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Learning outcomes 1st semester : territorial scale 2nd semester : architectural scale laba manifest - august 2012 laba students are able to: 1st semester - critically assess their own cultural background and how it influences the understanding of a site - use comparative case-studies to better understand their own research location - analyze the influence of key issues such as housing, infrastructure, economic measures, governmental measures, etc. on urban areas - create an ‘urban constitution’, that is a long-term roadmap for the development of an urban area - present their work through oral presentations and printed documentation including texts, diagrams and maps - learn to work in groups 2nd semester - formulate a feasibility study regarding a site and program of their own choosing - conduct field research including the survey and documentation of a site - initiate and follow a project through the various design phases: schematic design, design development and detail drawings - present their project through drawings, models, text descriptions, as well as oral presentations Recommended complementary classes Students are encouraged to take further classes on the topics of territorial and urban planning and theory. Of the current study plan we consider the following classes as particularly relevant to our studio: AR-221, 222, 323, 324, 421, 422 Theory of architecture AR-223, 224, 323, 423m 424 History of architecture AR-451, 452 Architecture and construction of the city AR-261, 362 Theory of urban design AR-383 City and habitat: from housing to territory AR-458 city and mobility AR-477 Understanding and reconceiving the urban AR-492 Globalization and regionalization AR-465 Urban habitat and development AR-459, 460 City sciences AR-489 Urban sociology 9
Research laba manifest - august 2012 laba merges analytical research with creative design, seeking to develop and refine methodologies which produce ideal solutions for specific programs, locations, technologies or conditions. Many critical issues influencing contemporary territories have enormous spatial implications, yet are seldom addressed by architects. laba investigates these issues. The pressure of immigration into European fringe cities (Athens- City of Immigrants /Architecture of Integration lapa 2010/11) and the urbanization of the ocean (A Territorial Constitution for the Barents Sea, laba 2011/12) are two examples. Technological developments such as GIS allow architects to investigate urban development from any distance. Vast resources of information and data are available and accessible. Sophisticated environmental modelling is already possible through this technology. Ultimately, environmental factors influencing cities can be designed and tested. At the same time, to really understand urban phenomena architects need to do extensive field work. The close-up view of urban situations at the human scale, and the “gods-eye” view inform each other respectively and are mutually dependent. Coupling these perspectives and utilizing the available technological resources reveal the true nature of a particular urban context, and enable the architect to arrive at specific local solutions for global tasks. Through the development of this set of skills, laba aims to strengthen the architect’s position within the urban debate. This approach also informs the teaching programme. Currently laba maintains a broad research base, drawing on experience gained from specific design locations where a new urban or territorial condition is manifested. Two particular areas of interest are; - design as mediator of the urban context - digital tools and their influence on the design and production of architecture. laba’s research is currently carried out by one post-doctoral position, two doctorates and one research assistant. Further to this, laba is committed to the development of an interdisciplinary design doctorate “Complex Design” at the EPFL through the SNF programme “ProDoc” (application in progress). Two further research proposals have been submitted in 2012: CH16M2048 (1 doctoral position) and WiuUrbis (Waste Impact on Environmental and Urban Design in Romania) part of the SNF Romanian-Swiss Research Programme (two 50% positions) where both partners (EPFL LABA and UVT-DG) aim at identifying the best solutions for environmental and urban design in Romania, which will be used primarily by decision makers in Romania but also by research circles in both Switzerland and Romania. The project’s solutions are supported by GIS and Remote Sensing techniques and incorporate several methods: (a) volunteer mobile information (VGI), (b) GIS mapping, and (c) 3D computer simulations. The other solutions are offered by architects, who will create waste-management-based urban design models. The cumulative solutions will contribute, on the one hand, to a better understanding of the problem and help raising awareness among stakeholders and, on the other, to the creation of an implementable urban and environmental design of the selected locations. 10
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