After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

…develop an architectural design by considering context and background as well as specific aspects of the given design task, such as hierarchies of space, orientation, appropriateness balance of nature and architecture, dimensions, proportions, construction and materials.

…understand architecture as an immersive spatial experience.

Tower of Babel is the symbol of the loss of communication as a punishment for human hubris. The task is the design of a tower as a place of communication. the Tower of Babel has to comprise …

• a view point or observation deck for the communication with the surrounding nature 
• a meditation room for the communication with oneself (or with God)
• a meeting place, bar or coffee shop for the communication with others…

Type, construction and position of the tower has to be chosen and argued individually. The link of the metaphorical idea of communication with specific functions and studies of the possibilities of development of building may deepen the understanding of architecture as a means of communication.

Introductory Lectures, Project Development, Design Reviews, Design Critcs with Jury

First Lecture 8.10.2020 15:00 will be online. Zoom link in TUWEL

Project Submission, Design Evaluation by Jury

basic architectural skills such as spatial imagination, fundamental knowledge of statics, construction and building technologies

CAAD, 3D Modeling