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LAPIS unit courses Graphic figuration
(french) Training to the practice of architectural drawing through the various conventions of representation and graphic procedures, based on the use of paper and lead pencil. Theory and techniques of architectural figuration (french) The course transmits the theoretical foundations and introduces the operational techniques of representation. The main objective is to give students tools that allow them to define and transmit an idea of architecture in its concrete expression. Studio BA5 (Braghieri) (french) The studio explores the subject of construction in the Alpine territory and proposes to design an architectural project for a place of exhibition and conservation of material culture in a mountain village. Studio MA1 (Braghieri) (french) The studio explores the subject of construction in the Alpine territory and proposes to design an architectural project for a place of exhibition and conservation of material culture in a mountain village. Visions and utopias The course will focus on ideal visions and utopic figurations. Visions and utopias will be examined in terms of visual expression as applied tools of the rhetorical art, based on illustration of the three celebrated utopian novels : Utopia, Civitas Solis and New Atlantis. UE H : Graphy (french) Experiment graphic tools to represent architecture. Exercise the skill of communicating via these tools, through repeated practice of eye/hand/brain connections; a reflection stemming from the theories of representation; and by searching for inventive solutions. Postmodern ? Human habitat : a study on the Alpine territory
(french) The domestication of the Alps is addressed through the study of the construction methods of the built environment. A study between architecture, anthropology and territorial sciences in order to understand the contemporary Alpine ‘system’. DRAG(UE): Performativity and the built environment (french) The constructed environment will be explored through its performativity thanks to perspectives offered by gender studies, queer theories, de/postcolonial studies and urban sociology. Discussions will enable a critical analysis of the environment from the perspective of social frameworks and norms.
Architecture section courses | Language : English | Orientation Master Studio BA1 (french) The first year of architecture aims at acquiring the essential tools to make a project and an understanding of architecture as know-how, thought and attitude, putting into question living beings in the environment as seen from the angle of the conception of space. Studio BA2 (french) The first year of architecture aims at acquiring the essential tools to make a project and an understanding of architecture as know-how, thought and attitude, putting into question living beings in the environment as seen from the angle of the conception of space. Graphic figuration
(french) Training to the practice of architectural drawing through the various conventions of representation and graphic procedures, based on the use of paper and lead pencil. Digital models (french) The objective of the digital modeling course is to learn and manipulate the basic functions of the Rhinoceros 3D assisted design software through the development of a simple model. Art fundaments (english) The course opens an experimental field to complete the holistic approach in the first year of architecture.
We examine precise observation, passion, independence, sensitivity and intuition – a broad palette of artistic processes, thinking and techniques, for a new understanding of our environment. History of architecture I,II (french)
” Construction of a Vision ” addresses the principles of construction from antiquity to the 18th century: the construction sites from Pharaonic Egypt to Gothic cathedrals; the principles of construction in antiquity and Renaissance; the history of architecture from the 16th to the 18th century.
Building technology I, II (french) Introduction to building technology: environmental and societal challenges, life-cycle functional and technical requirements of buildings, static behavior of structures, construction materials and their implementation, historico-cultural contexts, sustainability strategies and circular economy. Architectural Tomography (french) This course situates the act of drawing as an act of spatial, constructive and contextual investigation. It introduces 2-D sectional drawing as a sociotechnical tool in architecture with a fundamental role in measuring, understanding and imagining complex and situated spatial conditions. Environmental history and theories I (french) This course aims at introducing students to the history of landscapes and the environment, and to the ways in which environmental concerns are leading to today’s rethinking of the meaning and principles of architecture and design disciplines. Environmental history and theories II (french) This course aims at introducing students to the history of landscapes and the environment, and to the ways in which environmental concerns are leading to today’s rethinking of the meaning and principles of architecture and design disciplines. Studio BA3 (Bakker & Blanc A.) (french) MANSLAB will concentrate on the question of a programmatical and spatial assembling between different territories. This to provoke a densified physical and metaphysical manufacturing.
