Upcycling
Upcycling
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Architektur (MSc AR 19)
(01.09.2019)
Masterstudiengang Architektur (MSc AR 24)
(01.09.2024)
Project Description
This elective course addresses the most sustainable concept of our economic activity: the non-production of new things. It focuses on the urgency and rediscovery of a culture of care, repair, reparability and upcycling to critically question the way we design, build and use our constructed environment. It combines methods from restoration and conservation with new ideas from a growing repair community. Using broken objects, each student will first identify, analyse and discuss the defect(s). After developing a repair concept, a complete restoration is to be realised under professional guidance. The aim is to come up with a coherent and consistent repair solution which, in the best case, will result in a technical and/or design improvement to the object.
Teaching Method
The seminar combines input lectures with an exercise to make theoretical lessons usable for practical design solutions.
The seminar is supplemented by intensive self-study and presentations.
The seminar is supplemented by intensive self-study and presentations.
Learning Objectives
After successful completion of the course, students will be able to
Literature
Relevant reading will be made available at the beginning of the course. A list of recommended literature will be announced in the course and updated on an ongoing basis.
Assessment Methods
Minimum 75% compulsory attendance and continuous assessment.
The final grade is calculated according to the weighting of the following components: final submission (60%), midterm presentation (20%) and final presentation (20%).
The final grade is calculated according to the weighting of the following components: final submission (60%), midterm presentation (20%) and final presentation (20%).