Einschreibung in die Entwurfsklassen des D-ARCH
Details Entwurfsprogramm – Frühlings Semester 2026
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Angaben zur Professur |
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Lehrstuhl |
Professur T. Emerson (Stellvertretung L. Crignola / J. Henkel / M. Aeschbacher / L. Donati / M. Geilinger / S. Flury) |
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Professur für Architektur und Entwurf |
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Standort |
HIL |
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Webseite |
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Assistierende |
Martin Aeschbacher, Lucio Crignola, Lorenza Donati, Sonja Flury, Michelle Geilinger, Julius Henkel |
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Kontakt E-Mail |
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Angaben zur Entwurfsklasse |
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Typ |
Entwurf V-IX |
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Thema |
Parasite |
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Beschreibung |
„The word parasite comes from the Ancient Greek parasitos. Literally, it meant one who eats alongside or nearby. It was used to refer to poor people - musicians, entertainers - allowed to eat at the feasts of nobles in exchange for their entertainment. A parasite in this first meaning was an outsider admitted into the home. Admitted, but not welcomed. One who eats nearby, the parasite is not far, etymologically, from the neighbor.“ Paris and the Parasite, Macs Smith, 2021 A parasite looks for niches, feeding off the surplus of others. It dissolves the boundaries between itself and the host, establishing a hybrid being. The Gauss-Stierli-Areal is one of the last non-developed sites from Zurich Nord’s industrial past. Going beyond the dichotomy between “Ersatzneubau” and “Erhalt” a parasitical approach to design offers spaces of continuous adjustment, mutation and transformation. Sun, heat, humidity, wind and noise are the only contexts for the site, which lies as an island, cut off from the city by railway tracks. The Gauss-Stierli-Areal is on the eve of major transformation. If we want to retain this existing industrial heritage for future generations, could we write the script for its fringes to unburden the original structures from the pressures of development? What if the key to bringing more life and space into the city is not systematic but irregular, specific and opportunistic? |
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Thematische und methodische Schwerpunkte |
Entwurf, Konstruktion, Staedtebau, Landschaftsarchitektur, Handwerk, Visualisierungen |
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Lernziele |
We will start with 1:1 hands-on interventions at the fringes of the site between industrial space and national infrastructure. The interventions amplify the potential of the environmental conditions, uncover how they interact with the site and drive the first steps towards transformation. We will then develop the architectural parasites gradually into bigger and bigger structures in our studio at HIL, primarily through model-making and time-based media. Over time, a self-reinforcing cycle emerges, dissolving the distinction between host and parasite, and eventually inverting their relationship. The simulation of growth in the projects will be accompanied by the real-time cultivation of mushrooms in the deadwood of our garden on Hönggerberg. |
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LV-Nr. des Entwurfs |
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Unterrichts-sprache |
Englisch |
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Arbeitsweise |
Nur Gruppenarbeit |
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Daten Zwischenkritiken |
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Datum Schlusskritik |
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Einführungs-veranstaltung |
17.02.2026 10h F64 |
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Zusätzliche Kosten |
CHF 100 (Schätzung, ohne allfällige Kosten für Modellbau und Seminarwoche) |
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Verfügbare Plätze |
34 |
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Plakat des Entwurfs-programmes |
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