What it is about
You learn the relationships between design concepts in architecture, urban and landscape planning and the associated energy, material and traffic flows. In the end you can assess the effects of planning and design decisions on urban space and quality of life as well as on resource consumption and evaluate sustainable courses of action.
What you will be able to do
- Analyze general sustainability criteria (e.g., urban density, urban structure)
- Understand sector-spanning spatial, material, cultural and societal aspects
- Methodical analysis of case studies and evaluation of planning decisions
- Quantification and interpretation of system interdependencies
- Assessment of mobility issues (private transport, public transport, alternative concepts)
- Assessment of urban planning aspects (functional separation/mixing) and the effect of green spaces
- Understanding sustainable strategies for dealing with building fabric, expansion and new development of settlements
What the module consists of
- Vorlesungsreiheweekly lectures by various professors of the School of ED, providing specialized knowledge and current developments
Teaching method
- Vorlesungen durch Fachvertreter:innenConveying theoretical foundations, insights into specialized topics and different perspectives on sustainable planning
- Fallbeispiele / AnalysenMethodical application of the learned knowledge to evaluate planning decisions
- Einsatz von Medien und Tools (Folien, Skriptum, Beamer, Software, Videos)Support for teaching, visualization and, if applicable, analysis/modelling