Module Handbook

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

SPO 2016
Summer term 2024
Date: 28/03/2024

KIT DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

KIT – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association www.kit.edu

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2. Field of study structure......................................................................................................................................................................................11
2.1. Bachelor's Thesis .....................................................................................................................................................................................11
2.2. Designing ...................................................................................................................................................................................................11
2.3. Integral Designing ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.4. Construction Technology ......................................................................................................................................................................12
2.5. Theoretical and Historical Basics ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.6. Designing and Representing ................................................................................................................................................................12
2.7. Urban- and Landscape Planning from 1.11.2021 ..............................................................................................................................12
2.8. Specialization .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.9. Interdisciplinary Qualifications .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
3. Modules ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.1. Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis - M-ARCH-103576 ................................................................................................................14
3.2. Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1 - M-ARCH-103568 .......................................................................................16
3.3. Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 2 - M-ARCH-103569 .......................................................................................17
3.4. Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 3 - M-ARCH-103570 ...................................................................................... 18
3.5. Architectural Theory Research Topics - M-ARCH-103585 ............................................................................................................. 19
3.6. Art History - M-ARCH-105812 ............................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.7. Artistic and Sculptural Design - M-ARCH-103567 ............................................................................................................................ 21
3.8. Basics of Building Construction - M-ARCH-103554 ........................................................................................................................ 22
3.9. Basics of Design Theory - M-ARCH-103566 .......................................................................................................................................23
3.10. Basics of Urban Planning - M-ARCH-103571 ...................................................................................................................................24
3.11. Basis Course Photogrammetry - M-BGU-104004 ...........................................................................................................................25
3.12. Building Construction - M-ARCH-103557 ......................................................................................................................................... 26
3.13. Building Materials Science - M-ARCH-103553 ................................................................................................................................ 27
3.14. Building Physics - M-ARCH-103556 ...................................................................................................................................................28
3.15. Building Services - M-ARCH-103559 ................................................................................................................................................. 29
3.16. Building Survey - M-ARCH-103596 ....................................................................................................................................................30
3.17. Communication of Architecture and Scientific Methodology - M-ARCH-103565 ...................................................................31
3.18. Construction Economics and Project Management - M-ARCH-105813 ....................................................................................32
3.19. History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Building Survey - M-ARCH-105811 ..........................................................33
3.20. History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Urban Development - M-ARCH-105810 ................................................ 34
3.21. In-depth Surveying for Architects - M-BGU-104002 .....................................................................................................................35
3.22. Key Qualifications - M-ARCH-103602 ...............................................................................................................................................36
3.23. Law for Architects and Construction Planning Law - M-ARCH-105814 ....................................................................................38
3.24. Methodicial and Technical Planning Tools - M-ARCH-103589 .................................................................................................. 39
3.25. Module Bachelor's Thesis - M-ARCH-103546 ................................................................................................................................. 40
3.26. Principles of Building Studies and Design - M-ARCH-103572 ....................................................................................................42
3.27. Selected Topics of Accessibility - M-ARCH-106573 .......................................................................................................................43
3.28. Selected Topics of Architectural Theory - M-ARCH-103584 .......................................................................................................44
3.29. Selected Topics of Art History - M-ARCH-103594 ......................................................................................................................... 45
3.30. Selected Topics of Building History - M-ARCH-103595 ............................................................................................................... 46
3.31. Selected Topics of Building History 2 - M-ARCH-105564 .............................................................................................................47
3.32. Selected Topics of Building Physics - M-ARCH-103592 ...............................................................................................................48
3.33. Selected Topics of Building Technology - M-ARCH-103591 ........................................................................................................ 51
3.34. Selected Topics of Building Technology - M-ARCH-103587 ....................................................................................................... 52
3.35. Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience - M-ARCH-106574 ..................................................................................................53
3.36. Selected Topics of Communication in Architecture - M-ARCH-103586 ...................................................................................54
3.37. Selected Topics of Digital Design and Fabrication - M-ARCH-105818 ..................................................................................... 55
3.38. Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 - M-ARCH-103582 ............................................................................................................................ 56
3.39. Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 - M-ARCH-103583 ............................................................................................................................ 57
3.40. Selected Topics of Structural Analysis - M-ARCH-106127 .......................................................................................................... 58
3.41. Selected Topics of Structural Design - M-ARCH-104513 ............................................................................................................. 59
3.42. Selected Topics of Sustainability - M-ARCH-103684 ................................................................................................................... 60
3.43. Selected Topics of Urban Design - M-ARCH-103593 .....................................................................................................................61
3.44. Selected Topics of Urban Design - Workshop - M-ARCH-103811 ..............................................................................................62
3.45. Selectet Topics of Building Studies and Design - M-ARCH-103577 .......................................................................................... 63

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3.46. Seminar Week - M-ARCH-105821 ...................................................................................................................................................... 64

3.47. Static and Strength of Materials - M-ARCH-103555 ......................................................................................................................65
3.48. Structural Analysis - M-ARCH-103590 ............................................................................................................................................. 66
3.49. Structural Design - M-ARCH-103558 .................................................................................................................................................67
3.50. Studio Context - M-ARCH-103550 .....................................................................................................................................................69
3.51. Studio Material - M-ARCH-103549 .....................................................................................................................................................70
3.52. Studio Space - M-ARCH-103547 ......................................................................................................................................................... 71
3.53. Studio Structure - M-ARCH-103548 .................................................................................................................................................. 73
3.54. Studio System - M-ARCH-103551 .......................................................................................................................................................74
3.55. Sustainability - M-ARCH-103552 ........................................................................................................................................................75
3.56. Theory of Architecture 1 - M-ARCH-103561 .....................................................................................................................................76
3.57. Theory of Architecture 2 - M-ARCH-103562 .....................................................................................................................................77
4. Courses.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 78
4.1. Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis - T-ARCH-107688 ................................................................................................................ 78
4.2. Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis - Portfolio - T-ARCH-107690 ........................................................................................... 81
4.3. Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1 - T-ARCH-107305 ....................................................................................... 82
4.4. Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 2 - T-ARCH-107306 ....................................................................................... 83
4.5. Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 3 - T-ARCH-107307 ....................................................................................... 84
4.6. Architectural Theory Research Topics - T-ARCH-107325 .............................................................................................................. 85
4.7. Art History - T-ARCH-111667 ................................................................................................................................................................. 86
4.8. Artistic and Sculptural Design - T-ARCH-107304 ............................................................................................................................88
4.9. Bachelor's Thesis - T-ARCH-107248 ................................................................................................................................................... 89
4.10. Basic Concepts of Urban Development and Urban Planning - T-ARCH-111657 .................................................................... 95
4.11. Basic Course in the Study Workshop Modell - T-ARCH-107342 ................................................................................................. 96
4.12. Basic Course in the Study Workshop Photography - T-ARCH-107341 ...................................................................................... 97
4.13. Basics of Building Construction - T-ARCH-107291 ........................................................................................................................ 98
4.14. Basics of Design Theory - T-ARCH-107303 ......................................................................................................................................99
4.15. Basics of Fire Protection - T-ARCH-110401 ...................................................................................................................................100
4.16. Basics of Lighting Technology - T-ARCH-110403 ......................................................................................................................... 101
4.17. Basics of Planning Energy-Efficient Buildings - T-ARCH-110402 .............................................................................................102
4.18. Basics Sound Insulation - T-ARCH-110400 ................................................................................................................................... 103
4.19. Basis Course Photogrammetry - T-BGU-107444 ..........................................................................................................................104
4.20. Building Construction - T-ARCH-107294 ....................................................................................................................................... 105
4.21. Building Materials Science - T-ARCH-107290 ...............................................................................................................................106
4.22. Building Physics - T-ARCH-107293 .................................................................................................................................................. 107
4.23. Building Services - T-ARCH-107296 ................................................................................................................................................ 108
4.24. Building Survey - T-ARCH-107337 ................................................................................................................................................... 109
4.25. Building Survey - T-ARCH-111666 ....................................................................................................................................................110
4.26. Communication of Architecture and Scientific Methodology - T-ARCH-107302 ..................................................................111
4.27. Construction Economics and Project Management - T-ARCH-111670 .................................................................................... 112
4.28. Design in Studio Context - T-ARCH-109961 .................................................................................................................................. 113
4.29. Design in Studio Material - T-ARCH-109960 .................................................................................................................................116
4.30. Design in Studio Space - T-ARCH-109958 .....................................................................................................................................118
4.31. Design in Studio Structure - T-ARCH-109959 ...............................................................................................................................120
4.32. Design in Studio System - T-ARCH-109962 ...................................................................................................................................122
4.33. Fundamentals of Town Planning - T-ARCH-106581 .................................................................................................................... 123
4.34. History of Architecture and Urban Planning 2 - T-ARCH-111656 ............................................................................................ 124
4.35. History of Architecture and Urban Planning 3 - T-ARCH-111665 .............................................................................................125
4.36. In-depth Surveying for Architects - T-BGU-107443 .................................................................................................................... 126
4.37. Internship - T-ARCH-107703 ..............................................................................................................................................................127
4.38. Key Qualifications at the HoC, ZAK or Sprachenzentrum - T-ARCH-110592 .........................................................................128
4.39. Law for Architects and Construction Planning Law - T-ARCH-111669 ................................................................................... 129
4.40. Methodicial and Technical Planning Tools - T-ARCH-107329 ..................................................................................................130
4.41. Principles of Building Studies and Design - T-ARCH-107309 ................................................................................................... 131
4.42. Principles of Building Studies and Design - Practical Course - T-ARCH-109233 ................................................................ 132
4.43. Selected Topics of Accessibility - T-ARCH-113245 ...................................................................................................................... 133
4.44. Selected Topics of Architectural Theory - T-ARCH-107324 ...................................................................................................... 135
4.45. Selected Topics of Art History - T-ARCH-107335 .........................................................................................................................138
4.46. Selected Topics of Building History - T-ARCH-107336 .............................................................................................................. 143
4.47. Selected Topics of Building History 2 - T-ARCH-111168 ............................................................................................................ 149

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4.48. Selected Topics of Building Technology - T-ARCH-107332 .......................................................................................................155

4.49. Selected Topics of Building Technology - T-ARCH-107327 ....................................................................................................... 157
4.50. Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience - T-ARCH-113246 .................................................................................................158
4.51. Selected Topics of Communication in Architecture - T-ARCH-107326 .................................................................................. 160
4.52. Selected Topics of Digital Design and Fabrication - T-ARCH-111674 ..................................................................................... 161
4.53. Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 - T-ARCH-107322 ............................................................................................................................162
4.54. Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 - T-ARCH-107323 ............................................................................................................................167
4.55. Selected Topics of Structural Analysis - T-ARCH-112498 .......................................................................................................... 172
4.56. Selected Topics of Structural Design - T-ARCH-109243 ............................................................................................................ 173
4.57. Selected Topics of Sustainability - T-ARCH-107426 ....................................................................................................................175
4.58. Selected Topics of Urban Design - T-ARCH-107334 ....................................................................................................................176
4.59. Selected Topics of Urban Design - Workshop - T-ARCH-107697 ............................................................................................. 178
4.60. Selectet Topics of Building Studies and Design - T-ARCH-107317 ..........................................................................................179
4.61. Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 1 not graded - T-ARCH-111746 ................................................................................................ 180
4.62. Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 2 not graded - T-ARCH-111747 .................................................................................................181
4.63. Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 3 not graded - T-ARCH-111748 ................................................................................................182
4.64. Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 4 graded - T-ARCH-111749 ....................................................................................................... 183
4.65. Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 5 graded - T-ARCH-111750 ....................................................................................................... 184
4.66. Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 6 graded - T-ARCH-111751 ........................................................................................................185
4.67. Seminar Week - T-ARCH-111342 ...................................................................................................................................................... 186
4.68. Seminar Week 1 - T-ARCH-111677 ....................................................................................................................................................195
4.69. Seminar Week 2 - T-ARCH-111678 .................................................................................................................................................. 204
4.70. Static and Strength of Materials - T-ARCH-107292 ..................................................................................................................... 213
4.71. Static and Strength of Materials - Practical Course - T-ARCH-109234 ...................................................................................215
4.72. Structural Analysis - T-ARCH-107330 ............................................................................................................................................. 216
4.73. Structural Design - T-ARCH-107295 .................................................................................................................................................217
4.74. Structural Design - Practical Course - T-ARCH-109235 ............................................................................................................. 218
4.75. Survey - T-BGU-108019 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 219
4.76. Sustainability - T-ARCH-107289 ...................................................................................................................................................... 220
4.77. Theory of Architecture 1 - T-ARCH-107298 .................................................................................................................................... 221
4.78. Theory of Architecture 1 - Practical Course - T-ARCH-109236 .................................................................................................222
4.79. Theory of Architecture 2 - T-ARCH-107299 ................................................................................................................................... 223
4.80. Theory of Architecture 2 - Practical Course - T-ARCH-109237 ................................................................................................ 224
4.81. Visit Lecture Series Bachelor - T-ARCH-109970 .......................................................................................................................... 225
4.82. Workshop Introduction - T-ARCH-107340 .................................................................................................................................... 226
5. Studien- und Prüfungsordnung .................................................................................................................................................................... 227

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Editor/Publisher:

Fakultät für Architektur

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
76128 Kalrsruhe
www.arch.kit.edu

Contact: [email protected]

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The bachelor program Architecture at KIT

Working on the creative design of the world around us using scientific

methods – that is the goal of the Karlsruhe Department of Architecture at
KIT.

