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Fachkompetenz
  • Develop the comprehensive understanding of major historical and contemporary theories of architecture, planning and the philosophical world-views from which they derive.
  • Acquire the ability to deal analytically with architectural theories and built environment.
  • Be able to place positions in architectural theory in the wider intellectual context from which they originate.
  • Communicate and articulate ideas and information fluently in English language and work comprehensively in visual, oral and written forms.
  • Show confidence in analysing case studies in their historical and theoretical context.
Selbstkompetenz
  • Explain competently, discuss and critique own design production and the theoretical context.
  • Assess own work and put it into a historical, theoretical and social context.
  • Gain confidence in own role and the persuasive and accountable manner in which it is expected to be performed.
Sozialkompetenz
  • Explain competently, discuss and critique own work through oral presentations, writing or visual communication
  • Demonstrate the ability to work with other students for assignments, exercises, experiments, presentations etc.
Methodenkompetenz
  • Apply a variety of design- and research methods and visualisation techniques
  • Have knowledge of scientific or artistic methods within an interdisciplinary context
Fachkompetenz
  • Identify the potential of emerging technologies
  • Critically assess their impact on architectural design, manufacturing and construction
  • Understand their interdependence and sequencing
  • Develop a substantial knowledge base through critical case studies of contemporary fabrication processes, constructed artefacts and buildings.
  • Involve high levels of critical reflection through case studies, material experiments and extensive research and consultation.
  • Communicate and articulate ideas and information fluently in English language and work comprehensively in visual, oral and written forms.
  • Make formal presentations about specialist topics to informed and general/ community audiences.
  • Show confidence in analysing case studies and the ability to infer principles and motivations.
Selbstkompetenz
  • Learn to independently initiate projects
  • Consciously adopt perspectives on other professions
  • Know, understand and apply mandatory standards of professional oral and written communication.
  • Appropriately transfer and incorporate scientific knowledge into project-related situations and contexts.
  • Train problem-solving behaviour
Sozialkompetenz
  • Teamwork
  • Interdisciplinary and context based communication depending on the target group.
Methodenkompetenz
  • Writing an application
  • Developing ideas and concepts
  • Know and understand factors of successful individual or team work as well as put methods and rules of successful individual or team work into practice.
  • Research on project-related data in the internet and in the library.
  • Read and analyse complex texts critically, recognise structures, uncover contradictions and distinguish facts from interpretation.
  • Visualise a project by intelligibly communicating it
  • Adjust the presentation format to the project
  • Self-evaluate the project
  • Production of project documentation
  • Create and execute appropriate and target group-specific presentations of the project.
  • Structure and process project results according to scientific criteria (project documentation, final report, final presentation).
Fachkompetenz
  • Identify key elements of problems and choose appropriate methods for their resolution in a considered manner.
  • Compile subject-specific tasks and questions.
  • Create a project plan for a self-initiated project or for a project advertised by the Institute of Architecture and Planning.
  • Know, classify, interpret and apply phases, methods and criteria of project management (e.g. plan and continuously review steps, use resources sensibly).
  • Reflect value-related aspects in an interdisciplinary perspective (e.g. social justice, sustainability)
  • Expand, deepen and apply disciplinary competences (knowledge and skills) related to the project (understand, classify and use basic knowledge about special target groups, fields of action and social or legal framework conditions).
  • Identify, explain and actively take changes of perspectives.
  • Acquire a basic knowledge of the practical implementation of architectural designs.
  • Understand the complexity of a design process; from the conceptual work to the implementation of a project.
  • Translate theoretical knowledge into practice.
  • Take on tasks independently and demonstrate personal effectiveness in the implementation.
  • Being aware of the different phases of a project and their interrelation.
  • Evaluate the different methods used to develop the tasks developed as well as review the results.
  • Understand, evaluate and put into practice ideas, information and arguments emerging in the architectural discourse
  • Strengthen of the student's autonomy and sense of responsibility towards society through practical work.
Selbstkompetenz
  • Take responsibility for his/her own work by being critical
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