The regular degree programs usually offers little space for in-depth processing of urban planning and urban design issues. However, only a look behind the scenes of reconstruction processes in the settlement area allows you to understand many decisions: What conditions lead to an architectural concept decision? Which infrastructure facilities may be established and which cannot? What enables or hinders the use of free space? Who uses public space at what time and for what purpose? Which are good reference projects and best case solutions for a particular urban planning problem?

The subject of Special Questions Sustainable Urbanism gives the students the opportunity to gain such insight as part of an individual research work and preparation of a seminar paper based on a task they have identified themselves and framed together with the class instructor.

Only topics within the Sustainable Urbanism realm will be accepted.

The course is therefore particularly suitable for individual research projects or preparation for  the thesis project. The outcome of the. course is discussed with the lecturer and individually agreed. Support is offered for the well-founded development of the topic.
In the summer semester 2020, a selection of possible focal topics will be given and a road map for the semester will be proposed.

Further information can be found in the module manual of the TUM under subject AR30222.
The subject can be conducted in German or English. All required information is provided in two languages.

Supervision: Prof.Dipl.Arch. ETH Mark Michaeli et al.

Course kick-off: Thu, 23.4.2020, 15.00h (Space/URL will be announced soon)

integrated in degree programs on:
MA Architecture, MSc Urbanism - AR 30222 (3 ECTS / 6 ECTS (combined with AR 30223))
BA Architecture - AR 20092