The students in the study course Architecture acquire knowledge and skills
during their studies that enable them to plan and to design the habitats of
humans in the future. As architects they should contribute to creating the
prerequisites for an optimal level of environmental quality for both living
and working conditions that offer all sorts of developmental possibilities for
society as a whole.

This presupposes an education that teaches one about the technical possi-
bilities, provides one with knowledge about economic efficiency and, most
importantly, of how to design a world that is being recreated again and
again. The students need to be comprehensively prepared for the ever-
changing requirements that are made of them during their professional
working lives. Strengthening the practical side of things as well as a focus
on research, including making use of the insights gained within university
teaching, guarantees this type of education. Since 1825 one can study Ar-
chitecture at our department with the aim of being awarded a diploma in
this subject; as of the introduction of the bachelor and master programs in
the winter semester 2009/2010 one is awarded a BA or MA degree.

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has made it its aim, within
the framework of implementing the Bologna process of setting up a Euro-
pean university landscape, of ensuring that at the end of one’s studies one
is as a rule awarded a master’s degree. The consecutive bachelor and mas-
ter study programs on offer at KIT should therefore be seen as being a com-
prehensive concept with a consecutive curriculum in place.

The planning and the scope of the BA study course Architecture encom-
passes six semesters. It ends with the degree Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
which one is awarded after having successfully completed all exams. For
this degree altogether 180 ECTS credit points have to be collected.

Within the framework of this study course skills in the following subjects,
amongst others, should be attained:
- Designing
- Integral Designing
- Construction Technology
- Theoretic and Historical Basics
- Designing and Representing
- Urban- and Landscape Planning

Within the subject Specialization modules from various subject areas can
be chosen and thereby students can develop an individual profile that cor-
responds with their own interests.

The subject Interdisciplinary Qualifications completes the courses on offer;

here one can attain general as well as practical competencies.
Therefore, within the bachelor course of studies both the scientific basics as
well as the connected methodic competencies are taught.

Every semester the students work in a specifically themed design studio.

The individual professors supervise one respective studio personally. The
design work is supported with a basic course offer specifically tailored to
the students’ needs. The aim of the study course is to ensure the students‘
ability of being able to successfully complete a consecutive master’s pro-
gram as well as being able to successfully apply the knowledge learned in
one’s later professional career. The examination regulations (attached) and
the study plan based on this contain all binding requirements for the study
course.

Basically, the study course is split up into modules. Every module can be
made up of one or more courses which are successfully completed by pass-
ing one or more exams. The scope of each module is defined by credit points
that, after successful completion of the module, are credited to the student’s
account.

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The module guide for the study course

In this module guide the modules and all related courses as well as pro-
gress monitoring are listed with the following information:
- Allocating a module to a discipline and those persons responsible
- Scope of the module in terms of credit points
- Module cycle, length, level, language and work requirements
- Module courses and their contents
- Progress monitoring (exams) of the modules and grade development
- Qualification aims of the modules
- Prerequisites and requirements of the modules respectively interdepend-
ency of the modules
- Recommendations and notes regarding the modules

It provides the needed orientation and is a reliable helper throughout one’s

studies. The module guide, however, in no way replaces the academic
course catalog and the notices on the boards of the disciplines and faculties
that inform up-to-date every semester about the variable event dates (e.g.
time and location of a course) as well as on any short-term changes that
have been made.

Exam modalities
In order to be able to take part in the module exams, students have to bind-
ingly register online. Exams taken that have not been officially registered
for are not taken into account.

The study regulations of the bachelor program Architecture dated July

26th, 2016 (official notice of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
No. 66 dated July 27th, 2016) defines the following in section §4 module
exams, completed coursework and examination requirements:

(1) The bachelor exam is made up of module exams. Module exams consist
of one or several progress monitoring checks. Progress monitoring is di-
vided into completed coursework or examination requirements.

(2) Examination requirements are:

1. written exams,
2. oral exams or
3. other examination requirements.

(3) Completed coursework is written, oral or practical requirements that, as

a rule, is undertaken by the students when attending their individual
courses. The bachelor exam is not allowed to be completed just by handing
in coursework.

Based on this are the terms and definitions used and defined within the
module descriptions with regard to progress monitoring. Further infor-
mation on the legal and administrative framework of study courses can be
found in the study regulations attached to this module guide.

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Study course design bachelor program Architecture

Bachelor Architecture
Exemplary Curriculum

1. Sem 2. Sem 3. Sem 4. Sem 5. Sem 6. Sem

Studio Space Studio Structure Studio Material Studio Context Studio System Bachelor‘s Thesis
10 CP 10 CP / OE 10 CP 10 CP 10 CP 12 CP

Basics of Basics of Building Building Construction Basics of Urban Sustainability

Design Theory Construction 4 CP Planning 4 CP
Advanced Topic of
4 CP 4 CP 4 CP
Bachelor Thesis
4 CP
Artistic and Static and Strength Structural Design Urban Development Elective Module*
Sculptural Design of Materials 4 LP and Construction 4 CP
Elective Module*
4 CP 4 CP Planning Law 4 CP
4 CP

Building Materials Building Physics Building Services Basics of Building Elective Module*
Science 4 CP / OE 4 CP Studies and Design 4 CP
Interdisciplinary
4 CP 4 CP
Qualifications*
6 CP
Architectural Architectural Architectural Communication of Construction Eco-
Geometry and Digital Geometry and Digital Geometry and Digital Architecture and nomics and Law for
Form Design 1 Form Design 2 Form Design 3 Scientific Methodology Architects
4 CP / OE 4 CP 4 CP 4 CP 4 CP

Theory of Theory of Building History 1 Building History 2 Building- or Art- and Building- or Art- and
Architecture 1 Architecture 2 4 CP 4 CP Urban Development- Urban Development-
4 CP / OE 4 CP History 1 4 CP History 2 4 CP

30 CP 30 CP 30 CP 30 CP 30 CP 30 CP

* Placeholder for various modules

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Field title CP semester assignment
CP Conditions /
Module Module
Conditions / Prerequisites Field Module ID Modul Prerequisites Module Component Title Examination 1 2 3 4 5 6
Component ID Com-
e Module
Module title ponent CP CP CP CP CP CP

Designing (40 CP)

All modules in this field are compulsory modules.

M-ARCH-103547 10 T-ARCH-109958 Examination of

Studio Space - Design in Studio Space 10 10
another kind
Successful completion of
Examination of
Studio Structure M-ARCH-103548 10 module studio space. T-ARCH-109959 Design in Studio Structure 10 10
another kind
orientation examination
Successful completion of Examination of
Studio Material M-ARCH-103549 10 module studio structure
T-ARCH-109960 Design in Studio Material 10 10
another kind
Successful completion of Examination of
Studio Context M-ARCH-103550 10 T-ARCH-109961 Design in Studio Context 10 10
module studio material. another kind

Integral Designing (14 CP)

All modules in this field are compulsory modules.
Examination of
Studio System M-ARCH-103551 10 - T-ARCH-109962 Design in Studio System 10 10
another kind
Examination of
Sustainability M-ARCH-103552 4 - T-ARCH-107289 Sustainability 4 4
another kind

Construction Technology (32 CP)

All modules in this field are compulsory modules.
Examination of
Building Materials Science M-ARCH-103553 4 - T-ARCH-107290 Building Materials Science 4 4
another kind
Examination of
Basics of Building Construction M-ARCH-103554 4 - T-ARCH-107291 Basics of Building Construction 4 4
another kind
Written
Exercise is a T-ARCH-107292 Static and Strength of Materials 4 4
examination
Static and Strength of Materials M-ARCH-103555 4 requirement for written
examination. Static and Strength of Materials - completed
T-ARCH-109234 0 0
Exercise coursework
orientation Examination of
Building Physics M-ARCH-103556 4 T-ARCH-107293 Building Physics 4 4
examination another kind
Examination of
Building Construction M-ARCH-103557 4 - T-ARCH-107294 Building Construction 4 4
another kind
Written
Exercise is a T-ARCH-107295 Structural Design 4 4
examination
Structural Design M-ARCH-103558 4 requirement for written
examination. completed
T-ARCH-109235 Structural Design - Exercise 0 0
coursework
Examination of
Building Services M-ARCH-103559 4 - T-ARCH-107296 Building Services 4 4
another kind
Construction Economics and Law Examination of
Construction Economics and Law for Arcitects M-ARCH-103560 4 - T-ARCH-107297 4 4
for Arcitects another kind

Theoretical and Historical Basics (20 CP)

All modules in this field are compulsory modules.
orientation Written
T-ARCH-107298 Theory of Architecture 1 4 4
examination - Exercise examination
Theory of Architecture 1 M-ARCH-103561 4
is a requirement for completed
written examination. T-ARCH-109236 Theory of Architecture 1 - Exercise 0 0
coursework
Written
Exercise is a T-ARCH-107299 Theory of Architecture 2 4 4
examination
Theory of Architecture 2 M-ARCH-103562 4 requirement for written
examination. completed
T-ARCH-109237 Theory of Architecture 2 - Exercise 0 0
coursework
Written
Building History 1 M-ARCH-103563 4 - T-ARCH-107300 Building History 1 4 4
examination
Building History and Building Examination of
T-ARCH-107301 3 3
Survey another kind
Building History 2 M-ARCH-103564 4 -
completed
T-BGU-108019 Survey 1 1
coursework
Communication of Architecture and Scientific Communication of Architecture and Written
M-ARCH-103565 4 - T-ARCH-107302 4 4
Methodology Scientific Methodology examination

Designing and Representing (20 CP)

All modules in this field are compulsory modules.
Examination of
Basics of Design Theory M-ARCH-103566 4 - T-ARCH-107303 Basics of Design Theory 4 4
another kind
Examination of
Artistic and ScuCPtural Design M-ARCH-103567 4 - T-ARCH-107304 Artistic and ScuCPtural Design 4 4
another kind
orientation Architectural Geometry and Digital Examination of
Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1 M-ARCH-103568 4 T-ARCH-107305 4 4
examination Form Design 1 another kind
Architectural Geometry and Digital Examination of
Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 2 M-ARCH-103569 4 - T-ARCH-107306 4 4
Form Design 2 another kind
Architectural Geometry and Digital Examination of
Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 3 M-ARCH-103570 4 - T-ARCH-107307 4 4
Form Design 3 another kind

Urban- and Landscape Planning (20 CP)

All modules in this field are compulsory modules.
Written
Exercise is a T-ARCH-106581 Basics of Urban Planning 4 4
examination
Basics of Urban Planning M-ARCH-103571 4 requirement for written
examination. Principles of Building Studies and completed
T-ARCH-109964 0 0
Design - Exercise coursework
Principles of Building Studies and Written
Exercise is a T-ARCH-107309 4 4
Design examination
Principles of Building Studies and Design M-ARCH-103572 4 requirement for written
examination. Principles of Building Studies and completed
T-ARCH-109233 0 0
Design - Exercise coursework
Urban Developent and Written
Exercise is a T-ARCH-107310 4 4
Construction Planning Law examination
Urban Developent and Construction Planning Law M-ARCH-103573 4 requirement for written
examination. completed
T-ARCH-110885 Urban Developent- Exercise 0
coursework
Urban Development-, Building- or Written
Urban Development-, Building- or Art History 1 M-ARCH-103574 4 - T-ARCH-107311 4 4
Art History 1 examination
Urban Development-, Building- or Written
Urban Development-, Building- or Art History 2 M-ARCH-103575 4 - T-ARCH-107312 4 4
Art History 2 examination
Specialization (16 CP)
The module "Advanced Topic of Bachelor Thesis" is compulsory, from the other modules three have to be chosen.
completed
T-ARCH-107688 Advanced Topic of Bachelor 3 3
coursework
Advanced Topic of Bachelor Thesis M-ARCH-103576 4 -
Advanced Topic of Bachelor - completed
T-ARCH-107690 1 1
Portfolio coursework
Selected Topics of Building Examination of
Selected Topics of Building Studies and Design M-ARCH-103577 4 - T-ARCH-107317 4 x x
Studies and Design another kind
Examination of
Selected Topic of Fine Art 1 M-ARCH-103582 4 - T-ARCH-107322 Selected Topic of Fine Art 1 4 x x
another kind

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Field title CP semester assignment
CP Conditions /
Module Module
Conditions / Prerequisites Field Module ID Modul Prerequisites Module Component Title Examination 1 2 3 4 5 6
Component ID Com-
e Module
Module title ponent CP CP CP CP CP CP