Studio BA3 (Rey) (french) By an approach situated at different intervention levels – from urban design to constructive detail – the studio aims to explore the strategies of sustainable architecture to redirect urban development inward and to generate urban densification close to public transport. Studio BA3 (Taillieu) (english) A house is the simple topic of this studio. A matter of simple complexity. Starting from ways of living and a framed reference, defining a fragment; continuing by developing a piece of furniture; finally arriving at a house. Learning about a house is learning about architecture. Studio BA3 (Verschuere) (english) In the early days of the Anthropocene, the concepts of “Nature and Culture” are being revisited by a number of contemporary thinkers. The studio will take this paradigm shift as an opportunity to address new narratives. Studio BA3 (Gay et Menzel) (french) SUSTAINABLE REALITY I “critical mass”
EAST Design Studio explores the relationship between design intention, material use and architectural elements. The aim is to develop methods for sustainable circular design. (the studio will be held in english) Studio BA4 (Bakker & Blanc A.) (french) MANSLAB will concentrate on the question of a programmatical and spatial assembling between different territories. This to provoke a densified physical and metaphysical manufacturing.
Studio BA4 (Rey) (french) By an approach situated at different intervention levels – from urban design to constructive detail – the studio aims to explore the strategies of sustainable architecture to redirect urban development inward and to generate urban densification close to public transport. Studio BA4 (Taillieu) (english) A house is the simple topic of this studio. A matter of simple complexity. Starting from ways of living and a framed reference, defining a fragment; continuing by developing a piece of furniture; finally arriving at a house. Learning about a house is learning about architecture. Studio BA4 (Verschuere) (english) In the early days of the Anthropocene, the concepts of “Nature and Culture” are being revisited by a number of contemporary thinkers. The studio will take this paradigm shift as an opportunity to address new narratives. Studio BA4 (Gay et Menzel) (french) SUSTAINABLE REALITY I “critical mass”
EAST Design Studio explores the relationship between design intention, material use and architectural elements. The aim is to develop methods for sustainable circular design. Stereotomy (french) In the history of architecture, stereotomy is the art of designing and manufacturing complex volumes in 3 dimensions for vaults in stone or wooden bents. This course proposes a contemporary reinterpretation of stereotomy with digitals tools. Theory and techniques of architectural figuration (french) The course transmits the theoretical foundations and introduces the operational techniques of representation. The main objective is to give students tools that allow them to define and transmit an idea of architecture in its concrete expression. Advanced CAO and Integrated Modeling DIM (french) 1st year: basics of 2D (3D) computer representation.
From one to several software: ability to choose the appropriate 2D and 3D tools.
Linking CAD and DIM tools: critical view and ability to choose the methods necessary for the desired result. History of architecture III (french) The course covers the history of architecture between the 18th and 19th centuries, its greatest architects and its most important buildings, and highlights the technical and artistic issues involved. History of architecture V/VI (french) The objective of the course is to provide the student with an in-depth knowledge of the main topics of the architecture of the 20th century, with a special focus on the aspects relating to the building techniques, the structures, the various forms of cladding and space. Building technology III (french) In a global and transverse approach, the course deals with technical topics related to building design and construction, namely: building physics, structures, materials, assembly and building services. Building technology IV (french) In a global and transverse approach the course deals with technical topics related to building design and construction, namely: building physics, structures, materials, assembly and building services. Urban and territorial analysis (french) The course aims to provide students with the tools necessary to read and understand the contemporary city and territory. Studio BA5 (Viganò) (english) The Atelier explores the possibility of designing the urban and territorial space as a renewable resource; it plunges the students into an intense confrontation among themes, scales, actors, theoretical and design positions. Important synergies are envisaged between research and didactic moments. Studio BA5 (Graf F.) (french) Work to be done on existing structures is a major stake in the development of the city of the 21st century. The protection project and the project to be pursued in existing structures are part of a composite cultural discipline that extends the borders of contemporary architecture. Studio BA5 (Weinand) Studio Weinand aims at developing a polytechnic approach of the architectural practice. Through various lectures and workshops, students are encouraged to push the boundaries of the discipline to develop a holistic vision of their project and question the notion of performance in architecture. Studio BA5 (FAR) Contributions of architecture to humanitarian aid will be explored through design of health facilities for South Sudan, where conditions of remoteness, scarcity and instability demand architectural responses that are resourceful, resilient and robust. Studio BA5 (Huang) (english) The studio examines the effects of artificial intelligence on architecture and cities. We explore meaningful form generating processes by the use of algorithmic and parametric tools and introduce the notion of data-driven architectural form. Studio BA5 (Frechou) (french) The studio proposes to invent a garden around Porteous, on the right bank of the Rhône. We will dive into the
