Angaben zur Professur

Lehrstuhl 

Gastdozentur C. Baumann

Typ 

Gastdozentur Entwurf

Standort 

HIL

Webseite 

www.doz.arch.ethz.ch/gastdoz

Assistierende 

Cristina Fusco, Myriam Treiber

Kontakt E-Mail 

fusco@arch.ethz.ch

Angaben zur Entwurfsklasse

Typ 

Entwurf V-IX

Thema 

studio rhizomes

Beschreibung
des Entwurfs-programmes 

During this semester, we will investigate how rhizomatic structures may allow us to act upon broad territories in order to shape ecological and climatic corridors for humans and non-humans alike. A structure of specific interest Most plants have roots, but not all of them have rhizomes. The rhizome is the underground part of a plant’s root system. It grows horizontally underneath the earth and has the ability to shoot upwards, giving life to individuals having a similar genetic material. Some common examples of rhizomatic species include bamboo, ginger, asparagus or potato. Many weeds successfully expand via their rhizomatic system, like the stinging nettle or the infamously invasive Japanese knotweed. The French post-modern philosopher Deleuze and psychoanalyst Guattari consider the rhizome as a structure of specific interest with many benefits. Rhizomes … … cannot break, not because of their strength but rather due to their remarkable resilience. … can be connected to others by multiple entry point and thus do not have a fixed centre. … are heterogenous and do not comply with stiff hierarchy. … have a desirable lack of unity, tending to a heterogenous spatial development. … relate to cartography. They give shape to a map always likely to be remodelled or amended. … produce clones and therefore are neither alienated to sexual reproduction nor burdened by genealogy. … may be formed between different species. Wasp and an orchid constitute for instance an exemplary rhizomatic connection. A planning methodology Rhizomes extend through space, covering a large surface without invading everything. They curiously engage with some points of interest but simultaneously neglect others. As such, they hold many similarities to the landscape architecture project, which requires to measure its intervention, reject what is superfluous and select the minimum action needed to have the greatest impact possible. This crucially allows to create bridges between otherwise disconnected ecologies and territories, a vital feature to act upon an era of mass extinction, global heating, and ecological collapse. A series of presentations will bring valuable inputs during the semester.

Thematische und methodische Schwerpunkte 

Entwurf, Landschaftsarchitektur

Lernziele 

Every group will be assigned a representative site of large scale, that they will first have to analyse before to create a hypothesis of the site future development. The sequence of actions “Form→Process→Ecosystem→Form” will be guiding the methodology of the studio. FORM Identify existing patterns in a big-scale landscape with the tools of GIS cartography, site-survey, pictures and model-making. Explore potential of evolution of analysed patterns thanks to the tools of layered cartography, evolutive schemes and speculative narration PROCESS Understand the spatial evolution of those patterns through different timelines: human, animal, vegetal, geological, and more. Make a hypothesis on the site future evolution. ECOSYSTEM Identify existing ecological, climatic and community-based networks based on landscape isometries, schemes and detailed ecological section. Imagine future synergies between ecologies, climate and land uses within the proposed ecosystems.

LV-Nr. des Entwurfs 

052-1129-23

Zusätzliche integrierte Disziplin(en) 

Unterrichts-sprache 

English, German

Arbeitsweise 

Nur Gruppenarbeit

Daten Zwischenkritiken 

Review I: 18.10.23, Review II: 22.11.23

Datum Schlusskritik 

19-20.12.23

Einführungs-veranstaltung 

19.09.23

Zusätzliche Kosten 

CHF 100 (Schätzung, ohne allfällige Seminarwochenkosten)

Verfügbare Plätze 

18

Plakat des Entwurfs-programmes 

Plakat ansehen (PDF Datei)

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