Specialization (16 CP)

The module "Advanced Topic of Bachelor Thesis" is compulsory, from the other modules three have to be chosen.
Examination of
Selected Topics of Fine Arts 2 M-ARCH-103583 4 - T-ARCH-107323 Selected Topics of Fine Arts 2 4 x x
another kind
Selected Topics of Architectural Examination of
Selected Topics of Architectural Theory M-ARCH-103584 4 - T-ARCH-107324 4 x x
Theory another kind
Architectural Theory Research Examination of
Architectural Theory Research Topics M-ARCH-103585 4 - T-ARCH-107325 4 x x
Topics another kind
Selected Topics of Communication Examination of
Selected Topics of Communication in Architecture M-ARCH-103586 4 - T-ARCH-107326 4 x
in Architecture another kind
Selected Topics of Building Examination of
Selected Topics of Building Technology M-ARCH-103587 4 - T-ARCH-107327 4 x x
Technology another kind
Examination of
Selected Topics of Sustainability M-ARCH-103684 4 - T-ARCH-107426 Selected Topics of Sustainability 4 x x
another kind
Methodicial and Technical Planning Examination of
Methodicial and Technical Planning Tools M-ARCH-103589 4 - T-ARCH-107329 4 x
Tools another kind
Examination of
Structural Analysis M-ARCH-103590 4 - T-ARCH-107330 Structural Analysis 4 x x
another kind
Selected Topics of Structural Examination of
Selected Topics of Structural Design M-ARCH-104513 4 - T-ARCH-109243 4 x x
Design another kind
Selected Topics of Building Examination of
Selected Topics of Building Technology M-ARCH-103591 4 - T-ARCH-107332 4 x
Technology another kind

T-ARCH-110400 Basics Sound Insulation Oral Exam 2 x x

T-ARCH-110401 Basics of Fire Protection Oral Exam 2 x x

Selected Topics of Building Physics M-ARCH-103592 4 -
Basics of Planning Energy-
T-ARCH-110402 Oral Exam 2 x x
Efficient Buildings

T-ARCH-110403 Basics of Lighting Technology Oral Exam 2 x x

Selected Topics of Digital Design Examination of

Selected Topics of Digital Design and Fabrication M-ARCH-105818 4 - T-ARCH-111674 4 x x
and Fabrication another kind
Examination of
Selected Topics of Urban Design M-ARCH-103593 4 - T-ARCH-107334 Selected Topics of Urban Design 4 x x
another kind
Selected Topics of Urban Design - Examination of
Selected Topics of Urban Design - workshop M-ARCH-103811 4 - T-ARCH-107697 4 x x
Workshop another kind
Examination of
Selected Topics of Art History M-ARCH-103594 4 - T-ARCH-107335 Selected Topics of Art History 4 x x
another kind
Examination of
Selected Topics of Building History M-ARCH-103595 4 - T-ARCH-107336 Selected Topics of Building History 4 x x
another kind
Examination of
Selected Topics of Building History 2 M-ARCH-105564 4 - T-ARCH-111168 Selected Topics of Building History 4 x x
another kind
Examination of
Building Survey M-ARCH-103596 4 - T-ARCH-107337 Building Survey 4 x x
another kind
Examination of
In-depth Surveying for Architects M-BGU-104002 4 - T-BGU-107443 In-depth Surveying for Architects 4 x
another kind
Examination of
Basis Course Photogrammetry M-BGU- 4 - T-BGU-107444 Basis Course Photogrammetry 4 x x
another kind
M-ARCH- Selected Topics of Structural Examination of
Selected Topics of Structural Analysis 4 - T-ARCH-112498 4 x x
106127 Analysis another kind
Examination of
Selected Topics of Accessibility M-ARCH-106573 4 - T-ARCH-113245 Selected Topics of Accessibility 4 x x
another kind
Selected Topics of Comfort Examination of
Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience M-ARCH-106574 4 - T-ARCH-113246 4 x x
and Resilience another kind

Interdisciplinary Qualifications (6 CP)

completed
T-ARCH-107340 Workshop Introduction 1 1
coursework
Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 1-3 completed
T-ARCH-111746 2 x x
not graded coursework
"Workshop Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 4-6 completed
T-ARCH-111749 2 x x
Introduction" is graded coursework
compulsory, the Basic Course in the Study completed
Key Qualifications M-ARCH-103602 6 T-ARCH-107341 4 x x
remaining module Workshop Photography coursework
components are Basic Course in the Study completed
selectable. T-ARCH-107342 4 x x
Workshop Modell coursework
completed
T-ARCH-109970 Visit lecture series Bachelor 1 x x
coursework
completed
T-ARCH-107703 Internship 5 x x
coursework
Bachelor Thesis
Successful completion of the subjects" Designing" and "Integral Designing" and additional module examinations amounting to 76 CP.
Bachelorarbeit
Bachelor Thesis M-ARCH-103546 12 - T-ARCH-107248 Bachelor Thesis
mit Präsentation
12 12

Total 180 31 30 30 30 30 28

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2 Field of study structure

Mandatory
Bachelor's Thesis 12 CR
Designing 40 CR
Integral Designing 14 CR
Construction Technology 32 CR
Theoretical and Historical Basics 20 CR
Designing and Representing 20 CR
Urban- and Landscape Planning from 1.11.2021 20 CR
Specialization 16 CR
Interdisciplinary Qualifications 6 CR

2.1 Bachelor's Thesis Credits

12

Mandatory
M-ARCH-103546 Module Bachelor's Thesis 12 CR

2.2 Designing Credits

40

Mandatory
M-ARCH-103547 Studio Space 10 CR
M-ARCH-103548 Studio Structure 10 CR
M-ARCH-103549 Studio Material 10 CR
M-ARCH-103550 Studio Context 10 CR

2.3 Integral Designing Credits

14

Mandatory
M-ARCH-103551 Studio System 10 CR
M-ARCH-103552 Sustainability 4 CR

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2.4 Construction Technology Credits

32

Mandatory
M-ARCH-103553 Building Materials Science 4 CR
M-ARCH-103554 Basics of Building Construction 4 CR
M-ARCH-103555 Static and Strength of Materials 4 CR
M-ARCH-103556 Building Physics 4 CR
M-ARCH-103557 Building Construction 4 CR
M-ARCH-103558 Structural Design 4 CR
M-ARCH-103559 Building Services 4 CR
M-ARCH-105813 Construction Economics and Project Management 4 CR

2.5 Theoretical and Historical Basics Credits

20

Mandatory
M-ARCH-103561 Theory of Architecture 1 4 CR
M-ARCH-103562 Theory of Architecture 2 4 CR
M-ARCH-105811 History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Building Survey 4 CR
M-ARCH-105812 Art History 4 CR
M-ARCH-103565 Communication of Architecture and Scientific Methodology 4 CR

2.6 Designing and Representing Credits

20

Mandatory
M-ARCH-103566 Basics of Design Theory 4 CR
M-ARCH-103567 Artistic and Sculptural Design 4 CR
M-ARCH-103568 Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1 4 CR
M-ARCH-103569 Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 2 4 CR
M-ARCH-103570 Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 3 4 CR

2.7 Urban- and Landscape Planning from 1.11.2021 Credits

20

Mandatory
M-ARCH-103571 Basics of Urban Planning 4 CR
M-ARCH-103572 Principles of Building Studies and Design 4 CR
M-ARCH-105810 History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Urban Development 4 CR
M-ARCH-105814 Law for Architects and Construction Planning Law 4 CR
M-ARCH-105821 Seminar Week 4 CR

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2.8 Specialization Credits

16

Mandatory
M-ARCH-103576 Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis 4 CR
Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation (Election: at least 12 credits)
M-ARCH-103577 Selectet Topics of Building Studies and Design 4 CR
M-ARCH-103582 Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 4 CR
M-ARCH-103583 Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 4 CR
M-ARCH-103584 Selected Topics of Architectural Theory 4 CR
M-ARCH-103585 Architectural Theory Research Topics 4 CR
M-ARCH-103586 Selected Topics of Communication in Architecture 4 CR
M-ARCH-103587 Selected Topics of Building Technology 4 CR
M-ARCH-103684 Selected Topics of Sustainability 4 CR
M-ARCH-103589 Methodicial and Technical Planning Tools 4 CR
M-ARCH-103590 Structural Analysis 4 CR
M-ARCH-103591 Selected Topics of Building Technology 4 CR
M-ARCH-103592 Selected Topics of Building Physics 4 CR
M-ARCH-105818 Selected Topics of Digital Design and Fabrication 4 CR
M-ARCH-103593 Selected Topics of Urban Design 4 CR
M-ARCH-103811 Selected Topics of Urban Design - Workshop 4 CR
M-ARCH-103594 Selected Topics of Art History 4 CR
M-ARCH-103595 Selected Topics of Building History 4 CR
M-ARCH-105564 Selected Topics of Building History 2 4 CR
M-ARCH-103596 Building Survey 4 CR
M-BGU-104002 In-depth Surveying for Architects 4 CR
M-BGU-104004 Basis Course Photogrammetry 4 CR
M-ARCH-104513 Selected Topics of Structural Design 4 CR
M-ARCH-106127 Selected Topics of Structural Analysis 4 CR
M-ARCH-106573 Selected Topics of Accessibility 4 CR
M-ARCH-106574 Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience 4 CR

2.9 Interdisciplinary Qualifications Credits

6

Mandatory
M-ARCH-103602 Key Qualifications 6 CR

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3 Modules

M 3.1 Module: Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis [M-ARCH-103576]

Responsible: Prof. Marc Frohn

Prof. Simon Hartmann
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (mandatory)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 pass/fail Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107688 Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis 3 CR Frohn, Hartmann,
Morger, Wappner
T-ARCH-107690 Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis - Portfolio 1 CR Frohn, Hartmann,
Morger, Wappner

Competence Certificate
Completed coursework consisting of two parts:
1.Specialization Bachelor Thesis
Working on the "Specialization Bachelor Thesis" usually, as a rule, takes place individually or in groups of two; there are
regular supervisory and correction sessions. The produced results in the form of drawings, models, texts and lectures are
presented and assessed within the framework of presentations or workshops during one‘s studies.

2. Portfolio
The portfolio is created by the students individually and without any supervision. The result is handed in as a physical
portfolio. The portfolio is assessed as it relates to completeness, the plausibility and comprehensibility of the presented
projects, the graphical and design-related quality as well as the technically skilled quality.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
1. Specialization Bachelor Thesis

The students:

• have a well-founded vocabulary of the most important terminology within design practice and theory at their
disposal.
• can develop, analyze and reflect on architectural spaces within social, cultural and technological contexts.
• are able to thematically approach and describe their working methods, based on multifaceted and partially
contradictory influencing factors such as context, function, imagery etc. within the framework of a structured work
process.
• are able to select and apply suitable tools for the respective steps within one’s work process.

2. Portfolio
The students:

• can produce a diligently planned, well-structured and reflected documentation of their completed coursework to
date.
• are able to create a suitable portfolio for internship, university, etc. applications.

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Content
"Specialization Bachelor Thesis" is a course that accompanies the module "Bachelor Thesis" which, through workshops,
seminars, lectures, tutorials and/or other courses, teaches contents, methods or design tools that are related to the module
"Bachelor Thesis". The portfolio represents a graphical and content-related revision and reworking of the six design drafts
undertaken during the course of one’s Bachelor studies. In addition, the portfolio can contain select completed coursework
and one’s own works. The portfolio contains information as to the author/producer (e.g. CV) and is to be produced in
accordance with commonly used formats.

Module grade calculation

not graded

Annotation
Only one of the four courses can be booked, in each case by the examiner at whom the Bachelor's thesis is also completed.

Workload
In-class time: Supervision/presentations 30 h
Self-study components: Development of an architectural design 90 h

Recommendation
Taking this course at the same time as the module "Bachelor Thesis".

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3 MODULES Module: Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1 [M-ARCH-103568]

M 3.2 Module: Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1 [M-

ARCH-103568]

Responsible: TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Designing and Representing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107305 Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1 4 CR Dörstelmann

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a drawing-based term paper and the successful participation in the tutorials
related to the courses of the module (tutorial certificates).

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• have sharpened their spatial awareness and have attained the capability to think spatially which basically enables
them to develop ideas and concepts within a spatial context.
• can plastically present a project using a hand drawn axonometric portrayal.
• can scan templates and edit as well as assemble these with basic digital image editing tools for further use. .
• know about software for creating architectural drawings (CAAD) and can use the basic functions for 2D work.

