After successful completion of the course, students are able to develop problem-oriented and future-oriented strategies and designs for communities. Among other topics, students will focus on future requirements regarding climate resilience as well as societal and technological change.

"Reimagining rural downtowns – Zellerndorf" provides a framework for architecture and spatial planning students to work together in teams to develop urban designs, concepts for public space and transformation strategies for rural centres.

The project deals with the planning challenges of the municipality of Zellerndorf in Lower Austria in a practical way.

Sustainable concepts and designs are developed in order to improve the effects and changes caused by climate change, technological and demographic dynamics (influx, vacancies, mobility transition) and the quality of life in rural communities. The interplay of numerous environmental factors (development direction of the municipality, regional vs. municipal view of problems, lack of interdisciplinary exchange, different utilisation requirements) results in complex problem areas for the municipality. It is important to raise awareness of cross-thematic and cross-scale design and planning approaches.

In mixed teams, the students develop urban planning designs for one of three selected locations (way station, event centre, old yard area) that respond to specific challenges and are embedded in an overarching development strategy for the municipality of Zellerndorf. They will also test the extent to which AI-supported visualisation methods are suitable for communicating urban development plans.

Interdisciplinary project work in mixed teams (spatial planning and development, architecture); Urban design, urban strategies and visualisation (optional with AI support)

The course is offered in combination with EX 280.A04 Field trip - Reimagining rural downtowns as Master's Project - Spatial Planning.

Students of spatial planning can fulfil compulsory module 3 with UE 280.601 + EX 280.A04.

Registration for students of Spatial Planning is here:

https://tiss.tuwien.ac.at/course/courseDetails.xhtml?dswid=4768&dsrid=133&courseNr=280A68&semester=2024W

Architecture students can use the excursion as elective courses. The registration for architecture students is here :)

Dates

02.10.2024 Kick Off  (an TU)
09.10.2024 Exkursion EX280.A04 (Zellerndorf)

all Dates see tiss!

29.01.2025 Final Presentation in Zellerndorf

Urban design, strategic concept, procedural concept including presentation

Die Anmeldung für Raumplanungsstudierende erfolgt ausschließlich über die Gesamtanmeldung

LVA Nr. 280.A68

(https://tiss.tuwien.ac.at/course/courseDetails.xhtml?dswid=1992&dsrid=878&courseNr=280A68&semester=2023W)

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