The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module exam:

• successful completion of all first year full-time programme modules
• successful completion of second year full-time programme modules (without professional experience modules) amounting to at least 35 credit points

Additionallly:
For students who started their studies in 2008:

• succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"

or, alternatively,

• BEC II certificate

For students starting their studies in 2009:

• succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"

Exception for the academic year 2009/2010:
For students starting their studies before WS 2008/2009 no formal prerequisites.

• Urban design, housing, commercial and cultural buildings within the inner city and its periphery.
• Developpment of creative design skills against demanding constraints.
• Highly integrated, specific support by Courses Design Theory II.
• Scale from analytical work to architectural design projects between 1:2000 and 1:200.
• Debate on current topics from practice, theory and research within the lecture series.

Studio delivered and project based, with students being tutored individually and in groups. This is supported by lectures that explain the principles that underlie architectural design and provide the intellectual and cultrual context for the study in achitecture.
Lectures, seminars.

The module Master-Thesis Design Theory seeks to establish the theoretical and professional frame to an integrated, intellectual and specific architectural debate and project making within the concentration Design Theory.
The topics center on issues to develop critical positions towards subjective reasoning in architecture and to further the ability to root these positions in the history and theory of architecture, as well as in the political, sociological, and cultural context of contemporary architecture and society. Theoretical planning and architectural articulation of space considering notions such as typology, morphology and style are fundamental topics in architectural education.
One or several excursions are complementary to the project studio work.

The aim of the module is to provide students with the necessary architectural tools and intellectual instruments and avareness to integrate the knowledge aquired in the entire MSc Degree-Program into a responsible and sustainable professional behaviour.
The Master-Thesis student is expected to submit a complete Thesis-Project that instigates the work of the students in the lower semesters and represents the architectural and intellectual culture of the concentration Design Theory.

At the end of the module each student should have the ability to demonstrate and/or work with:

• A researched understanding of design in order to take a position as a designer reflected in the ability to devise and implement strategies.
• A critical understanding of the intellectual and aesthetic content of self-selected buildings that supports architectural judgement.
• Researched and critical evaluation of the briefing and performance of buildings.
• The ability to define what type of research is relevant, what questions to ask, and which formats to record the findings to best serve as a springboard to design decisions.
• Execute complex defined and self-defined projects of research, development or investigation and identify and implement relevant outcomes.
• Ability to plan and compose buildings exhibiting complexity in terms of function, scale and context.
• knowledge on the humanistic currents through the reading of selected literature
• An understanding of the history of architecture reinterpreted considering political, sociological, and economical aspects.
• An insight into the structure and the workings of the outer organs of perception and perception in general.

At the end of the module each student should have the ability to demonstrate and/or work with:

• A researched understanding of design in order to take a position as a designer reflected in the ability to devise and implement strategies.
• A critical understanding of the intellectual and aesthetic content of self-selected buildings that supports architectural judgement.
• Researched and critical evaluation of the briefing and performance of buildings.
• The ability to define what type of research is relevant, what questions to ask, and which formats to record the findings to best serve as a springboard to design decisions.
• Execute complex defined and self-defined projects of research, development or investigation and identify and implement relevant outcomes.
• Ability to plan and compose buildings exhibiting complexity in terms of function, scale and context.
• knowledge on the humanistic currents through the reading of selected literature
• An understanding of the history of architecture reinterpreted considering political, sociological, and economical aspects.
• An insight into the structure and the workings of the outer organs of perception and perception in general.
• Demonstrate the ability to work with other students.
• The ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts comprehensibly in visual, oral and written forms.
• Present and evaluate arguments, information and ideas concerning the various fields discussed in this module, and the ability to integrate these aspects in their individual design thinking and work.

• Intermediate colloquium and final review with externals
• Thesis Book

The module has to be passed with a sufficient grade (minimum grade of 4.0).

• Project Studio Master-Thesis Design Theory 100%

• According to the chosen concentration in the MSc Degree-Program at Hochschule Liechtenstein, students can direct their studies in a similar orientation, or study complementary courses that can be integrative to their concentration.
• The content is given by partner universities.