Content
This module is an introduction to various methods of portraying as well as teaching how to properly apply axonometric
portrayals in sketches and exactly constructed portrayals. Historical and evolutionary development basics, Euclidian
axiomatic theory and proof, parallel and central marking, basic and vertical planning, 2-view projections, linear
transformations, axonometry, silhouettes and outlines, applying affine supporting figures as well as the geometry of
spheres are all dealt with. Within the section Digital Design an introduction into architecturally relevant design and graphic
software is given as well as on digital aids for project organization. The theoretical basics of digital image editing which
includes pixels, vectors, resolution, color spaces, color depth, file formats etc. is also dealt with. In addition to this an
introduction to current CAAD systems is given with a focus on the recording and rendering of entire design projects as 2D
portrayals. Special focus is put on a sensible structuring of the project files.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirement.

Annotation
A part of the orientation exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60h

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3 MODULES Module: Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 2 [M-ARCH-103569]

M 3.3 Module: Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 2 [M-

ARCH-103569]

Responsible: TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Designing and Representing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107306 Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 2 4 CR Dörstelmann

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a drawing-based term paper and the successful participation in the tutorials
related to the courses of the module (tutorial certificates).

Competence Goal
The students:

• know the spatial portrayal situation of the projective geometry of the central perspective.
• can present an architectural space atmospherically in a computer-generated, rendered portrayal.
• know CAAD systems and can use these for creating 2D drawings and 3D models for the creation of visualizations.
• are apt at applying simple digital image editing tools in order to rework renderings.
• know and are able to manage the basics of layout software for the design of plans and presentations.

Content
This module is an introduction into the processes of constructing perspective illustrations as well as the usage of digital
tools in order to create entire project portrayals (2D/3D). Various construction procedures when it comes to perspectives
(intersection procedure, turned perspective procedure), the measurement of distances, circles and cylinders in perspective
as well as silhouette and outline constructions using perspective collinear figures. Within the section Digital Design the use
of current CAAD software for the creation of digital 3D models and their usage for plan illustrations and spatial
visualizations is taught and practiced.
Recommendation: Successful completion of the module "Architectural Geometry and Digital Design 1".

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60 h

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1".

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3 MODULES Module: Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 3 [M-ARCH-103570]

M 3.4 Module: Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 3 [M-

ARCH-103570]

Responsible: TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Designing and Representing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107307 Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 3 4 CR Dörstelmann

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a drawing-based term paper and the successful participation in the tutorials
related to the courses of the module (tutorial certificates).

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can use digital tools in order to find forms and shops as well as to work on designs.
• know the basic design laws for a variety of media-specific products.
• know parametric CAD software and their usage for creating design variants as well as connecting to modern,
computer-aided manufacturing processes.
• have an overview of the relevant classes of curved surfaces needed for construction forms as well as being able to
understand and use complex geometrical concepts.
• are able to select the suitable digital tools for various tasks posed and this for all design phases.
• can apply the gained knowledge and abilities effectively and even transfer these onto new problems or tasks given.

Content
In this module the applied techniques of image editing and the efficient use of graphic/layout programs as well as an
introduction to parametric tools for finding forms and the creation of variants with the necessary geometrical basics needed
to do this is taught. Questions pertaining to the design of plans, posters, brochures and websites with fonts and illustrative
material are discussed as well as the possibilities of digital application demonstrated. Hereby effectively working with
layout applications as well as complex techniques of image editing are shown and practiced. The media-specific design and
editing of documents is presented and these are applied to practical examples. Experimental approaches that use digital
production aids for building models and prototypes are demonstrated.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60 h

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1 and 2".

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3 MODULES Module: Architectural Theory Research Topics [M-ARCH-103585]

M 3.5 Module: Architectural Theory Research Topics [M-ARCH-103585]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Irregular 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107325 Architectural Theory Research Topics 4 CR Meister

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an oral test (qualified discussion contributions, oral presentation or an oral
exam lasting for about 15 minutes) and a written paper respectively one’s own independent research work whose scope and
form is dependent on the respective task assigned.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• are able to formulate independent questions on the development or potential of theories regarding buildings,
concepts, tools or models. Hereby they can carry out independently organized scientific research whilst taking
related disciplines into account.
• are capable of dealing with a given or self-chosen topic in the sense of a "discursive practice" and reflect this
critically. They know the needed architectural vocabulary and with the aid of this they can represent their views in a
differentiated and easily comprehensible manner when involved in an interdisciplinary communicative exchange.
• have the ability to work out and interpret key content in architectural theory texts and can summarize the results in
an independent text in accordance with the methods of working scientifically.

Content
In the module "Theory of Architecture Research Fields" an assigned or self-chosen topic from the area of "History and
Theory of Architecture" is analyzed and interpreted. Interdisciplinary references to philosophy, cultural studies, the history
of science and technology as well as current political and social conditions are a focal point. The focus hereby is on the
critical reflection and analysis in the sense of a "discursive practice".
Recommendation: Successful participation in the module "Select Areas of the Theory of Architecture".

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
With a mandatory excursion.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 30 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 90 h

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Selected Topics of Architectural Theory".

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3 MODULES Module: Art History [M-ARCH-105812]

M 3.6 Module: Art History [M-ARCH-105812]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Inge Hinterwaldner

Prof. Dr. Oliver Jehle
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Theoretical and Historical Basics

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-111667 Art History 4 CR Hinterwaldner, Jehle

Competence Certificate
Examination of another type as Open Book Upload exam. Tasks that are digitally supported and completed from home
within a defined time window of 120 minutes. Aids are permitted. Students download the tasks as a file at the beginning of
the time window, work on them digitally and upload the results as a submission immediately after the end of the processing
time in a limited time window. The submission includes the declaration of independent processing and the indication of the
aids.
The examination covers the content of both lectures offered in the respective semester.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• acquire knowledge of the conditions of origin of works of art and their historical contexts as well as basic knowledge
of major works of art history and design practices from antiquity to the present day based on the current state of
research.

Content
Art history and design practices from antiquity to the present day.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the examination of another type.

Annotation
Two lectures must be taken in the same semester.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation 60 h

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3 MODULES Module: Artistic and Sculptural Design [M-ARCH-103567]

M 3.7 Module: Artistic and Sculptural Design [M-ARCH-103567]

Responsible: Prof. Stephen Craig

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Designing and Representing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107304 Artistic and Sculptural Design 4 CR Craig

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of works that are undertaken during the semester in the tutorials as well as
handing in the works (workbook of the lecture series, sketching book and the complete folder of drawings) at the end of the
semester.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can apply different methods of freehand drawing.

• have improved / refined their perceptive and observative capabilities with regard to the drawing-related spatial
portrayals.
• have extended their art-theoretical and contextual knowledge regarding the topic of drawing.

Content
Imparting the basics of freehand drawing: Tutorials on spatial perspectives using, amongst other things, focusing /
transferring a 3D object onto a 2D surface with the aid of a glass plate as a perspective depiction instrument / drawing
objects in space / portrait drawings as a profile, half-profile and frontal. Parallel to the drawing tutorials, lectures take
place which change weekly, that supply supporting theories and background information. Based on examples from both
historical and current architecture, the visual arts, film and literature, one gets an insight into the context of drawing.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 45 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 75 h

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3 MODULES Module: Basics of Building Construction [M-ARCH-103554]

M 3.8 Module: Basics of Building Construction [M-ARCH-103554]

Responsible: Prof. Ludwig Wappner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Construction Technology

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107291 Basics of Building Construction 4 CR Wappner

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of the constructive, semester-accompanying work on the design project in the
module "Studio Material". Working on the task is undertaken in groups of two and there is supervision and corrections made
on a regular basis. The progress monitoring occurs during one’s studies in the framework of up to two intermediate and one
final presentation together with the presentation in the Studio Material. There the worked out results in the formats
drawings, models, texts and presentations are portrayed and evaluated. The presentation length of the building
construction-related composition is approx. 5 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• have the basics of construction design and its technical fundamentals at their command.
• are able to develop and to assess structures in the realm of smaller building tasks and can develop these in a
detailed manner.
• can apply a basic repertoire of methods for structuring architectural designs of a low degree of complexity with
regard to structure, load transfer and architectural detailing of the building components of a high-rise with regard to
the technical, economic and design-related qualities.

Content
First the discipline and its contents in relationship to architectural design are presented. Afterwards the basics of building
construction are taught. Of especial importance here is the relationship between spatial disposition and the structural
framework. The building components of high-rises are dealt with, their requirements, their basic structure and set-up as
well as the interfaces of the building components as an important factor of the construction and design of high-rises.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures 30 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 90

Recommendation
Take this concurrently with the module "Studio Structure".

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3 MODULES Module: Basics of Design Theory [M-ARCH-103566]

M 3.9 Module: Basics of Design Theory [M-ARCH-103566]

Responsible: Prof. Marc Frohn

Prof. Simon Hartmann
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Designing and Representing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107303 Basics of Design Theory 4 CR Frohn, Hartmann

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of two parts: In the framework of a written exam the important contents of the
topics dealt with in the lecture as well as the accompanying texts and drawings made available will be examined. The
duration of the written exam is approx. 150 minutes. Working on the accompanying exercise usually takes place, as a rule, in
groups of four to five. There are regular supervision and correction sessions. The progress monitoring of the tutorial takes
place within the framework of a final presentation. Here the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of
drawings, models and presentations. The duration of the presentation is approx. 15 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• attain a basic understanding of the key aspects of architectural thought.

• can avail of a well-founded vocabulary of the most important terms regarding design practice and theory.
• attain a basic vocabulary of architectural references and concepts and can place these within key design aspects
such as geometry, structure, context, perception, spatial boundaries, relations to humans etc. within an
interdisciplinary context.
• are able to transfer these analysis and presentation abilities onto other architectural subjects.
• attain a well-founded understanding of design processes during the architectural design phase.
• can categorize design-related decisions and the architectural manifestations resulting therefrom with regard to
fundamental facets of the cultural, social and technological contexts.

Content
Accompanying course to the design course in the module "Studio Spatial Studies". The lecture is organized into several
thematic blocks that represent a systematic and targeted approach to key aspects of architectural thought. The approach is
undertake via the presentation and analysis of the important language-related vocabulary, relevant reference projects,
various different design approaches as well as design processes. These are placed within their cultural, social and
technological contexts. In the framework of the accompanying tutorial the students systematically analyze and document
key architecture with the aid of drawings and/or models. Within the framework of the research undertaken for this analysis
and documentation, the students independently compile illustrative material, drawings and texts pertaining to these
buildings and, amongst other things, make use of the KIT libraries for this.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 30 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 90 h

Recommendation
Take this concurrently with the module "Studio Space".

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3 MODULES Module: Basics of Urban Planning [M-ARCH-103571]

M 3.10 Module: Basics of Urban Planning [M-ARCH-103571]

Responsible: Prof. Henri Bava

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Barbara Engel
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Urban- and Landscape Planning from 1.11.2021

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 2 3

Mandatory
T-ARCH-106581 Fundamentals of Town Planning 4 CR Bava, Engel

Competence Certificate
Oral exam lasting 15 minutes on the contents of the lecture.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• are able to apply urban development methods and can critically assess various different design and planning
approaches.
• can avail of planning and design basic knowledge regarding various scale levels and in the following thematic fields:
urban morphologies and typologies, urban ecology, free spaces, transport/infrastructure, legal aspects, urban
analysis, connect development and design

Content
In this module the basics regarding the thematic fields urban development, urban and regional planning as well as
landscape planning are taught. Tools are introduced for urban planning structure analysis, concept development and urban
planning design which are gone into in-depth within the framework of a mandatory excursion. In addition, basic knowledge
on the designing of urban planning and town maps as well as scales and the introduction to portrayal and presentation
techniques are the contents of this course. The module is closely related, content-wise, to the module "Studio Context".

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the oral exam.

Annotation
With a mandatory excursion.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60 h

Recommendation
Take this concurrently with the module "Studio Context".

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3 MODULES Module: Basis Course Photogrammetry [M-BGU-104004]

M 3.11 Module: Basis Course Photogrammetry [M-BGU-104004]

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Thomas Vögtle

Dr.-Ing. Uwe Weidner
Organisation: KIT Department of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-BGU-107444 Basis Course Photogrammetry 4 CR Vögtle

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a graded project work (drawing/constructive) which consists of a worked-out
paper on one of the practical exercises.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students are able to:
- assess the basic photogrammetric procedures based on their performance possibilities.
- evaluate the necessary workload – and thereby the economic efficiency – depending on the various different tasks and
areas of application.
- can independently undertake photogrammetric tasks with the aid of corresponding free or commercial software systems.

Content
In the lectures the work methods, recording and evaluation procedures are presented and are gone into in-depth in follow-
up practical tutorials.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Lectures, tutorials 45 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 75 h.

