evaluate the interactions of the planning disciplines and develop your own solutions.
What you will be able to do
- Understand sustainability criteria in architecture, urban and landscape planning
- Recognize the interrelations of energy, material, and water consumption
- Analyze energy and resource use in the building sector
- Evaluate the systemic interplay of planning components
- Independently analyze political and legal framework conditions
- Assess the impacts of planning decisions on the overall system
- Critically question current issues and develop solution strategies
- Concisely present topics and deliver presentations
What the module consists of
- VorlesungSubject matter experts convey the basics of architecture, urban and landscape planning as well as related technical topics
- SeminarDeepening of lecture content, case study analysis and development of visions in a team
Teaching method
- FachvorträgeDelivery of disciplinary fundamentals by experts
- Analysen und AnwendungsbeispieleDeepening of lecture content through independent work and contextualization
- Gruppenarbeit und DiskussionenDevelopment of supplementary content, calculation methods and promotion of presentation skills