complexity of the existing site and the dynamics underway. Public space will be our guideline. Intimacy with the site and
experimentation in the field will be our project method. Studio BA5 (Gay and Menzel) (english) The studio is focused on contextual imaginary. Developing narratives, inspired both from the site and from the student’s imagination leads to a theme sustaining the project. The narrative helps the student to intervene in the complexity of a given context. Studio BA5 (Lapierre) (french) The studio focuses on the theory of architecture crossed with representation. It will explore the specificity of architectural rationality, that is to say the rationality of a discipline that deals with an”objective” and measurable part , and another, artistic, unmeasurable and poetic part. Studio BA5 (elii) (english) Fiction is one of the laboratories that architecture uses for its tests. This should not come as a surprise, since architecture has always been a “science of fiction”. The studio holds by elii [architecture office] will work in Madrid on housing, domesticity and fiction. Studio BA5 (Braghieri) (french) The studio explores the subject of construction in the Alpine territory and proposes to design an architectural project for a place of exhibition and conservation of material culture in a mountain village. Studio BA5 (Voser) (french) The studio pursues a research to develop innovative projects for a Switzerland ready to react to contemporary territorial challenges. Projecting landscapes requires oscillating between territorial and human scales and to develop dynamic spatial concepts. Studio BA5 (Assemble) (english) This year we will be focusing on timber; its physical material qualities, the infrastructure of skill, labour and technology around its contemporary and historical uses. We will take a critical look at the the politics of its production, distribution, and use as a sustainable building material.
Studio BA6 (Viganò) (english) The Atelier explores the possibility of designing the urban and territorial space as a renewable resource; it plunges the students into an intense confrontation among themes, scales, actors, theoretical and design positions. Important synergies are envisaged between research and didactic moments. Studio BA6 (Graf F.) (french) Work to be done on existing structures is a major stake in the development of the city of the 21st century. The protection project and the project to be pursued in existing structures are part of a composite cultural discipline that extends the borders of contemporary architecture. Studio BA6 (Weinand) Studio Weinand aims at developing a polytechnic approach of the architectural practice. Through various lectures and workshops, students are encouraged to push the boundaries of the discipline to develop a holistic vision of their project and question the notion of performance in architecture. Studio BA6 (FAR) The design studio will examine the role of architecture in an environmentally friendly, productive and culturally rich region such as Lavaux. The students will study the installation of a ‘dispersed hotel’, to be set up according to criteria of integration, reversibility and lightness. Studio BA6 (Huang) (english) The studio examines the effects of artificial intelligence on architecture and cities. We explore meaningful form generating processes by the use of algorithmic and parametric tools and introduce the notion of data-driven architectural form. Studio BA6 (Frechou) (french) For this spring semester, the studio is investing in the Parc des Evaux, one of the largest urban parks in Switzerland, near Geneva, on the banks of the Rhône. The aim is to immerse oneself in its 50 hectares to understand how fauna, flora and humans cohabit, in a word: living things. Studio BA6 (Gay and Menzel) (english) The studio is focused on contextual imaginary. Developing narratives, inspired both from the site and from the student’s imagination leads to a theme sustaining the project. The narrative helps the student to intervene in the complexity of a given context. Studio BA6 (Lapierre) (french) The studio focuses on the theory of architecture crossed with representation. It will explore the specificity of architectural rationality, that is to say the rationality of a discipline that deals with an”objective” and measurable part , and another, artistic, unmeasurable and poetic part. Studio BA6 (elii) (english) Fiction is one of the laboratories that architecture uses for its tests. This should not come as a surprise, since architecture has always been a “science of fiction”. The studio holds by elii [architecture office] will work in Madrid on housing, domesticity and fiction. Studio BA6 (Voser) (french) The studio pursues a research to develop innovative projects for a Switzerland ready to react to contemporary territorial challenges. Projecting landscapes requires oscillating between territorial and human scales and to develop dynamic spatial concepts. Studio BA6 (Assemble) (english) This year we will be focusing on timber; its physical material qualities, the infrastructure of skill, labour and technology around its contemporary and historical uses. We will take a critical look at the politics of its production, distribution, and use as a sustainable building material. Studio BA6 (Martinez et Santamaria) (english) Art and architecture (french) The course will follow a chronological orientation. It will be structured in lessons that will historically reconstruct the various works and theories developed during the 20th and 21st centuries. Introduction to computational architecture (english) This course reviews the basics of 3D modeling to establish the foundations of parametric architectural modeling via different methods. The main objective of the course is to develop a computational mindset to maximize the use of efficient digital tools in architectural projects. Constructing the view: built images (english) What is meant by the term “image” as pictorial representation? How do we read, process and interpret images – and what premises can be derived from this for the conception and production of meaningful images? Designing built heritage: Tools and methods (french) 70% of the work of architectural offices is conducted in the existing. The course aims to provide students with the basic theoretical and practical tools to approach the project in the existing, on the current built heritage but also the monumental heritage. Building technology V (french) Technologie du Bâti V deals with building as a ‘system’ of technical and cultural operations that comprise environmental, material, structural and assembly choices. This is meant to help students acquire critical building design abilities. Building technology VI (french) Detailed descriptions of building projects are employed to examine the relationship between envelope, structure, and internal environmental conditions against the backdrop of production processes and resource consumption. A design proposition for a given building facade is required. Theory of urbanism (french) Theory of Urbanism deals with models, projects, tools, planning and design techniques from the XVIIIth Century to the present day, by linking theoretical discourse and design, text and image. Urban models and projects are the testing ground of ideas and concepts in the form of spatial themes. Theory and architectural culture (french) These courses offer an overview of architectural theory and culture since 1789 in the western world. The aim is to interpret and criticize texts by which architecture is defined as a discipline synthesizing a variety of themes (social, artistic, political, existential and philosophical). Theory and architectural culture: exercises (french) This course offers a method to discern and to understand the ideas, the theories and the cultural values embedded within buildings and architectural projects. Environmental histories (french) This course aims at introducing students to the history of landscapes and the environment, and to the ways in which the environmental concerns, which are strongly going to affect the design of cities and architecture, have emerged during the last decades. Studio MA1 (Vigano) (english) The Atelier explores the possibility of designing the urban and territorial space as a renewable resource; it plunges the students into an intense confrontation among themes, scales, actors, theoretical and design positions. Important synergies are envisaged between research and didactic moments. Studio MA1 (Graf) (french) Work to be done on existing structures is a major stake in the development of the city of the 21st century. The protection project and the project to be pursued in existing structures are part of a composite cultural discipline that extends the borders of contemporary architecture. Studio MA1 (Weinand) Studio Weinand aims at developing a polytechnic approach of the architectural practice. Through various lectures and workshops, students are encouraged to push the boundaries of the discipline to develop a holistic vision of their project and question the notion of performance in architecture. Studio MA1 (FAR) Contributions of architecture to humanitarian aid will be explored through design of health facilities for South Sudan, where conditions of remoteness, scarcity and instability demand architectural responses that are resourceful, resilient and robust. Studio MA1 (Huang) (english) The studio examines the effects of artificial intelligence on architecture and cities. We explore data-driven design processes by the use of algorithmic and parametric tools that take into consideration geographical, economical, personal, image, political, ecological parameters. Studio MA1 (Frechou) (french) The studio proposes to invent a garden around Porteous, on the right bank of the Rhône. We will dive into the complexity of the existing site and the dynamics underway.