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3 MODULES Module: Building Construction [M-ARCH-103557]

M 3.12 Module: Building Construction [M-ARCH-103557]

Responsible: Prof. Ludwig Wappner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Construction Technology

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107294 Building Construction 4 CR Wappner

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of the constructive, semester-accompanying work on the design project in the
module "Studio Material". Working on the task is undertaken in groups of two and there is supervision and corrections made
on a regular basis. The progress monitoring occurs during one’s studies in the framework of up to two intermediate and one
final presentation together with the presentation in the Studio Material. There the worked out results in the formats
drawings, models, texts and presentations are portrayed and evaluated. The presentation length of the building
construction-related composition is approx. 5 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
Students:

• have knowledge of construction design and its technical fundamentals at their command.
• can apply a repertoire of methods for structuring architectural designs of a low degree of complexity with regard to
structure, load transfer and architectural detailing of the building components of a high-rise with regard to the
technical, economic and design-related qualities.

Content
Building Construction is taught in relation with architectural design. The teaching and application of enhanced knowledge of
Building Construction is the focus. Taught is the relationship of spatial disposition and building structures with a medium
level of complexity, the interfaces of building components as an important element of the construction and design of high-
rises with regard to spatial, structural and physical building aspects.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures 30 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 90

Recommendation
Take this concurrently with the module "Studio Material".

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3 MODULES Module: Building Materials Science [M-ARCH-103553]

M 3.13 Module: Building Materials Science [M-ARCH-103553]

Responsible: Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Hebel

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Construction Technology

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107290 Building Materials Science 4 CR Hebel

Competence Certificate
Written exam taking about 90 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• are able to name the basic technical features and characteristics of the most important building materials.
• can differentiate between the and compare the materials: In how far is there a difference between facade sheets
made out of zinc compared to those made out of aluminum? How do you judge the corrosion and fire resistance of
both steel as well as laminated timber beams? etc.
• can independently undertake research on materials and building products.
• have developed the first skills when it comes to analyzing and critically examining existing buildings with regard to
material usage.

Content
In this module an overview of the technical features and design-related application possibilities of the most important
building materials is given: natural stone, artificial stone, mineral binding agents, concrete, plastics, steel, non-ferrous
metals, glass and wood. Hereby the basic damage mechanisms of the building materials are also dealt with: steel and
concrete corrosion, damp and salts. Object examples from modern architecture as well as from historical building eras are
examined and give a good insight into how dealing with different materials has changed over time, both in a building-
construction as well as aesthetic manner.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the written exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60

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3 MODULES Module: Building Physics [M-ARCH-103556]

M 3.14 Module: Building Physics [M-ARCH-103556]

Responsible: Prof. Andreas Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Construction Technology

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107293 Building Physics 4 CR Wagner

Competence Certificate
Oral exam of approx. 20 minutes on the contents of the lectures and exercises.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can name the focal points of construction physics that are relevant for building and spatial (indoor climate) concepts
as well as for design and construction as well as being able to simply describe the basic physical phenomena.
• are familiar with the important aspects that are related to the sensory-based evaluation of rooms and spaces
(thermally, olfactorily, visually, auditively) and can assess their dimensions based on own measurements and
experiences made to date. They understand the relationship between these dimensions and the conceptual building
design.
• recognize the effects of various environmental influences on a building and can interpret the influence of physical
building measures on these. They know about important tools for planning as well as measuring devices to evaluate
physical building dimensions.
• have at their command the relevant design and construction-supporting calculation tools for winter and summer
heat insulation and thermal protection, for energy balancing as well as protection from damp.
• can interpret their measurement and calculation results and can deduce measures that need to be taken when it
comes to the design as well as construction details.
• are able to talk about the relationship between buildings and the environment in a widened sense with respect to
resources being used and environmental effects.

Content
This module teaches the basics of construction physics to the students in an architectural suitable manner. In lectures and
tutorials the topics being dealt with are outdoor and indoor climate, the comfort of indoor spaces, the winter and summer-
related heat insulation and thermal protection, energy balancing, passive solar energy usage, energy-efficient and climate-
suitable construction, damp protection as well as acoustic and fire insulation. After a short introduction and a
phenomological look at the theoretical basics, the focus is then on the practical application of what has been learned to the
actual constructive building design. For this methods and calculation tools for heat and damp insulation as well as energy
balancing are introduced. In the accompanying tutorials an introduction to climatic building dimensions is given and this is
recorded and assessed using measuring devices. Finally conceptual questions on damage-free, energy efficient and climate
compatible construction are worked on and measuring tools for the quantification of energy-related as well as heat and
damp-related issues are applied and put to use.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the oral exam.

Annotation
A part of the orientation exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 45 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 75h

Recommendation
Take this concurrently with the module "Studio Structure".

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3 MODULES Module: Building Services [M-ARCH-103559]

M 3.15 Module: Building Services [M-ARCH-103559]

Responsible: Andreas Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Construction Technology

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107296 Building Services 4 CR Wagner

Competence Certificate
Oral exam of approx. 20 minutes on the contents of the lectures and exercises.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can name topic foci of the technical building systems that are relevant for building technology as well as energy
concepts and can simply describe the basic systems and components as well as their relation to the building.
• are familiar with the most important parameters related to the technical systems of a building and can assess their
scale and dimension.
• recognize the effects of various environmental influences on a building as well as the user needs and, from this, they
can deduce the requirements needed for technical building systems and can realize this within the overall building
concept as well as in further design steps.
• have at their command the relevant planning and calculation tools for the dimensioning of systems and components
as well as for the accounting regarding the overall energy needs of a building.
• can interpret their calculation results and deduce measures from these regarding building design, systems‘design
and the ongoing work on these. They can recognize interfaces between technical systems and design drafts resp.
building construction drafts and can work on and with these.
• are able to discuss the relationship between buildings and the environment in a wider sense, with regard to
resources being used and the influences on the environment.

Content
This module teaches the basics of Technical Building Systems to the students in an architectural suitable manner. In
lectures and tutorials the questions being dealt with are those focusing on energy concepts and energy supply, heating and
ventilation technology, drinking water supply and building drainage, cooling/air condition, lighting technology, electrical
planning as well as installation planning and execution. In addition to the clarification of the functions of the respective
technical systems and their components as well as relevant parameters, the practical application of the subject matter for
the design drafts is in the foreground. For this methods and calculation tools for the dimensioning of systems and
components as well as for the accounting for the overall energy needs of a building are introduced. In tutorials the
dimensioning of systems and components of technical building engineering is practiced as well as the conceptual designing
of various technical systems in the context of building design.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the oral exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Building Physics". Take this concurrently with the module "Studio Material".

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3 MODULES Module: Building Survey [M-ARCH-103596]

M 3.16 Module: Building Survey [M-ARCH-103596]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107337 Building Survey 4 CR Medina Warmburg

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of the measurements of a building plus the creation of a planning set, its drawn,
graphical drafting and preparation as well as the oral and written/drawn presentation of the recorded observations on the
history of its construction and usage during a final colloquium/presentation.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• are able to practically apply and sensibly combine various different methods of format-fitting building
documentation and can analyze, interpret and present the observed findings.

Content
Producing a building documentation that satisfies all scientific requirements regarding exactness and informative value.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Tutorials 30 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 90 h

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Building History 2".

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3 MODULES Module: Communication of Architecture and Scientific Methodology [M-ARCH-103565]

M 3.17 Module: Communication of Architecture and Scientific Methodology [M-

ARCH-103565]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Theoretical and Historical Basics

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107302 Communication of Architecture and Scientific Methodology 4 CR Rambow

Competence Certificate
Written exam taking 90 minutes on the contents of the lecture.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• know the basic concepts and application areas of Architecture Communication and recognize the significance of
communication for the development of high-quality architecture.
• recognize the possibilities and limitations of the most important media of Architecture Communication, can assess
their logical usage and can analyze as well as evaluate complex communication strategies.
• can name the most important strategies and methods of working scientifically and can apply these onto simple
questions coming from the fields of architecture and urban planning.
• can name and apply important criteria for the quality of research in order to assess relevant research results.
• know the most important scientific and epistemological concepts and are able to apply these in order to develop an
independent position on working scientifically within the field of architecture and to back this up with good, sound
arguments.

Content
The lecture "Introduction to Architecture Communication" gives an overview of the theoretical basics and application areas
of architectural communication. Based on the psychological theory of expert-layperson communication, the significant
interfaces of architecture and the public sphere are looked at and are critically discussed. Strategies, formats and media of
communication are dealt with and are analyzed as to their suitability for various different target groups and communication
contexts.
Current developments in the field of Architecture Communication and the discussion on building culture are presented and
categorized based on examples. The lecture "Introduction to Working Scientifically" presents the basics of scientific as well
as epistemological theory and shows their significance for working scientifically in the fields of architecture and urban
planning. Quality criteria regarding scientific practice are described and are applied in an exemplary manner in order to
determine what possibilities and what limitations there are in architecture when it comes to working in a scientific manner.
Based on historical and current examples the most important strategies of empirical research are named and reflected on;
these include qualitative, correlative, experimental and quasi-experimental strategies. Methods and tools such as
questionnaires / surveys, observations and mapping are made very concrete by using examples.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the written exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 45 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 75 h

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3 MODULES Module: Construction Economics and Project Management [M-ARCH-105813]

M 3.18 Module: Construction Economics and Project Management [M-

ARCH-105813]

Responsible: Hon.-Prof. Kai Fischer

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Construction Technology

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-111670 Construction Economics and Project Management 4 CR Fischer

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a written exam taking all-in-all 60 minutes on the lecture contents as well as
the construction-economical composition of the draft project in the module "Studio Order", which is to be worked on and
produced during the semester. Working on the design project takes place in the same groups as in the module "Studio
Order". The result of the worked out design is a property profile.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• know the construction-economic relationship between planning, execution and resource usage.
• are able to realize planning ideas both economically and sustainably.
• have an overview of the entire sector of the construction industry.

Content
In this module the students are taught construction-economical and architectural-legal basics. In the field of construction
economics competencies with regard to economical planning and execution of construction projects are further foci. The
bandwidth of topics goes from requirements planning at project start to methods during tendering and building execution
all the way to practice-oriented instruments for costs planning and property evaluation. The knowledge is applied during
the project work.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation 60 h

Recommendation
Take this concurrently with the module "Studio Order".

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3 MODULES Module: History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Building Survey [M-ARCH-105811]

M 3.19 Module: History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Building Survey
[M-ARCH-105811]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Theoretical and Historical Basics

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-111665 History of Architecture and Urban Planning 3 2 CR Medina Warmburg
T-ARCH-111666 Building Survey 1 CR Busse
T-BGU-108019 Survey 1 CR Juretzko

Competence Certificate
Written exam taking 60 minutes on the contents of the lecture "History of Architecture and Urban Development 3", the
completed coursework Building Surveying, consisting of the results of the tutorial Structural Recording (group work) in form
of plans that portray the inspected object. and the completed coursework Surveying consists of prepared calculation
exercises and the handing-in of the worked out survey in the form of plans and tables.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students should obtain knowledge and methodological skills in the following areas:

• Architecture and city planning terminology,

• Architectural and urban morphology,
• Historic architectural and urban typology,
• Approaches and methods of historical building and city analysis,
• Architectural and urban historical interpretation models and periodization,
• Historical-critical awareness in dealing with major works of architecture and urban planning from different epochs
and cultural areas.
• know the theoretical and practical basics of building survey,
• have basic knowledge about the science of surveying.

Content
The lecture "History of Architecture and Urban Planning 3" addresses the fundamental changes in architecture and the city
since the Enlightenment. The focus is on the deep socio-cultural, economic and ecological consequences of industrialization
and capitalist production on the modern conceptions of the disciplines of architecture and urban planning. The lecture is
accompanied by exercises in which the students get to know and apply the methods of building surveying.

Module grade calculation

The module grade the grade of the written exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation 60 h

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3 MODULES Module: History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Urban Development [M-ARCH-105810]

M 3.20 Module: History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Urban

Development [M-ARCH-105810]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Prof. Markus Neppl
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Urban- and Landscape Planning from 1.11.2021

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 2 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-111656 History of Architecture and Urban Planning 2 2 CR Medina Warmburg
T-ARCH-111657 Basic Concepts of Urban Development and Urban Planning 2 CR Neppl

Competence Certificate
Written exam taking 60 minutes on the contents of the lecture "History of Architecture and Urban Development 2" and an
oral examination taking 15 minutes on the lecture "Basic Concepts of Urban Development and Urban Planning".

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students should obtain knowledge and methodological skills in the following areas:

• Architecture and city planning terminology,

• Architectural and urban morphology,
• Historic architectural and urban typology,
• Approaches and methods of historical building and city analysis,
• Architectural and urban historical interpretation models and periodization,
• Historical-critical awareness in dealing with major works of architecture and urban planning from different epochs
and cultural areas.

• can define and classify the basic terms of urban development and urban planning.
• are familiar with the relevant issues and approaches to urban planning projects at different scales.
• have a repertoire of different project examples from different eras.
• know the main features and systematics of formal and informal instruments of urban planning.
• can identify the different groups of actors and the basic conflicts of interest.
• know the basic principles of planning tools for controlling the type and extent of building use.
• know the basics for the design of streets and squares.