Generally studio delivered and project based, with students being tutored individually and in groups. This is supported by lectures that explain the principles that underlie architectural design and provide the intellectual and cultrual context for the study in achitecture.
Lectures, seminars.

The module Study Abroad/ Special Studies gives the opportunity to study in an architectural program proposed by one of our none german speaking partner universities in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. The module aims to establish intercultural relationships and learning experiences. Students are confronted to new building cultures and traditions.

At the end of the module each student should have the ability to demonstrate and/or work with:

• Cultural awareness and sensibility.
• A critical understanding of the intellectual and aesthetic content of self-selected buildings that supports architectural judgement.
• Researched and critical evaluation of the briefing and performance of buildings.
• The ability to define what type of research is relevant, what questions to ask, and which formats to record the findings to best serve as a springboard to design decisions.
• Execute complex defined and self-defined projects of research, development or investigation and identify and implement relevant outcomes.
• Ability to plan and compose buildings exhibiting complexity in terms of function, scale and context.
• Knowledge on the humanistic currents through the reading of selected literature
• Demonstrate the ability to work with other students for.
• The ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts comprehensibly in visual, oral and written forms.
• Present and evaluate arguments, information and ideas concerning the various fields discussed in this module, and the ability to integrate these aspects in their individual design thinking and work.

• According to partner university

The module has to be passed with a sufficient grade (minimum grade of 4.0).

• According to partner university

According to partner university and country

• According to the chosen concentration in the MSc Degree-Program at Hochschule Liechtenstein, students can direct their studies in a similar orientation, or study complementary courses that can be integrative to their concentration.
• The content is given by partner universities.

Generally studio delivered and project based, with students being tutored individually and in groups. This is supported by lectures that explain the principles that underlie architectural design and provide the intellectual and cultrual context for the study in achitecture.
Lectures, seminars.

The module Study Abroad/ Special Studies gives the opportunity to study in an architectural program proposed by one of our none german speaking partner universities in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. The module aims to establish intercultural relationships and learning experiences. Students are confronted to new building cultures and traditions.

At the end of the module each student should have the ability to demonstrate and/or work with:

• Cultural awareness and sensibility.
• A critical understanding of the intellectual and aesthetic content of self-selected buildings that supports architectural judgement.
• Researched and critical evaluation of the briefing and performance of buildings.
• The ability to define what type of research is relevant, what questions to ask, and which formats to record the findings to best serve as a springboard to design decisions.
• Execute complex defined and self-defined projects of research, development or investigation and identify and implement relevant outcomes.
• Ability to plan and compose buildings exhibiting complexity in terms of function, scale and context.
• Knowledge on the humanistic currents through the reading of selected literature
• Demonstrate the ability to work with other students for.
• The ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts comprehensibly in visual, oral and written forms.
• Present and evaluate arguments, information and ideas concerning the various fields discussed in this module, and the ability to integrate these aspects in their individual design thinking and work.

• According to partner university

The module has to be passed with a sufficient grade (minimum grade of 4.0).

• According to partner university

According to partner university and country

• Design of buildings, their sitting, their energy use, the choice of construction, materials and processes, as well as the quality of their internal environment and micro-climate focussing the issues of sustainability and the performance of the building envelope.
• Developpment of creative design skills integrating sustainable building technology.
• Guest lecturers and professors coming from an international context teaching alternating contents as compact projects, which complement the regular Projects Studios.
• Debate on current topics from practice, theory and research within the lecture series.

Studio delivered and project based, with students being tutored individually and in groups. This is supported by lectures that explain the principles that underlie sustainable design and provide the intellectual cultural and technological context for the study in achitecture.
Lectures, seminars.

The module Master-Thesis Sustainable Design seeks to establish the theoretical and professional frame to an integrated, intellectual and specific architectural debate and project making within the concentration Sustainable Design.
The topics center on issues to develop critical positions towards subjective reasoning in the field of sustainable design and to further the ability to root these positions in the theory of building construction and technology, as well as in the political, sociological, and cultural context of contemporary architecture and society.
One or several excursions are complementary to the project studio work.

The aim of the module is to provide students with the necessary architectural tools and intellectual instruments and avareness to integrate the knowledge aquired in the entire MSc Degree-Program into a responsible and sustainable professional behaviour.
The Master-Thesis student is expected to submit a complete Thesis-Project that instigates the work of the students in the lower semesters and represents the architectural and intellectual culture of the concentration Sustainable Design.

