After successful completion of the course, students are able to...
... reflect findings on practical implementations of ongoing research.
... place the visited example from the university environment or in practical application in the context of ecological building.
... discuss the topic of the field trip using guiding questions.
Viewing of nationally and internationally renowned examples of ecological building technologies from the university environment and from practice. Explanations from and discussions with experts involved in the projects.
WS2024: Independent tour of at least 2 buildings in the course of the OPEN HOUSE WIEN festival on September 14 and 15, 2024 (SA & SO)
Homepage: OPEN HOUSE WIEN
This time, the OBT research department invites you to an exciting excursion, during which you choose at least 2 buildings according to your own interests, visit them and write a report about them.
Program:
OPEN HOUSE WIEN is an annual festival weekend that allows visitors to experience architecture that is not normally open to the public. On two days, certain buildings can be visited without prior registration between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and can be explored as part of a guided tour.
Please note: The building overview for 2024 will not be published on the homepage until the end of July! You must then choose and visit at least 2 of these yourself!
Independent excursion of at least 2 buildings
- Participation in at least 2 guided tours of 2 different buildings
- Proof of participation through photos of the location during the respective tour (these should be included in the report)
- Familiarization with the building/architecture and its history
- Location/orientation in the city
- Taking a closer look at specially defined topics (e.g. ecology, sustainability, special features of design and/or building construction or with regard to the function of the building, technical building equipment, etc.)
- Self-reflection on the respective exploration
Registration takes place in TISS.
If you have any questions, please send an email to Ines.Kirchengast@tuwien.ac.at.
For a positive overall assessment, the following prerequisites must be fulfilled:
- Participation in 2 tours of different buildings of the OPEN HOUSE WIEN Festival
- Submission of a report about the tours and viewed buildings incl. additional topics (self-selected). Submission within 4 weeks of the excursion, length min. 4 pages