Angaben zur Professur

Lehrstuhl 

Gastdozentur S. Islam / P. Gormley / G. Massoud

Typ 

Gastdozentur Entwurf

Standort 

HIL

Webseite 

s://www.doz.arch.ethz.ch/gastdoz

Assistierende 

Francesca Leibowitz, Sara Sherif

Kontakt E-Mail 

leibowitz@arch.ethz.ch

Angaben zur Entwurfsklasse

Typ 

Entwurf V-IX

Thema 

Planting Buildings: Housing the Ecoregion

Beschreibung
des Entwurfs-programmes 

This semester Material Cultures will explore the complex interrelationship of ecosystems, communities and landscapes within ecoregions across Europe. Working through film, drawing and making we will study existing material supply chains, before we question how they could be radically reimagined in a post carbon future. With the plants and minerals of Europe's ecoregions as our starting point we look to regenerative practices, designing radical new housing systems which respect our planetary limits. We will also learn how to build with biobased materials, exploring the implications for labour and the body of a new, decarbonized built environment. The studio will start by researching the environmental impact of the building industry through the lens of the raw material, with a focus on cultivated plants. We will explore how design can contribute meaningfully to transformative change: how our building designs can relate productively to and work the landscape around them. Our work will tread a fine line between conservation, cultivation and construction. Our methods are investigative, practical and hands-on. We believe in the importance of learning through making, and working together. Part of the semester will be focused on the construction of 1:1 building prototypes, through which we will learn different building skills, as well as the complexity of coordinating a construction project and incorporating interdisciplinary input into a single output. Tutorials will be on Tuesdays, with Wednesdays dedicated to theory discussion groups and practical construction detailing workshops. Some shared site visits and reviews will be coordinated with the Chair of Being Alive within the landscape department.

Thematische und methodische Schwerpunkte 

Entwurf, Konstruktion, Handwerk

Lernziele 

* Critical engagement with regenerative design principles and living systems thinking, methods and theories relevant to architectural construction. * Ability to critically respond to and reflect on a site’s social, economic and environmental context, building a narrative through a script * Ability to evaluate materials, processes, and construction techniques relevant to architecture and spatial design, and to integrate this knowledge into a practical design proposal with structural and environmental integrity.  * Ability to work collaboratively, recognise and resolve problems; apply professional judgement; and take initiative. * Demonstrate ethical and professional practice: acquiring communication skills to ensure projects are delivered with integrity and accountability. To evidence your achievement of the learning outcomes of this unit, you are expected to submit: * A Short film (Group Project): To a predetermined resolution and length.  * A Constructed digital or physical Prototype (Group Project): To a recognised scale and resolution; * A Research Report (Group work). This will record the stages of ecoregion research using conventional techniques (site drawings, sketches, mapping) as well as other methods (photography, models, 1:1 experiments).  * A Design Report (Group work). This will record the stages of design development using conventional techniques (sketches, detail drawings, specifications) as well as other methods (photography, models, 1:1 experiments).

LV-Nr. des Entwurfs 

052-1135-23

Zusätzliche integrierte Disziplin(en) 

Unterrichts-sprache 

English

Arbeitsweise 

Group work only

Daten Zwischenkritiken 

17th October, 21st November

Datum Schlusskritik 

19/20th December

Einführungs-veranstaltung 

19 September 2023, 09:00 am, Lägern Kalksteinbruch

Zusätzliche Kosten 

CHF 250 (Schätzung, ohne allfällige Seminarwochenkosten)

Verfügbare Plätze 

18

Plakat des Entwurfs-programmes 

Plakat ansehen (PDF Datei)

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