At the end of the module each student should have the ability to demonstrate and/or work with:

• Knowledge that covers and integrates most of the principle areas, features, boundaries, terminology and conventions of the discipline of architecture focused on the issues of sustainability and the performance of the building envelope.
• A researched understanding of sustainability in order to take a position as a designer reflected in the ability to devise and implement strategies for sitting, energy use, choice of construction, materials and processes, as well as for the quality of the internal environment and micro-climate.
• A researched and integrated knowledge of building construction and materials, structural design and energy transfer mechanisms synthesized in coherent design projects that express architectural intentions and considerations of a sustainable environment.
• Execute complex defined and self-defined projects of research, development or investigation and identify and implement relevant outcomes.
• Communicate and articulate ideas and informations fluently in english language and work comprehensively in visual, oraland written forms.
• Make formal presentations about specialist topics to informed audiences.
• Exercise autonomy and initiative in carrying out set project briefs and self-directed programme of study.
• Demonstrate ability to manage time and physicalresources in relation to set project briefs and self-direct programmes of study as an individual and a group member.
• Development of critical position as an individual designer and contribute this to the on-going studio debate. Deal with complex ethical and professional issues.

• Intermediate colloquium and final review with externals
• Thesis Book

The module has to be passed with a sufficient grade (minimum grade of 4.0).

• Project Studio Master-Thesis Sustainable Design 100%

• Urban design, housing, commercial and cultural buildings within the inner city and its periphery.
• Developpment of creative design skills against demanding constraints.
• Highly integrated, specific support by Courses Design Theory II.
• Scale from analytical work to architectural design projects between 1:2000 and 1:200.
• Debate on current topics from practice, theory and research within the lecture series.

Studio delivered and project based, with students being tutored individually and in groups. This is supported by lectures that explain the principles that underlie architectural design and provide the intellectual and cultrual context for the study in achitecture.
Lectures, seminars.

The module Master-Thesis Design Theory seeks to establish the theoretical and professional frame to an integrated, intellectual and specific architectural debate and project making within the concentration Design Theory.
The topics center on issues to develop critical positions towards subjective reasoning in architecture and to further the ability to root these positions in the history and theory of architecture, as well as in the political, sociological, and cultural context of contemporary architecture and society. Theoretical planning and architectural articulation of space considering notions such as typology, morphology and style are fundamental topics in architectural education.
One or several excursions are complementary to the project studio work.

The aim of the module is to provide students with the necessary architectural tools and intellectual instruments and avareness to integrate the knowledge aquired in the entire MSc Degree-Program into a responsible and sustainable professional behaviour.
The Master-Thesis student is expected to submit a complete Thesis-Project that instigates the work of the students in the lower semesters and represents the architectural and intellectual culture of the concentration Design Theory.

At the end of the module each student should have the ability to demonstrate and/or work with:

• A researched understanding of design in order to take a position as a designer reflected in the ability to devise and implement strategies.
• A critical understanding of the intellectual and aesthetic content of self-selected buildings that supports architectural judgement.
• Researched and critical evaluation of the briefing and performance of buildings.
• The ability to define what type of research is relevant, what questions to ask, and which formats to record the findings to best serve as a springboard to design decisions.
• Execute complex defined and self-defined projects of research, development or investigation and identify and implement relevant outcomes.
• Ability to plan and compose buildings exhibiting complexity in terms of function, scale and context.
• knowledge on the humanistic currents through the reading of selected literature
• An understanding of the history of architecture reinterpreted considering political, sociological, and economical aspects.
• An insight into the structure and the workings of the outer organs of perception and perception in general.