Public space will be our guideline. Intimacy with the site and experimentation in the field will be our project method. Studio MA1 (Gay and Menzel) (english) The studio is focused on contextual imaginary. Developing narratives, inspired both from the site and from the student’s imagination leads to a theme sustaining the project. The narrative helps the student to intervene in the complexity of a given context. Studio MA1 (Lapierre) (french) The studio focuses on the theory of architecture crossed with representation. It will explore the specificity of architectural rationality, that is to say the rationality of a discipline that deals with an”objective” and measurable part , and another, artistic, unmeasurable and poetic part. Studio MA1 (elii) (english) Fiction is one of the laboratories that architecture uses for its tests. This should not come as a surprise, since architecture has always been a “science of fiction”. The studio holds by elii [architecture office] will work in Madrid on housing, domesticity and fiction. Studio MA1 (Voser) (french) The studio pursues a research to develop innovative projects for a Switzerland ready to react to contemporary territorial challenges. Projecting landscapes requires oscillating between territorial and human scales and to develop dynamic spatial concepts. Studio MA1 (Assemble) (english) This year we will be focusing on timber; its physical material qualities, the infrastructure of skill, labour and technology around its contemporary and historical uses. We will take a critical look at the the politics of its production, distribution, and use as a sustainable building material. Studio MA1 (Kueng & Caputo) (english) La Vita è Bella engages with the question of how people appropriate their surroundings in the private and public sphere. How do we adopt and intervene in this world? By means of built interventions, 1:1 prototypes and collective activities, we investigate space in its proportions and dimensions. Studio MA1 (Braghieri) (french) The studio explores the subject of construction in the Alpine territory and proposes to design an architectural project for a place of exhibition and conservation of material culture in a mountain village. Studio MA2 (Vigano) (english) The Atelier explores the possibility of designing the urban and territorial space as a renewable resource; it plunges the students into an intense confrontation among themes, scales, actors, theoretical and design positions. Important synergies are envisaged between research and didactic moments. Studio MA2 (Graf) (french) Work to be done on existing structures is a major stake in the development of the city of the 21st century. The protection project and the project to be pursued in existing structures are part of a composite cultural discipline that extends the borders of contemporary architecture. Studio MA2 (Weinand) Studio Weinand aims at developing a polytechnic approach of the architectural practice. Through various lectures and workshops, students are encouraged to push the boundaries of the discipline to develop a holistic vision of their project and question the notion of performance in architecture. Studio MA2 (FAR) The design studio will examine the role of architecture in an environmentally friendly, productive and culturally rich region such as Lavaux. The students will study the installation of a ‘dispersed hotel’, to be set up according to criteria of integration, reversibility and lightness. Studio MA2 (Huang) (english) The studio examines the effects of artificial intelligence on architecture and cities. We explore data-driven design processes by the use of algorithmic and parametric tools that take into consideration geographical, economical, personal, image, political, ecological parameters. Studio MA2 (Frechou) (french) For this spring semester, the studio is investing in the Parc des Evaux, one of the largest urban parks in Switzerland, near Geneva, on the banks of the Rhône. The aim is to immerse oneself in its 50 hectares to understand how fauna, flora and humans cohabit, in a word: living things. Studio MA2 (Gay and Menzel) (english) The studio is focused on contextual imaginary. Developing narratives, inspired both from the site and from the student’s imagination leads to a theme sustaining the project. The narrative helps the student to intervene in the complexity of a given context. Studio MA2 (Lapierre) (english) The studio focuses on the theory of architecture crossed with representation. It will explore the specificity of architectural rationality, that is to say the rationality of a discipline that deals with an”objective” and measurable part , and another, artistic, unmeasurable and poetic part. Studio MA2 (elii) (english) Fiction is one of the laboratories that architecture uses for its tests. This should not come as a surprise, since architecture has always been a “science of fiction”. The studio holds by elii [architecture office] will work in Madrid on housing, domesticity and fiction. Studio MA2 (Voser) (french) A studio about reading and writing Landscape.
