After successful completion of the course, students are able to

1. understand essential features of vernacular architecture.
2.a. identify region-specific building typologies (based on a selected object).
2.b. understand specific traditional building techniques within a particular cultural context (based on a selected object).

Introduction: Wednesday October 2th at 7pm

Students learn about culture-related characteristics of vernacular architecture. They will delve into regionally typical layouts, materials and constructions.

A. THEORY
Theoretical teaching of the subject matter and object analysis are intertwined.
Aspects of vernacular architecture are taught by means of specific examples. 

B. PRACTICE
Selected objects or settlement structures are documented and analysed in terms of building typology and their cultural context.

Precondition for participation in this course is the participation in the course 251.449 Exkursion Group "Excursion farmhouses in Eastern Austria".
Up to 10 students out of the waiting list can participate without joining the excursion. 

Additional publications:

Feiglstorfer, Hubert. 2024. Die vernakuläre Weinarchitektur Österreichs, in: Arbeitskreis für Hausforschung (Hg.) Jahrbuch für Hausforschung in Österreich, Band 4 (2022), 62–82.

Feiglstorfer, Hubert. 2021. Vom Speichern und Lagern. Speicherbauten im Südburgenland, in: Geschichten von Häusern und Menschen, Hg. Museumsverein Oberschützen, Sonderausgabe Oberschützer Museumsblätter, Oberschützen: Museumsverein Oberschützen, 14–19.

Feiglstorfer, Hubert. 2020. Lehmbaubestand in Kellergassen, in: Kulturlandschaft der Kellergassen. Erforschung Schutz Erhaltung, Hg. Gerold Eßer, Horn, Wien: Verlag Berger, 107–113.

Feiglstorfer, Hubert (Herausgeber). 2018. Earth Construction and Tradition. Volume 2, Vienna: IVA-ICRA Verlag.

Feiglstorfer, Hubert und Franz Ottner. 2022. The impact of clay minerals on the building technology of vernacular earthen architecture, in: Heritage 2022 (5), 378-401, https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage5010022.

Feiglstorfer, Hubert und Erich Lehner. 2022. Das Bauernhaus Pierreith in Ertl, in: 100 Jahre Gemeinde Ertl. Ein Heimatbuch, Hg. Gemeinde Ertl, Ertl: Gemeinde Ertl, 269-284.

Feiglstorfer, Hubert und Roland Meingast. 2018. History of earth building in Eastern Austria, in: Earth Construction and Tradition, Volume 2, Hg. Hubert Feiglstorfer, Vienna: IVA-ICRA Verlag, 21–83.

Lehner, Erich und Hubert Feiglstorfer (Herausgeber). 2021. Freilichtmuseum Bad Tatzmannsdorf. Bautraditionen im Südburgenland, Wien: IVA-Verlag.

Schauppenlehner, Thomas, Renate Eder, Kim Ressar, Hubert Feiglstorfer, Roland Meingast and Franz Ottner (Herausgeber). 2021. A Citizen Science Approach to Build a Knowledge Base and Cadastre on Earth Buildings in the Weinviertel Region, Austria, in: Heritage 2021, 4(1), 125-139, doi:10.3390/heritage4010007.

is based on the submission of an exercise paper
Exercises will be individual or group work according to the size of each task

Precondition for participating the course:

The 25 students who are regularily registered for the course (= not on the waiting list or having moved up from the waiting list into regular registration) have to participate at the excursion: LVA number 251.449.

Up to 10 students from the waiting list can participate in the course without joining the excursion.