At the end of the module each student should have the ability to demonstrate and/or work with:

• A researched understanding of design in order to take a position as a designer reflected in the ability to devise and implement strategies.
• A critical understanding of the intellectual and aesthetic content of self-selected buildings that supports architectural judgement.
• Researched and critical evaluation of the briefing and performance of buildings.
• The ability to define what type of research is relevant, what questions to ask, and which formats to record the findings to best serve as a springboard to design decisions.
• Execute complex defined and self-defined projects of research, development or investigation and identify and implement relevant outcomes.
• Ability to plan and compose buildings exhibiting complexity in terms of function, scale and context.
• knowledge on the humanistic currents through the reading of selected literature
• An understanding of the history of architecture reinterpreted considering political, sociological, and economical aspects.
• An insight into the structure and the workings of the outer organs of perception and perception in general.
• Demonstrate the ability to work with other students.
• The ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts comprehensibly in visual, oral and written forms.
• Present and evaluate arguments, information and ideas concerning the various fields discussed in this module, and the ability to integrate these aspects in their individual design thinking and work.

• Intermediate colloquium and final review with externals
• Thesis Book

The module has to be passed with a sufficient grade (minimum grade of 4.0).

• Project Studio Master-Thesis Design Theory 100%

Die Anmeldung hier ist Voraussetzung, damit die Anmeldung zum konkreten Kompaktprojekt stattfinden kann.

Präsentation der Projekte mit der definitiven schriftlichen Anmeldung am:
Mittwoch, 30.09.09, 8:30 Uhr im Auditiorium

Blockveranstaltung KW 01 - KW 02
Start: Sonntag, 03.01.10
Ende: Samstag 10.01.10

• In der Architekturgeschichte wird die Architektur der Frühmoderne und Moderne im deutschsprachigen Kulturraum sowie in den Niederlanden bis in die Gegenwartsarchitektur anhand von wichtigen Beispielen erklärt.
• In der Landschaftsarchitektur werden die historischen Entwicklungen des Aufgabenfeldes der Landschaftsarchitektur, die Grundlagen der städtischen Freiraumtypen sowie sozialwissenschaftliche und ökologische Aspekte der Landschaftsarchitektur erläutert.
• Die Lehrinhalte der angebotenen Wahlfächer sind in den Beschreibungen der entsprechenden Lehrveranstaltungen aufgeführt.

Vorlesung, Seminar und Übung

In den Modulen Theorie V und Theorie VI sollen die in den Modulen Theorie I bis IV erworbenen und vertieften Grundlagen zum gegenwärtigen Geschehen in der Architektur und Landschaftsplanung in Beziehung gesetzt werden. Die Studierenden sollen die Möglichkeit haben, ihren persönlichen Neigungen entsprechend, vertiefende Wahlfächer aus den Bereichen Geschichte und Theorie oder Gestaltung zu besuchen.

In der Architekturgeschichte sollen, aufbauend auf den Grundlagen der Lehrveranstaltungen Architekturgeschichte 1 und 2, Kunstgeschichte 1 und 2 sowie Theorien des Städtebaus, Themen des architektonischen Denkens ausgebaut, in neue Zusammenhänge gebracht und mit Interessen der Gegenwart in Beziehung gesetzt werden.
In der Landschaftsarchiektur soll, aufbauend auf den oben erwähnten Grundlagen, die historischen und die planerischen Grundlagen der Landschaftsarchitektur gelegt werden.
Die Wahlfächer aus dem Bereich Geschichte und Theorie und aus dem Bereich Gestaltung sollen das Hintergrundwissen der Studierenden spezifisch vertiefen.

Die Studierenden verfügen am Ende des Moduls über:

• Kenntnisse aus der Geschichte der Architektur von der Frühmoderne bis zur Gegenwart une können anhand von kanonischen Beispielen daraus die wichtigsten gestalterischen Grundsätze dieser Epochen nennen und beschreiben und sie in einen gesamtheitlichen, geschichtlichen Zusammenhang stellen.
• Kenntnisse aus der Geschichte der Landschaftsarchitektur bis und mit der Gegenwart und können diese, aufgrund ihres Wissens aus der Architekturgeschichte, in einen gesamtheitlichen Zusammenhang stellen.
• Die Lernergebnisse der angebotenen Wahlfächer sind in den Beschreibungen der entsprechenden Lehrveranstaltungen aufgeführt.

Die Prüfung der Lernergebnisse erfolgt separat in den einzelnen Lehrveranstaltungen (schriftliche Prüfungen, benotete Übungen oder Arbeiten).