Content
The lecture "History of Architecture and Urban Planning 2" is devoted to the development of architecture and the city from
the Early Modern Period up to Enlightenment.The focus is on the emergence of scientific design ideas and methods in the
Renaissance and Baroque.
The lecture "Basic Concepts of Urban Design and Urban Planning" provides an overview of the current topics and
backgrounds of urban development and thus enables an entry into the current debate about the future of our urban
lifestyles. In order to be able to make a relevant contribution to these social discussions, the terms necessary for effective
communication must be clearly classified and mastered in terms of content.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the equally weighted grade of the written and oral exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation 60 h

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3 MODULES Module: In-depth Surveying for Architects [M-BGU-104002]

M 3.21 Module: In-depth Surveying for Architects [M-BGU-104002]

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Manfred Juretzko

Organisation: KIT Department of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 2 terms German 3 1

Mandatory
T-BGU-107443 In-depth Surveying for Architects 4 CR Juretzko

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements that are made up of the following parts: 3 prepared calculation exercises, participating in 3
practical tutorials, the (drawn) worked out paper on one of the practical exercises as well as producing a (fictional) layout
plan for the building planning application.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:
- have in-depth knowledge of the fields surveying techniques as well as building development planning.
- are able to use modern surveying instruments, transferring the survey results into CAD drawings as well as being able to
produce a layout for the building development planning in accordance with the legal stipulations for a simple project.

Content
In the foreground there is the practical dealing with and usage of modern electronic tacheometers, the drawing of the
survey results as well as the (fictional) production of a layout for the building development planning. In addition, the
following is also taught: Introduction to the mathematical basics of the science of surveying, terrestrial laser scanning as
well as an overview of the geodetic relation systems and official surveying regulations.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Lectures, tutorials 45 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 75 h

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Building History 2".

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3 MODULES Module: Key Qualifications [M-ARCH-103602]

M 3.22 Module: Key Qualifications [M-ARCH-103602]

Responsible: Studiendekan/in Architektur

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Interdisciplinary Qualifications

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

6 pass/fail Each term 1 term German/English 3 4

Mandatory
T-ARCH-110592 Key Qualifications at the HoC, ZAK or Sprachenzentrum 1 CR
T-ARCH-107340 Workshop Introduction 1 CR Heil, Jager, Knipper
Elective Key Qualifications (Election: at most 6 credits)
T-ARCH-107341 Basic Course in the Study Workshop Photography 4 CR Seeland
T-ARCH-107342 Basic Course in the Study Workshop Modell 2 CR Abraham, Heil,
Knipper, Neubig
T-ARCH-107703 Internship 4 CR Architektur
T-ARCH-109970 Visit Lecture Series Bachelor 1 CR Architektur
T-ARCH-111342 Seminar Week 2 CR Architektur
T-ARCH-111746 Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 1 not graded 2 CR
T-ARCH-111747 Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 2 not graded 2 CR
T-ARCH-111748 Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 3 not graded 2 CR
T-ARCH-111749 Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 4 graded 2 CR
T-ARCH-111750 Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 5 graded 2 CR
T-ARCH-111751 Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 6 graded 2 CR Architektur

Competence Certificate
The progress monitoring takes place in the form of completed coursework that varies type-wise and scope-wise, depending
upon the course taken. If an internship in the building industry is being undertaken, then an internship report having at
least 3 pages is to be produced. This should be handed in to the Internship Office of the faculty and needs to include a
certification by the company worked at, specifying the contents and the time period of the internship. The progress
monitoring of the partial completed coursework "Participation in Lecture Series" consists of the confirmation of having
visited at least 15 lectures of the lecture series "Karlsruhe Architecture Lectures", "Lecture Series History of Art" or
"Construction History Colloquium" of the KIT Department of Architecture.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• know the various different study workshops of the Department of Architecture.

• are able to operate and use the machines and tools that are present there under supervision.
• know the respective safety regulations for the machines and the workshops.
• are able to select the fitting material for their own model and to work on this materially-specific.
• know the specific advantages and disadvantages of the various materials and the techniques used.
• are able to select the fitting material for their own model and to work on this materially-specific respectively being
able to select the right method, setting etc. for the object that is to be illustrated.
• have made experience with teamwork, social communication and creativity techniques.
• are able to produce presentations and can apply standard presentation techniques.
• can logically and systematically argue and write.
• can avail of the authority and competence to work in a professional, job-related context.

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Content
Within this module various courses are on offer that can be taken in order to gain non-discipline related qualifications.
Mandatory parts:
During the workshop introductory courses the students get to know the study workshops wood, metal, model building and
the digital workshop and they get an introduction to dealing with and using the machines present, including a safety
briefing. In addition to this, knowledge on the application and working with the various different model building materials is
taught. At least one course having 1 credit point within the HoC, ZAK or language courses on offer must be taken. As a rule,
within the framework of a studio a course of this nature and scope is usually offered.
Elective parts:
- Basic courses of the study workshops having 2 or 4 credit points
- the entire SQ courses being offered by the HoC, the ZAK as well as the language courses of the Center for Languages.
Further information on the different institutions can be found in the KIT course catalogue.
- Construction internship within the key building industry sector encompassing 120 hours of work time (3 weeks full-time
work), 4 credit points
- Visiting lectures of the lecture series of the KIT Faculty of Architecture encompassing 30 hours (15 lectures), 1 credit point

Module grade calculation

not graded

Annotation
Interdisciplinary qualifications (IQ) completed at the House-of-Competence (HoC),
at the Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaften (ZAK) or at the Sprachenzentrum (SpZ)
can be assigned in self-service.
First, select a partial accomplishment named "self-assignment" in your study schedule
and second, assign an IQ-achievement via the tab "IQ achievements".

Workload
In-class time: according to offer
Self-study: according to offer

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3 MODULES Module: Law for Architects and Construction Planning Law [M-ARCH-105814]

M 3.23 Module: Law for Architects and Construction Planning Law [M-
ARCH-105814]

Responsible: Helmut Ebersbach

Hon.-Prof. Dr. Jörg Menzel
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Urban- and Landscape Planning from 1.11.2021

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 2 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-111669 Law for Architects and Construction Planning Law 4 CR Ebersbach, Menzel

Competence Certificate
Written exam lasting 120 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• know the basics regarding the relationship of professional and civil law which architects are confronted with in their
profession and on construction sites.
• understand the structure and contents of legal regulations (spatial planning laws, building planning and general
building laws) and are able to read the corresponding plans and assess the admissibility of planned proposals or
projects.
• know the legal stipulations on accessibility, fire protection, etc.

Content
In the area of architectural law the topics are the practice-oriented dealing with building and architect contracts with VOB
(German Construction Contract Procedures) and HOAI (German Fee Regulations for Object Planners, Architects and
Engineers) as well as entrepreneurial tasks when working professionally as an architect, including architectural copyright
laws, professional liability insurance, architectural competitions, etc.
Basic knowledge on public building planning and building laws (federal as well as state regulations) is taught. The methods
of the application of laws is also learned (e.g. reading spatial plans, zoning and land usage / development plans).

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the written exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60 h

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M 3.24 Module: Methodicial and Technical Planning Tools [M-ARCH-103589]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petra von Both

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107329 Methodicial and Technical Planning Tools 4 CR von Both

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a written/planned composition and a 15-minute presentation with a
discussion of the results.

Competence Goal
The students:

• have a basic understanding of system-oriented, holistic thought processes as well as knowledge of the basics of
integral planning.
• know select planning-supportive methods and/or IT-based techniques for various different processes within a
planning process.
• are able to critically reflect on, assess and apply (problem-based) the methods and technical tools introduced in the
course.

Content
This module teaches students the theoretical basics and practical aspects of planning methodics. In addition to the general
fundamentals, terms and approaches of construction methodics as well as systems engineering, the construction-specific
aspects of integral planning are also focused on. Building on this, select planning-supportive methods and/or IT-supported
techniques for various different processes during the course of planning a project are dealt with.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 30 h
Self-study components: preparing/follow-up work, project work 90 h

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M 3.25 Module: Module Bachelor's Thesis [M-ARCH-103546]

Responsible: Studiendekan/in Architektur

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Bachelor's Thesis

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

12 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107248 Bachelor's Thesis 12 CR Frohn, Hartmann,
Morger, Wappner

Competence Certificate
The bachelor’s thesis is comprised of the architectural design assessments and examinations that a student undertakes
during the semester. Working on the design task takes place on an individual basis and regular supervisory phases
respectively corrective measures take place. The progress monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the framework
of one to two intermediate milestone presentations and one final one. Here the worked out results are presented in the
form of drawings, models, texts and presentations and these are then graded. The duration of each presentation is approx.
20 minutes per person.

Prerequisites
The prerequisite for being admitted to the module bachelor’s thesis is that the student has successfully completed
1. the subject "Design",
2. the subject "Integral Design" and
3. additional module exams amounting to 76 credit points.

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. You need to have earned at least 76 credits in the following fields:

◦ Construction Technology
◦ Designing and Representing
◦ Urban- and Landscape Planning from 1.10.2016
◦ Urban- and Landscape Planning from 1.11.2021
◦ Theoretical and Historical Basics
◦ Interdisciplinary Qualifications
◦ Specialization
2. The field Designing must have been passed.
3. The field Integral Designing must have been passed.

Competence Goal
The students:

• can implement the scientific, design-oriented, constructive-technical, theoretical-historical, urban planning,

organizational and draft-related methods that they have acquired during their studies in a targeted manner in order
to work on complex architectural design tasks.
• can analyze and reflect their design draft regarding the social, cultural and technological context, can work out
variants during the design process and can compare as well as evaluate these.
• are able to work out the necessary detail level depending on the task assigned as well as being able to portray and
visualize this.
• can talk about their work in front of an audience and present this as well as being able to answer examiners‘
questions on the presented work in a substantive and comprehensive manner.

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Content
The bachelor’s thesis should encompass all of the competencies acquired during one’s entire bachelor’s study course and
represent these within a final architectural design. It should also prove that the students are qualified to now work
professionally or to take up a master’s study course in Architecture. Within the framework of the bachelor’s thesis the
students independently develop an architectural design and within a set timeframe, based on scientific, design-oriented,
constructive-technical, theoretical-historical, urban planning, organizational and draft-related methods. The time allotted
for working on this as well as presenting the final result is set in accordance with the schedule made by the examination
board. This time schedule, uniform for all students, is handed out together with the bachelor’s thesis.
With a mandatory excursion.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the bachelor’s thesis.

Annotation
For the bachelor’s thesis there are topics available every semester. The examination board defines an examiner and a
second examiner for every single topic. The assignment of the topics for the students takes places in accordance with a set
allocation procedure.

Workload
In-class time: Supervision/presentations 60 h
Self-study components: Development of an architectural design 300 h

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3 MODULES Module: Principles of Building Studies and Design [M-ARCH-103572]

M 3.26 Module: Principles of Building Studies and Design [M-ARCH-103572]

Responsible: Prof. Meinrad Morger

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Urban- and Landscape Planning from 1.11.2021

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 2 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107309 Principles of Building Studies and Design 4 CR Morger
T-ARCH-109233 Principles of Building Studies and Design - Practical Course 0 CR Morger

Competence Certificate
Written exam lasting approx. 60 minutes on the contents of the lecture. Requirement for the exam application is having
passed the completed coursework "Basics of Building Theory – Tutorial". This consists of several tutorials connected to the
lecture contents which need to be taken during the semester.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• have gained basic knowledge based on selected projects and references.

• are able to identify and work out the most important principles regarding context, typology, structure and space.
• can independently work on exercises based on the insights they gained from the lecture and during self-study and
are able to realize these design-wise.

Content
A typological look at architecture requires a series of lectures that presents various different buildings within a "collected
series of lectures". A willful categorization of these buildings usually takes place against the backdrop of functional and
programmatic requirements. Ordering according to usage comes about and the buildings can be thematically looked at and
examined in accordance to their genre. An important feature when dealing with this topic is how these buildings have
evolved over time and how certain building types have disappeared, this including the framework that lead to this or have
led to this in the past. What is often swept under the carpet are hybrid application usages, contextual relationships and a
usage-open architecture – these all being of great relevance when it comes to a complete teaching of Building Theory. These
influence respectively mutate the "pure types". Due to this, a basic understanding of architecture is being created. The
tutorials go more in-depth regarding the topics of the lectures.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the written exam.

Annotation
With a mandatory excursion.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 30 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 90 h

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M 3.27 Module: Selected Topics of Accessibility [M-ARCH-106573]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Caroline Karmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German/English 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-113245 Selected Topics of Accessibility 4 CR Karmann

Competence Certificate
Examination of another type in the form of project presentations.

