Basic knowledge of scholarly writing and research methods in architecture:
The goal of the Ringvorlesung is to introduce the students to the idea of research. For the great majority of the listeners this will be the first occasion when the principles, values, or methods of research are explicitly discussed. Many of the students will lack background knowledge and be undecided about the kind of research they might conduct later in the context of the “Wahlseminar”. Hence, the course is intended to present a broad overview of different approaches to research, indicating both the wide range of disciplines represented in the faculty and the variety of positions within each discipline.
After a general introduction to the theme, this lecture series presents different examples of academic research. Students will be introduced to a number of different approaches to scholarly research and writing.
a) Introduction
- Epistemology from Plato to Edward Craig
- Scientific theory- and sociology (Popper, Kuhn, Latour)
- Realism vs Relativism (Interest, Values, Objectivity; Natural Sciences - vs. Humanities)
- Definition, Argumentation, Refutation
b) Individual Research Lectures ( 60 min lecture + 15 min discussion),
Various lectures changing every semester. Each lecture represents a certain field of research with its own methods, values and agendas, including case studies and precise research projects, including fields such as:
- Art History
- Architecture History
- Visual Culture and Visual Languages
- Sociology
- Building Physics
- Design Research
- Building Analyses + Preservation
- CAAD
- Architecture theory
- Housing research
- Loadbearing Structures, Material Science
- lecture powerpoint will be provided via TUWEL
- you need to register for the lecture in TISS in order to get access to the e-learning on TUWEL
New: a reader is avilable now (this does not replace participation in the lectures!). Price 12,- Eur, available at Abteilung Architekturtheorie