Alle Lehrveranstaltungen des Moduls müssen mit einer genügenden Note bestanden werden
(Mindestnote 4.0).
Die Modulnote wird aus den gewichteten Teilnoten der einzelnen Lehrveranstaltungen errechnet:

Architekturgeschichte 3 25%
Landschaftsarchitektur 1 25%
Wahlfach Geschichte und Theorie 25%
(Architektur und Gesellschaft oder Einführung in die Philospie)
Wahlfach Gestaltung 25%
(Typographie für Architektur oder Film)

• In der Architekturgeschichte wird Italien zur Zeit der Renaissance und des Barocks und Paris zur Zeit des Barocks bis zur Gegenwart diskutiert.
• In den Grundlagen des Städtebaus werden die wichtigsten Inhalte aus den städtebaulichen Begriffen über Dichte, Mischung und Öffentlichkeit, über Bauensemble und Freiraum, sowie über menschliche Hintergründe und Vernetzungen eingeführt.
• Im Bildnerischen Gestalten 3 wird das Verstehen verschiedener plastischer und methodischer Ansätze anhand einer formalen und inhaltlichen Aufgabestellung gefördert, die vernetzt werden durch Bild- und Textbeispiele aus der Kunst und den Wissenschaften.

Vorlesung, Seminar und Übung

In den Modulen Theorie III und Theorie IV sollen die Grundlagen für das weitere Studium der Geschichte und der Theorie der Architektur und Kunst und das Bildnerische Gestalten vertieft werden. Diese Grundlagen sollen um die wichtigsten Aspekte von Städtebau und Stadtplanung nach Inhalt, Geschichte, Theorie und Methode erweitert werden.

In der Architekturgeschichte soll die Architektur und der Städtebau in Italien zur Zeit der Renaissance und des Barocks und in Frankreich (Paris) zur Zeit des Barocks bis zur Gegenwart diskutiert werden. Es wird, aufbauend auf die Module Theorie I und II, ein gesamtheitliches Verständnis von Geschichte angestrebt das auch als Grundlage für die anderen Lehrveranstaltungen dieses Moduls dienen soll.
Dieses historische Verständnis soll mit einer ersten Einführung in die Grundlagen des modernen Städtebaus bereichert werden. Es soll den Studierenden geholfen werden den urbanen Stadtraum als historisch gewachsener Komplex zu verstehen der modernen Anforderungen genügen muss.
Den Studierenden soll durch das plastische Gestalten einen direkten Zugang zur Dreidimensionalität des architektonischen und urbanen Raums ermöglicht werden. Es soll ihnen das Verständnis von Proportionen, Relationen und Massstäben ermöglichen und ihnen neue Möglichkeiten für den persönlichen Entwurfsunterricht eröffnen.

Die Studierenden verfügen am Ende des Moduls über:

• Kenntnisse aus der Geschichte der Architektur und Städtebau von der Renaissance, Barocks bis zur Gegenwart in Italien und Frankreich. Sie können wichtige historische Beispiele aus diesen Epochen in Verbindung bringen mit den Prinzipien und baulichen Beispielen aus der Antike bis zur Frührenaissance. Sie haben Kenntnis einzelner Beispiele städtebaulicher Projekte aus diesen Epochen sowie der Gegenwart.
• Kompetenzen in der Anwendung städtebaulicher Grundbegriffe in Theorie und Entwurf.
• Verständnis für die Bedeutung von Volumina, Ansichtigkeit und Gerichtetheit in Architektur, Urbanismus und Kunst und können bewusst gemäss diesen Gestaltungsprinzipien positive Formen des Körpers und Negativ-Formen gestalten, unter bewusster Berücksichtigung von Proportionen, Massverhältnisse, Rhythmus und Kontraste.

Die Prüfung der Lernergebnisse erfolgt separat in den einzelnen Lehrveranstaltungen (schriftliche Prüfungen, benotete Übungen oder Arbeiten).

Alle Lehrveranstaltungen des Moduls müssen mit einer genügenden Note bestanden werden
(Mindestnote 4.0).
Die Modulnote wird aus den gewichteten Teilnoten der einzelnen Lehrveranstaltungen errechnet:

Architekturgeschichte 2 33%
Grundlagen des Städtebaus 33%
Bildnerisches Gestalten 3 33%