Designing Landscapes requires the ability to oscillate between territorial and human scale, to develop spatial concepts with dynamic elements, to think and strategize processes, as well as to debate our relation to nature. Studio MA2 (Assemble) (english) This year we will be focusing on timber; its physical material qualities, the infrastructure of skill, labour and technology around its contemporary and historical uses. We will take a critical look at the politics of its production, distribution, and use as a sustainable building material. Studio MA2 (Santamaria et Martinez) (english) This course explores the potential of information and spatial analysis to develop a set of speculative proposals about future urban challenges. UE A : Art and architecture (english) To train painting we must, first and foremost, train our gaze and our eyes to select, focus, caress, become inflamed. Learning to draw or paint means learning to see, to discover the physical porosity of the world, to engage with our own bodies, as well as the body of the matter we’re working with. Visions and utopias The course will focus on ideal visions and utopic figurations. Visions and utopias will be examined in terms of visual expression as applied tools of the rhetorical art, based on illustration of the three celebrated utopian novels : Utopia, Civitas Solis and New Atlantis. Constructing the view: still life (english) This course explores visual strategies and techniques for creating apparent reality. The course concentrates on the field of 3D computer graphics and the production of still lifes as computer-generated images (CGI). UE N : Constructing the view (english) This course focuses on the production of utopian scenarios using experimental composition techniques. By means of digital montage, the fictitious scenes are meaningfully conveyed in a series of images. Write / Build. Round trip (french) The course Write | Build. Round trip, explores the multiple aspects of the interactions between these fields of expression. The genetics of the projects, the cross-referenced analysis of the works make it possible to understand their concrete, symbolic and historical components. Constructing the view: in motion (english) This course addresses the subject of moving images. It focuses on the field of 3D computer graphics and the animation of computer-generated images (CGI). Metaphoric projects: from Archizoom to Koolhaas (french) In the first part of the course, the works of Superstudio and Archizoom will be analyzed. The second part of the course will analyse the work of Koolhaas / OMA. In the third part of the course will study contemporary architecture proposed by the younger generation of architects. History of housing (french) The class focuses on key moments of European urban housing history. It centres its attention on current or replicated housing types of different social classes that mostly contributed to the definition of urban identity across borders and time. Confort by design in the 20th century architecture (french) The main objective of this course, is to highlight the centrality of building services in the design of architecture; to grasp the implications of âcomfort designâ as a feature of âarchitectural designâ and to explore the intersection of the sensorial and the material in architectural histor Magma and principles (french) This course will deal with an interdisciplinary research of associative emotional phenomenon and the regulating principles around an architectectural topic wich is of relevance for either theory as practice. This semester: “TEMPUS LAVARI”. Italian heretics of rationalism (french) The course traces the fundamental stages of so-called Italian rationalism, from the rhetorical rationalism asserted during the years of fascism to the exalted rationalism after the Second World War. UE H : Graphy (french) Experiment graphic tools to represent architecture. Exercise the skill of communicating via these tools, through repeated practice of eye/hand/brain connections; a reflection stemming from the theories of representation; and by searching for inventive solutions. The preservation project: theories and techniques (french) Construction within existing buildings is nothing new. What gives it contemporary relevance is the type of theoretical and practical questions we have to pose concerning the architectural object and the close-range examination of building fabric that is involved. UE R: Introduction to BIM (Building Information Modeling) (french) This UE explores more in details, and in a more practical way, the concepts introduced during the BIM introduction course AR-484. All project different phases are addressed, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and data exchanges. UE F : Architecture and rehabilitation (french) This class aims to raise the students’ awareness to the specificities of a renovation project. The Teaching Unit focuses on the relation between renovation demands and a broad architectural vision, with particular emphasis on sustainable development. UE K : Architecture and Sustainability : performance studies (french) This course is based on the team design of a temporary, mobile and sustainable pavilion. A pedagogical approach which will focus on the introduction of the concepts of sustainability applied to the design of a project with a short life span. Comfort and architecture: sustainable strategies (english) This class offers an overview about comfort evaluations in architectural design and suggests passive and low-energy strategies suited to ensure the highest possible indoor environment quality for buildings. The rise of capitalist urban space (english) This course aims at building a genealogy of capitalism through the spaces it has produced retracing history from the English ‘Agricultural Revolution’ of the 18th century to the rise of the Welfare State. Topics such as the factory, housing and infrastructure will be presented and discussed. UE P: Systems. Construction and prefabrication (french) The UE P proposes a sensitive, reasoned and multidisciplinary approach which deals with construction, from the smallest unit, the agglomerated material, to the largest, the urban block. Architecture and Solar energy (french) This course aims at giving architects the knowledge and critical skills necessary to use adapted solar strategies and technologies (passives and actives, winter and summer) within a coherent architectural project design. Montage and the metropolis (english) This course will introduce students to the concept of montage as a new paradigm for the perception, experience, and representation of urban and architectural space in modernity. Pursuing an interdisciplinary approach, the class will discuss major figures and episodes of 20th century architecture. Architecture and construction of the city I (french) This course proposes multi-disciplinary approaches that could help to the clarify the articulations of different scales of intervention (architecture, city, territory).