Competence Goal
The students:

• experienced by themselves some of the challenges that people with disabilities may face in using spaces, by
wearing/using special equipments (for example ageing-simulation clothes, or glasses that limit vision) while visiting
built spaces
• have learned and tested design strategies that allow for greater accessibility, taking into account normative
requirements and common sense regarding the ergonomics of spaces
• are able to analyze and optimize the accessibility of a project, and produce a technical report on the accessibility of
spaces through schematic and working drawings
• can critically reflect on barrier-free architectural design and the systemic lack thereof
• habe explored the role of assistive technology as a driver for inclusion and spatial independance

Content
This course provides undergraduate and graduate students with an exploration of (in)accessibility through the usage of
spaces through special equipment aimed at reducing one’s freedom of movement. Supplemented by normative guidance,
precedents on universal design, and readings on inclusion, this course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to
accessibility and a critical examination of the design of spaces that often remain exclusive. This course is structured around
analysis and design projects. As part of this course, a trip to Hamburg is planned to see exhibitions of Dialogue Special
Entreprise.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the examination rof another type.

Annotation
if necessary with compulsory excursion

Workload
In-class time: Lecture, Exercises 60 h
Self-study: Course preparation/follow-up, Design-journal, Project work 60 h

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Architectural Theory [M-ARCH-103584]

M 3.28 Module: Selected Topics of Architectural Theory [M-ARCH-103584]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107324 Selected Topics of Architectural Theory 4 CR Meister

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an oral test (qualified discussion contributions, oral presentation or an oral
exam lasting for about 15 minutes) and a written paper respectively one’s own independent research work whose scope and
form is dependent on the respective task assigned

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• are able to analyze a specific subarea of architectural theory in a systematic and differentiated manner.
• are capable of tackling a topic, given or self-chosen, in the sense of "discursive practice" and are able to assess it
using current architectural practice. They know the needed architectural vocabulary and with the aid of this they can
represent their views in a differentiated and easily comprehensible manner when involved in an interdisciplinary
communicative exchange.
• have the ability to work out and interpret key content in architectural theory texts.
• can write an independent text in accordance with the methods of working scientifically. Due to their work in research
groups their team skills are well trained.

Content
In the module "Select Areas of the Theory of Architecture" subareas of architectural theory are dealt with. In the foreground
there are basic questions focusing on the current and future state of the built-up environment. Interdisciplinary references
to philosophy, cultural studies, the history of science and technology as well as current political and social conditions are a
focal point.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
With excursion.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 30 h
Self-study components: preparing/follow-up work, project work 90 h

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Theory of Architecture 1" and "Theory of Architecture 2".

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Art History [M-ARCH-103594]

M 3.29 Module: Selected Topics of Art History [M-ARCH-103594]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Oliver Jehle

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107335 Selected Topics of Art History 4 CR Jehle

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an oral test (qualified discussion contributions, oral presentation or an oral
exam lasting for about 15 minutes) and a written paper of about 15 pages.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• are able to analyze a selected art-historical topic in a proper scientific manner and are able to present their work
results within the framework of a presentation and a discussion

Content
Taught and learned is basic knowledge on a selected topic in Art History of the Middle Ages, the Early Modern Period or the
Modern Era.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
In this module there are several courses available every semester with changing topics.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 30 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 90 h

Recommendation
Taking at least one lecture in "History of Art".

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M 3.30 Module: Selected Topics of Building History [M-ARCH-103595]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107336 Selected Topics of Building History 4 CR Medina Warmburg

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an oral presentation of about 30 minutes as well as the written worked-out
paper on this topic. There are certain courses where the examination requirement is project work consisting of a drawing of
the given task.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• are capable of undertaking research, can study academic literature and sources as well as being able to work in a
scientific manner.
• can work on a historical construction-focused single topic within the framework of a larger thematic complex.
• are able to present the results that they have worked out regarding a historical construction-focused topic in an oral,
written and drawing form.

Content
Working on a historical construction-focused single topic within the framework of a given topic. Introduction to working
scientifically.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
In this module several courses with changing topics are offered every semester.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 30 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 90 h

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M 3.31 Module: Selected Topics of Building History 2 [M-ARCH-105564]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-111168 Selected Topics of Building History 2 4 CR Medina Warmburg

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an oral presentation of about 30 minutes as well as the written worked-out
paper on this topic. There are certain courses where the examination requirement is project work consisting of a drawing of
the given task.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• are capable of undertaking research, can study academic literature and sources as well as being able to work in a
scientific manner.
• can work on a historical construction-focused single topic within the framework of a larger thematic complex.
• are able to present the results that they have worked out regarding a historical construction-focused topic in an oral,
written and drawing form.

Content
Working on a historical construction-focused single topic within the framework of a given topic. Introduction to working
scientifically.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
In this module several courses with changing topics are offered every semester.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 30 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 90 h

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Building Physics [M-ARCH-103592]

M 3.32 Module: Selected Topics of Building Physics [M-ARCH-103592]

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Andreas Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 2

Selected Topics of Building Physics (Election: at least 4 credits)

T-ARCH-110400 Basics Sound Insulation 2 CR Wagner
T-ARCH-110401 Basics of Fire Protection 2 CR Wagner
T-ARCH-110402 Basics of Planning Energy-Efficient Buildings 2 CR Wagner
T-ARCH-110403 Basics of Lighting Technology 2 CR Wagner

Competence Certificate
Two oral exams of 15 minutes each on the contents of selected courses.

Prerequisites
none

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Competence Goal
Basics of Lighting Technology:
The students:

• understand the relationship between the characteristics of various different light sources and human perception of
these as well as health aspects. From this they can deduce the requirements needed for a lighting concept for
certain building usages.
• know the relevant design concepts, strategies and technologies for lighting and illumination of interior and exterior
areas and can explain the physical respective technical background to these.
• are familiar with the most important parameters and features for the assessment of lighting concepts for different
types of buildings.
• can identify approaches of how to realize the lighting and illumination-relevant requirements within the design
whilst taking into account the learned concepts, strategies and technologies.

Basics of Sound Insulation:

The students:

• know the relevant design and construction principles, materials and technologies needed in order to fulfill sound
insulation and soundproofing requirements and can explain the physical respective background to this. The same is
valid for the basics of spatial acoustics.
• are familiar with the most important parameters and stipulations for the sound insulation of various different
building types; they can recognize possible sources of sound respectively noise and based on this they can deduce
requirements regarding the sound insulation when it comes to different types of buildings and their usage.
• can identify approaches of how to realize the technical sound insulation and sound proofing requirements in both
the design and building construction phases as well as being able to realize this with technical systems by taking
into account the measures learned during the course.

Basics of Fire Protection:

The students:

• know the relevant design and construction principles, materials and technologies for the fulfillment of fire
protection regulations and can explain the physical respectively the technical background to these.
• recognize possible causes for sources and the spread of fires and can deduce from these requirements for fire
protection for various different building usages. They are familiar with the most important parameters and
stipulations for fire protection for different building types.
• can identify approaches of how to realize the technical fire protection requirements in both the design and building
construction phases as well as being able to realize this with technical systems by taking into account the measures
learned during the course.

Basics of Planning Energy-Efficient Buildings:

The students:

• know the various different concepts and technologies of energy-efficient building as well as their parameters and
are able to understand what influence they have and what their effects are on the performance of a building.
• from this can deduce relationships between the design of buildings and the construction of building components as
well as being able to recognize integral approaches for target fulfillment.
• are able to assess energy-efficient building concepts and are able to classify these within the context of the existing
building stock.

Content
This module teaches students an overview of the four important areas of building physics:
The lecture Lighting Technology deals with physical and physiological basics, questions of perception, basic lighting
technology terminology, daylight usage, sources of artificial light and lighting control systems as well as calculation and
simulation processes.
The lecture Fire Protection deals with building material and component characteristics as well as their technical fire
protection classification, systems of fire detection technology, sprinkler systems and smoke/heat extraction, smoke and fire
compartments, emergency exits as well as fire protection concepts.
The lecture Energy-Efficient Buildings deals with concepts and technologies regarding the topics thermal insulation, solar
buildings, passive cooling as well as energy power supply based on renewable energies.
In all four lectures, in addition to the teachings of the basics based on practical examples, extensive constructive and
design-based aspects related to the various different topics are discussed. Excursions supplement the respective courses
on offer.

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Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the oral exams.

Annotation
With a mandatory excursion.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60 h

Recommendation
The successful participation in the modules "Building Physics" and "Technical Building Equipment".

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M 3.33 Module: Selected Topics of Building Technology [M-ARCH-103591]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107332 Selected Topics of Building Technology 4 CR Wagner

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a presentation of the design in plans, building a model to a large scale and a
written worked-out paper on the practical tutorials; in this a relationship to the design task must be presented.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can describe the dependencies of a spatial building envelope that consists of building materials, the supporting
structure, the physical building and functional requirements as well as the production. All of this has to be related to
the formal aspects regarding buildings.
• can apply simple experimental and numerical methods for the development of curved forms.
• can explain the requirements that come about regarding the design of building envelopes.
• can analyze the costs for the production of simple building envelopes based on selected building materials, joining
techniques and construction methods.

Content
This module teaches students the theoretical and practical aspects of construction methods for spatially curved building
envelopes. Building envelopes made up of various different building materials are dealt with. The module gives an overview
on the dependencies of the forms and shapes to building materials, construction methods, supporting structures and
building physics. Knowledge is imparted so that students are able to analyze designs that include free forms.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 45 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 75 h

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M 3.34 Module: Selected Topics of Building Technology [M-ARCH-103587]

Responsible: TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann

Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Hebel
Prof. Dr. Caroline Karmann
Prof. Andrea Klinge
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petra von Both
Prof. Andreas Wagner
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie Wagner
Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Irregular 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107327 Selected Topics of Building Technology 4 CR Dörstelmann, Hebel,
Karmann, Klinge, La
Magna, von Both,
Wagner, Wagner,
Wappner

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a seminar paper in written and/or drawn form of maximum 20 pages and a
presentation or an oral talk taking maximum 20 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• have a well-founded vocabulary of building-technological and specialized terminology at their disposal.

• can work on building-technological tasks and questions within a design context.
• are able to consequently adjust their method of working based on manifold and partially contradictory influencing
factors such as materials, function, design etc. within the framework of a structured working process.
• are able to select and apply suitable tools for the respective steps within the work process.

Content
The focus content-wise is on the building-technical work on a certain topic. Hereby questions dealing with the fields of
building construction, sustainable building, methods of design, structural support planning, material science, the history of
building technology, building technology, building physics, technical equipment and extensions or the building lifecycle
management are worked on.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
Only one of the courses on offer can be chosen. The individual courses are only offered on an irregular basis. The respective
offers and their topics are listed in the course catalog.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 45 h
Self-study components: preparing/follow-up work, project work 75 h

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience [M-ARCH-106574]

M 3.35 Module: Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience [M-ARCH-106574]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Caroline Karmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German/English 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-113246 Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience 4 CR Karmann

Competence Certificate
Examination of another type in the form of project presentations.

Competence Goal
The students:

• understand the basics of a good daylight design and ar able to integrate visual comfort of spaces into the
architectural design process
• can analyze and optimize a project for visual comfort using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods
• are able to evaluate daylight penetration in a space using building performance simulation tools
• can synthesize their design intentions in the form of schematic diagrams
• can think critically about visual comfort (e.g., what are the important variables to account for when it goes to
daylight penetration and access to view out? what can be verified via common daylight metrics?)

Content
This course provides students with an in-depth introduction to solar geometry, daylight in buildings, visual comfort and
view out. The non-image forming effect of light on our health and the challenges of visual impairment and will also be
addressed. While rooted in architectural design, this course will draw on fundamentals of physics, ophthalmology,
chronobiology and environmental psychology in order to better understand what is meant by visual well-being in spaces.
This course is based on various analysis and design methods, such as scale models, real-world measurements and computer
simulation. It is structured around analysis and design projects.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the examination rof another type.

Annotation
if necessary with compulsory excursion

Workload
In-class time: Lecture, Exercises 60 h
Self-study: Course preparation/follow-up, Design-journal, Project work 60 h

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M 3.36 Module: Selected Topics of Communication in Architecture [M-

ARCH-103586]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107326 Selected Topics of Communication in Architecture 4 CR Rambow

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a presentation/oral report taking 30 minutes and a written paper of max. 20
pages.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can select in a targeted manner and design visual as well as verbal presentation media in order to be able to make
their design thoughts and ideas easily understandable and to communicate these in a convincing manner.
• know what a narrative structure is, what types of structures there are and how they can optimally exploit their
rhetorical potential in order to be able to convince a variety of target audiences.
• recognize important performative aspects regarding the presentation of designs, being also able to analyze and
evaluate these. They can produce and formulate a script for their own, independent presentation.
• can work in a self-organized and reflected manner, they have organizational competencies at their disposal as well
as the social competence to give and to receive critical feedback.

