Wechselwirkungen zwischen Nachhaltigkeit und Baukultur

What it is about

The module examines the interactions between sustainability and built culture: historical background, assessment criteria and practical examples. You will learn how sustainability requirements influence design, built culture and built quality and how goal conflicts or synergies can be assessed and incorporated into planning processes.

What you will be able to do

• Discuss the significance of sustainability as a design criterion
• Recognize the responsibility of planning disciplines for built quality
• Understand the development of traditional and vernacular built cultures
• Apply criteria for the assessment of built culture
• Implement sustainability aspects in the design process
• Investigate goal conflicts and synergies between built culture and sustainability
• Analyze and evaluate projects in terms of sustainability and built culture

What the module consists of

• Vorlesungprovides the fundamental content and current developments; complemented by guest speakers
• Seminardeeper exploration of individual questions, workshops, teamwork and presentations
• Exkursionenillustrate and deepen lecture content

Teaching method

• VorlesungIntroduction to theoretical expertise and presentation of current developments
• GastvorträgePractical insights and different perspectives to stimulate discussions
• Workshops/DiskussionenDevelopment of aspects and reflection in the seminar
• Teamarbeit (2–3 Studierende)Application of knowledge to chosen topics and projects
• ExkursionenVivid deepening of the lecture content