It aims at the study of the constitution of the character of a site through the understanding of its relations to the distance. Architecture and construction of the city II (french) This course proposes multi-disciplinary approaches that could help to clarify the articulations of two specific scales of intervention: architecture and infrastructure.
It aims at the study of the constitution of the character of a site where some elements seem to have nothing in common. Art and history of gardens (french) This course’s objective is to introduce the major periods of the history of European gardens from the Renaissance until today. Land use planning (french) The course provides the basics of understanding of the land use planning, from its political role to these tools. Urbanism and Territories (french) Urban and regional planning is at the articulation of spatial policies’s impacts. Several scales, many actors and multiple domains do have importance. The concepts, methods and models of engineering, architecture and humanities are required. Urbanism in Asia
(french) As urbanization moves towards Asia, what are the concepts, methods, models and specificities of Asian cities? Architecture and cities design of Islam (french) The purpose of the course is to light the complexity and the originality of this old culture of about 1400 years, which still continues and concerns one and a half billion people. Understand this civilization through the spatial and urban systems (types, styles and constructions). City and mobility (french) The course aims to identify the determinants of mobility patterns and the possibilities of regulating modal split (car, public transportation, walk, etc.), spatial distribution and generation of of trips. African cities : introduction to urban planning (french) The course suggests an introduction to urban planning of African cities. After a short overview of the big urban issues (climate change, energy, right to the city, land, habitatâŠ), we will tackle the tools currently used in planning and will have a critical reading. Urban habitat and developement (french) The course wants to highlight the production process of the urban habitat, as well as the dynamic of the development in built environment, in their whole complexity. It will focus on the habitat in Southern cities. UE D : Territory and society (french) The TUD has as objective to familiarise students with the observational methods of social sciences by developing reflexions on the users and their relations to public and private spaces in Swiss towns. Students will develop surveys on their social a practices. UE C: Housing (french) The EU aims to question the nature and character of a domestic interior, starting from the adoption and analysis of a pictorial representation. The development of the exercise foresees the deepening of the constructive, material and chromatic aspects participating in the definition of the space. Art since the 1950s: trends & topics at Documenta (english) This course is devoted to understanding the evolution of art & its most relevant phenomena since the 1950âs. Using the recurring international art show Documenta as a framework, it will critically examine and contextualize relevant artworks, topics & media that have shaped the world. UE J : Territory and landscape EU J introduces students to territorial analysis at the large scale, in the light of a research hypothesis. A sequence of operations is proposed: survey and description; identification of spatial principles (forms, rationalities and dynamics); comparison of different urban situations. UE U : Cartography (english) This course teaches a cartographic method for reading and representing systems of environmental relations in architecture. UE X : Experience design (english) Experience Design examines the effects of digitalization on architectural typologies in the contemporary city. The course questions traditional typologies by focusing on an understanding and re-design of social, geographic, temporal and emotional experiences. Architecture in the age of acceleration (english) This course proposes to investigate six strategies for architecture in the age of acceleration: Regionalism, Territoriality, Participation, Transformation, Commonality and Rationality. Anchoring these strategies in recent architectural history, it will explore their relevance for today’s practice. Introduction to BIM (Building Information Modeling) (french) Based on feedback from BIM professionals, this introductory course will allow you to acquire a global vision, but also to practice essential and innovative concepts. Urban sociology (french) This course aims to familiarize students with urban sociology and the tools it offers to describe and analyze the articulation of spatial, social and political issues. This year, it is devoted to the question of housing. Land, properties, housing (french) This MOOC-based course prepares to the analysis of the economic context of construction projects: land acquisition, land prices, property prices, housing prices (rental and