This introductory course for architecture students aims to provide them with a basic foundation in concepts and approaches to the planning and design of outdoor space, teaching theory and analysing existing projects. It is intended to provide students with basic ideas, some initial understanding and experience of designing the spaces between buildings. In the practice part acquired knowledge will be used to develop a concept for urban green space design.
The "Studio Städtebau" consists of two parts: the "Urban Design Studio" and "Basics of Landscape Architecture". Therefore Design Projects which are developed in the course of the Studio Städtebau will be supervised by lecturers from both disciplines. Following a short introduction to some of the basic terms and concepts of the discipline in the form of a series of lectures, students are asked to analyse and compare selected landscape architecture projects based on their description in the literature. The insights gained from this exercise are then applied in the planning and design of the outdoor spaces within the context of the students own urban design studio project.
While urban design projects are analysed and in order to develop ideas for an urban design concept, excursions to positive examples of urban green space projects are part of the lecture. Thus aspects of urban design will be in the focus at an early stage as well as function and dimension through on site discussion about the design.
2 mandatory excursions (application form and further information available in TUWEL at the beginning of the term), plus submitting the exercise as an integral part of the studio.
(MANDATORY EXCURSIONS: please note: students that have already attended 2 excursions within the last two years are not required to attend.)
You have not taken part in an excursion during the previous term WS15/16 (or you have only attended one excursion)?, i. E. You need one or two excursions to complete your course: In this case you do NOT need to inscribe:
Please select in TISS (list of dates and excursion destinations will be online from end of Sept.) the missing excursions, be in time at the meeting point, and let the teaching staff know about your situation.
After completing the questionnaire for the excursion PLEASE:
write in CAPITAL LETTERS and CLEAR HANDWRITING, that you've missed this excursion in the previous term and hand back the form to the teaching staff.
After this, please inform our Study Assistant Friederike Zwölfer ( friederike.zwoelfer@tuwien.ac.at ) by mail when and where you took part in the excursion and when and where you took part in the previous term. We will then make sure your grade will be entered in TISS and that you get your certificate.
