Angaben zur Professur

Lehrstuhl 

Assistenzprofessur M. Topalovic

Typ 

Assistenzprofessur für Architektur und Territorialplanung

Standort 

ONA G 35

Webseite 

www.topalovic.arch.ethz.ch

Assistierende 

Hans Hortig, Karoline Kostka, Metaxia Markaki, Ferdinand Pappenheim, Thais de Roquemaurel

Kontakt E-Mail 

markaki@arch.ethz.ch

Angaben zur Entwurfsklasse

Typ 

Entwurf V-IX

Thema 

Lac Léman: Metropolitan Countryside

Beschreibung
des Entwurfs-programmes 

European territory has become completely urbanised. The countrysides in the traditional sense have disappeared, the distinctions between the town and the country have been blurred. In contrast to the unambiguous urban transformations of cities, the processes of urban change in the countryside are massive, yet often unnoticed. Away from the public eye and professional scrutiny, these processes have created new urban identities and configurations in the formerly rural realm of Europe. The studio series European Countryside will explore the terra incognita of the countryside, and its radical mutations. The project aims to reinvent the contemporary countryside as a legitimate and critical subject of the discipline of architecture. Lac Léman and its urbanised areas—extending from the lakesides into the Rhône valley and up the slopes of the Jura and Alps—will serve as the blueprint for the investigation of the Metropolitan Countryside. This is a territory where metropolitan life is embedded within the scenic landscapes of agricultural land and nature: the lake, the vineyards and the mountain slopes are not just a scenic urban backstage, but the key ingredients of the metropolis. The two poles of the “Léman City“, Geneva and Lausanne, define one of the most desirable international metropolises in the world. Its appeal to international institutions and businesses—and its high quality of life—can be directly attributed to the unique, countryside-like attributes of its urban landscape. Intrigued by this productive contradiction, Architecture of Territory initiates a two-semester project on Lac Léman. During the autumn of 2016, we will focus on the concept of Metropolitan Countryside, investigating the possibilities of bringing the countryside and the metropolis closer together: What are the benefits and potentials of agricultural land and nature for the contemporary metropolis? What are the new concepts of urban living, beyond “the city”, in the extended metropolitan setting?

Thematische und methodische Schwerpunkte 

Entwurf, Staedtebau, Landschaftsarchitektur

Lernziele 

The semester offers an intensive fieldwork and studio program, with an opportunity for students to focus on large-scale territorial research and design. Architecture of Territory’s approach enables students to work with a wide range of methods and sources pertaining to territory, including ethnographic research, literature, architectural and urban design precedents, urban theory, photography and visual art. Students will work in groups of two. All projects will compose a common vision for Lac Léman. The work will be represented in the form of drawings, physical models and a book. All projects will be 
made public on Architecture of Territory website. Investigative journey constitutes the core of the project. Travelling through the territory, we will experience its complexity and beauty. The field research will be organised in form of several group and individual excursions. The mandatory group trip will take place from 8-12 October 2016. Students who have obligatory courses on Monday, October 10, are required to organize their substitution or dispensation, in order to enrol. Additional 2-3 day individual trip to the research site will be required, and planned with the teaching team depending on the project task. The project on Lac Léman will extend over two semesters, HS 2016 and FS 2017. The students are invited to join one of the two semesters. Architecture of Territory is looking for avid travellers and team workers with high motivation and independent position.

LV-Nr. des Entwurfs 

051-1147-16

Zusätzliche integrierte Disziplin(en) 

Planung 063-1404-16

Unterrichts-sprache 

English

Arbeitsweise 

Group work (teams of 2 students)

Daten Zwischenkritiken 

09.11.2016

Datum Schlusskritik 

21.12.2016

Einführungs-veranstaltung 

20.09.2016, 10 a.m. ONA

Zusätzliche Kosten 

CHF 0 (Schätzung, ohne allfällige Seminarwochenkosten)

Verfügbare Plätze 

18

Plakat des Entwurfs-programmes 

Plakat ansehen (PDF Datei)

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