owner-occ.), in an urban setting. At the end of the course, students will understand the determinants of these prices. Spatial and Regional Economy (french) The goal of this course is to expose the student to the subject of the spatial distribution of the economic activities, covering the whole economy from agriculture to services, in an empirical and historical way. Behind/Beyond future cities (english) We are living in an urban world and the design of sustainable cities is essential in order to decrease our energy footprint. This course provides the instruments to understand the complex urban metabolism, as well as the solutions for planning future smart and sustainable cities. Building design in the circular economy (english) The class introduces the concept of circular economy and its applications to building design, with a focus on design for disassembly, reuse, and life-cycle assessment (LCA). The class develops a critical mindset and provides ready-to-use techniques. The new international architecture in Switzerland (french) The course deals with the architecture that was produced in Switzerland in the cultural context of the Modern Movement during the interwar and the postwar years. Both the theoretical developments (disseminated through publications, exhibitions, etc.) and the constructions will be analyzed. Visionnaires éclectiques. Architectures, 2000-2018 (french) The course proposes to provide critical instruments for a thorough knowledge of the main themes and personalities that characterize today’s architecture. Transformation, from theory to practice of change (english) The course looks at how the disciplines of architecture, urban design and planning could reposition themselves to accelerate implementation of the broader transitions we are facing in terms of health and inclusivity, climate and biodiversity, economy and mobility. Superstudio B Superstudio’s program is based on the concept of libre-accès and architecture & commons. Theoretical statement (linked to Master Project, only 9th semester) (french) The theoretical statement is the initial stage in the Master Project. Student lay the theoretical foundations for their work, setting out the thematic, reference and methodological framework. They clearly and accurately state the central architectural issue to be addressed by their project. Master project in Architecture The one-semester Master Project is an architecture project conducted autonomously by the student. Students themselves select the members of the review group, the project theme and the site. Structure and architecture (french) The aim of the course is to explain that structures do not only carry loads, but they are also important elements in architecture. The study of classical and contemporary examples will underline the importance of designing in a collaborative manner between architect and engineer. Civil Engineering teaching unit: Docta Manus (french) Construction project management (french) An architectural work with a distinctive quality is the result of a multitude of processes and various participants, its success is closely linked to the organization set up by the architect during the different phases of the project. An introduction to the law of architecture : contracts and competition (french) The subject of this class is the study of the elementary knowledge of private and public construction law and the awareness of concrete problems linked to the practice of the profession of architect. The law of architecture: construction process (french) The subject of this class is the study of complementary knowledge of construction law and the advanced analyse of construction law through practical cases. Furthermore it familiarizes the students to legal reasoning and methods. Geometry for architects I (french) This course aims to reveal 3 of the founding principles of geometry.
1/ as an essential mathematic technique in the process of the conception of a project
2/ as a privileged field for parametric modeling software
3/ as a component of the history of the culture of architecture. Geometry for architects II (french) This course deals with the following subjects: perspective, descriptive geometry and an initiation to projective geometry. Mathematics (french) This course aims at giving the basic mathematical knowledge needed for architecture studies in an engineering school. ENAC project (french) ENAC semester Project is an interdisciplinary practical work based on master knowledge. The approach for carrying out the academic project includes three components: discovery, understanding stage, proposition. Summer workshop Summer workshop is an ENAC semester Project (Design and build together). It is an interdisciplinary practical work based on master knowledge. The approach for carrying out the academic project includes three components: discovery, understanding stage, proposition. Building physics (french) This course covers the main physical phenomenon occurring within buildings and will allow the student to acquire basic knowledge in the field of building science.