Content
The course’s focus is on the successful teaching and understanding of the qualities of architectural designs. Based on
communication-psychological and rhetorical approaches it is demonstrated how a customized, argumentatively consistent
strategy for portrayals and presentations can be developed and realized in a convincing manner using media tools. Visual
formats such as sketches, various different forms of plans, photos and perspectives are critically discussed and tested as
well as optimized as to their communicative limits and possibilities. Through practical application with written and oral
feedback techniques basic communication skills are systematically trained.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 30 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 90 h

Recommendation
Successful participation in the module "Architecture Communication and Working Scientifically".

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Digital Design and Fabrication [M-ARCH-105818]

M 3.37 Module: Selected Topics of Digital Design and Fabrication [M-

ARCH-105818]

Responsible: TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German/English 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-111674 Selected Topics of Digital Design and Fabrication 4 CR Dörstelmann

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements based on a final presentation.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• have deepened their knowledge of a specific area of digital design and/or production methods
• can apply it in the context of current architectural challenges.

Content
This module provides an introduction to various areas of digital design and/or digital fabrication methods with varying
topics.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirement.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60h

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 [M-ARCH-103582]

M 3.38 Module: Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 [M-ARCH-103582]

Responsible: Prof. Stephen Craig

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107322 Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 4 CR Craig

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of handing in and presenting the semester works produced during the semester
(scope, number and type vary according to the topic).

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can apply drawing techniques.

• are able to record the proportions and the layout of an object and are able to translate this in a drawn atmospheric
image composition.
• have developed creative potential as well as having sharpened their own personal perceptive skills.
• are able to conceptually work out a topic with the aim of postulating their own thesis and to realize this whilst
working freely on a project.
• can critically assess and question as well as being able to come up with comparative deductions.
• are able to select the right means and forms for their statements and produced work.

Content
In this module changing topics in various forms of expression as, for example, (nude) drawing, plastic and sculptural design,
book design etc. are all taught. At the beginning observing, perceiving and targeted questioning of that what one is focusing
on as well as intensively dealing with the topic all build the fundamentals for the design process as a whole. The insights
gained are analyzed, interpreted and formulated into an own statement. After the students have found their topic, their
concept, they can then realize this by working freely.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar / Tutorials 45 h
Self-study components: preparing/follow-up work, project work 75 h

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Visual and Sculptural Design".

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 [M-ARCH-103583]

M 3.39 Module: Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 [M-ARCH-103583]

Responsible: Prof. Stephen Craig

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German/English 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107323 Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 4 CR Craig

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of handing in and presenting the semester works produced during the semester
(scope, number and type vary according to the topic). Mandatory and a prerequisite is the regular participation in class.

Competence Goal
The students:

• can apply drawing techniques.

• are able to record the proportions and the layout of an object and are able to translate this in a drawn atmospheric
image composition.
• have developed creative potential as well as having sharpened their own personal perceptive skills.
• are able to conceptually work out a topic with the aim of postulating their own thesis and to realize this whilst
working freely on a project.
• can critically assess and question as well as being able to come up with comparative deductions.
• are able to select the right means and forms for their statements and produced work.

Content
In this module changing topics in various forms of expression as, for example, (nude) drawing, plastic and sculptural design,
book design etc. are all taught. At the beginning observing, perceiving and targeted questioning of that what one is focusing
on as well as intensively dealing with the topic all build the fundamentals for the design process as a whole. The insights
gained are analyzed, interpreted and formulated into an own statement. After the students have found their topic, their
concept, they can then realize this by working freely.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar / Tutorials 45 h
Self-study components: preparing/follow-up work, project work 75 h

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Visual and Sculptural Design".

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Structural Analysis [M-ARCH-106127]

M 3.40 Module: Selected Topics of Structural Analysis [M-ARCH-106127]

Responsible: Dr. Anette Busse

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-112498 Selected Topics of Structural Analysis 4 CR Busse

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a term paper with a written and a drawing part in accordance with the layout
requirements, 6-10 pages DIN B 4.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can undertake research on a chosen project.

• are able to use and work with secondary sources and, if necessary, also primary sources.
• are capable of analyzing a built project as well as being able to comprehend, clearly portray and visualize the design,
the constructive execution and the materialization of the project.
• can assess and categorize projects with a view to architectural concepts and constructive realization.

Content
The module allows the participating students to intensively deal with a realized project that is selected in a coordinated
manner. After an intensive research and analysis period, the design and construction are drawn in a comprehensive manner.
The results are recorded and summarized in a documentation which includes illustrations and text. Here the students
portray the relationship between design idea and the actual material-based, constructive realization of the project.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Supervision 5 h
Self-study: Project work 115 h

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Structural Design [M-ARCH-104513]

M 3.41 Module: Selected Topics of Structural Design [M-ARCH-104513]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie Wagner
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-109243 Selected Topics of Structural Design 4 CR La Magna, Wagner

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of seminar papers in written and/or drawn form encompassing a maximum of
20 pages and a presentation or an oral talk lasting a maximum of 20 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• have the vocabulary of the terminology of load-bearing and supporting structures at their command.
• can grasp and record structures and subcategorize these into partial supporting structures.
• are able to analyze and realize different topics in a support structure planning way.
• can integrate this knowledge in one’s own design process and be able to draft and design load-bearing support
structures.

Content
Based on the basic knowledge gained from the mandatory courses in the field of support structure planning, these are gone
into in-depth and applied by working on a topic in a supporting structure planning way. The necessary skills for in-depth
design methods of supporting structure planning are also taught.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
Maybe with a mandatory excursion.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 45 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 75 h

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Sustainability [M-ARCH-103684]

M 3.42 Module: Selected Topics of Sustainability [M-ARCH-103684]

Responsible: Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Hebel

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107426 Selected Topics of Sustainability 4 CR Hebel

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a worked out, written paper of a self-chosen topic within the framework of
the seminar, having coordinated this with the lecturer beforehand.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• understand the influence and effects of the usage of extracted and extended resources and raw materials in the
construction industry.
• are able to understand and independently assess the complete lifecycle of a building product with regard to its
sustainability.
• are capable of applying their knowledge for the usage, and eventually (if there is interest), for the research and
invention of new and alternative building materials.

Content
In the wake of industrialization our construction industry has focused more and more on mineral-related, finite material
sources that are invariably coming to an end due to the intensive extraction of these. The 21st century is now allowing a
paradigm change to take place: A reorientation from extraction to extension as well as a full reusage of our material
resources. This requires the (re)discovery, research and development of alternative building materials and a transition in
their industrial application. The aim of the joint seminar work which includes lectures, discussions, oral presentations,
experiments as well as a final written paper is to highlight the potential and application possibilities of such alternative
building materials within a sustainable, industrialized construction industry.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 30 h
Self-study components: preparing/follow-up work, project work 90 h

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3 MODULES Module: Selected Topics of Urban Design [M-ARCH-103593]

M 3.43 Module: Selected Topics of Urban Design [M-ARCH-103593]

Responsible: Prof. Henri Bava

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Barbara Engel
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Prof. Markus Neppl
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German/English 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107334 Selected Topics of Urban Design 4 CR Bava, Engel,
Inderbitzin, Neppl

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a term paper in written and/or drawn form to the scope of maximum 20
pages and a presentation or an oral talk of maximum 20 minutes duration.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can avail of a well-founded vocabulary when it comes to urban development/planning and discipline-specific
terminology.
• are able to structure and portray manifold and partially contradictory urban development or landscape planning
problems and themes.
• have basic knowledge of how to work scientifically and are able to work out their own positions on the topic. They
can present this discipline-specific knowledge in a fitting manner and form.

Content
The contents of the module are working on an urban development topic. Hereby questions from the fields of city district
planning, international urban development, landscape architecture or regional planning are worked on.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
The individual courses are on offer only on an irregular basis. The respective courses on offer as well as the topics are listed
in the course catalogue.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 45 h
Self-study components: preparing/follow-up work, project work 75 h

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M 3.44 Module: Selected Topics of Urban Design - Workshop [M-ARCH-103811]

Responsible: Prof. Henri Bava

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Barbara Engel
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Prof. Markus Neppl
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Irregular 1 term German/English 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107697 Selected Topics of Urban Design - Workshop 4 CR Bava, Engel,
Inderbitzin, Neppl

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a term paper in written and/or drawn form to the scope of maximum 20
pages and a presentation or an oral talk of maximum 20 minutes duration.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can avail of a well-founded vocabulary when it comes to urban development and discipline-specific terminology.
• are able to structure and portray manifold and partially contradictory urban development or landscape planning
problems and topics.
• have basic knowledge of how to work scientifically and are able to work out their own positions on a topic. They can
present this discipline-specific knowledge in a suitable form.
• can develop their own opinions on urban development questions and can represent these during discussions.

Content
The contents of the module is working on an urban development topic within the framework of, for example, a workshop, a
summer university course or an excursion.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
The individual courses are only offered on an irregular basis. The respective offers and their topics are listed in the course
catalog.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar/Workshop/Excursion 90 h
Self-study: Preparation/follow-up, written paper/project 30 h

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3 MODULES Module: Selectet Topics of Building Studies and Design [M-ARCH-103577]

M 3.45 Module: Selectet Topics of Building Studies and Design [M-ARCH-103577]

Responsible: Prof. Marc Frohn

Prof. Simon Hartmann
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Irregular 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107317 Selectet Topics of Building Studies and Design 4 CR Frohn, Hartmann,
Morger

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consist, as a rule, of seminar papers in written and/or drawn form to the scope of, as a
rule, maximum 40 pages and a presentation or an oral presentation taking maximum 20 minutes as a whole.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can avail of a well-founded vocabulary of the terminology used within design practice and theory.
• can work out, analyze and reflect on architectural spaces within social, cultural and technological contexts.
• are able to thematically describe and analyze their work methodology, based on multifaceted and partially
contradictory influencing factors such as context, function, imagery, etc. within the framework of a structured work
process.
• are able to select and apply suitable tools for the respective steps within their work processes.

Content
The topic that they will work on is chosen by the students themselves and must be communicated to and coordinated with
the teachers. At the start of the semester the students have to produce a short exposé which clearly defines the question/
topic, relevance, aims and ways of approaching the subject matter. During the course of the semester an in-depth analysis
and working out of the topic takes place. The content-related focus is on the interaction and analysis with topics having to
do with architectural spaces, building planning and building theory. Getting closer to the core issues is done by examining
relevant reference projects, various different design approaches and/or design processes as well as dealing with the
architectural vocabulary. These should be placed within cultural, social and technological contexts and thematically
analyzed.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
Only one of the four courses can be chosen. The individual courses are on offer at irregular intervals.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 30 h
Self-study components: preparing/follow-up work, project work 90 h

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M 3.46 Module: Seminar Week [M-ARCH-105821]

Responsible: Studiendekan/in Architektur

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Urban- and Landscape Planning from 1.11.2021

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 pass/fail Each summer term 3 terms German/English 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-111677 Seminar Week 1 2 CR Architektur
T-ARCH-111678 Seminar Week 2 2 CR Architektur

Competence Certificate
Two completed courseworks each consisting of attendance at one seminar week and completion of the tasks set there.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
Students:

• have expanded their professional knowledge.

• are able to work in teams and contribute to the group with their specific skills and knowledge concerning
architecture.
• have deepened their understanding of relationships between the areas of knowledge and life involved in the
production and impact of architecture.
• are able to develop solutions for a specific problem in a short time.

Content
Within the framework of the seminar week, various courses are offered as block courses in a special semester week. The
offer is aimed at all semesters of the Bachelor's and Master's program. In this way, contacts can be made and learning can
take place from one another across all semesters and study programs. The students work on narrowly defined tasks that
can be completed within one week and deal with all aspects of architectural theory.

Module grade calculation

not graded

Annotation
Two different Seminar Weeks must be attended and the completed courseworks have to be completed.
With mandatory field trip, if applicable.

Workload
Class attendance: Seminar Week 60-120 h
Independent study: 0-60 h

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3 MODULES Module: Static and Strength of Materials [M-ARCH-103555]

M 3.47 Module: Static and Strength of Materials [M-ARCH-103555]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Construction Technology

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107292 Static and Strength of Materials 4 CR Wagner
T-ARCH-109234 Static and Strength of Materials - Practical Course 0 CR Wagner

Competence Certificate
Written exam taking 300 minutes.
Requirement for the exam application is having passed the coursework "Statics and the Science of Material Strengths -
Tutorial". This is made up of several semester-accompanying tutorials that are directly related to the lecture contents.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can analyze simple supporting structures.

• are able to organize the spatial structure of the supporting structures.
• can describe the load carrying and its effects on the supporting structure and are able to portray the hierarchy of the
supporting structure within the structure as a whole.
• can bring the structure with its spatial design into context with their own design.
• can explain the interconnections that result from the basics of construction statics when it comes to the
measurements of the building components and can apply these onto simple supporting structures.
• can describe the basic laws of building statics and are able to apply these when developing a simple supporting
structure.
• are able to communicate with the planners of supporting structures in their technical terminology and know about
the theoretical relationships between form-determining sizes of the building components and supporting structures
with regard to the internal load.
• are able to undertake simple calculations for a rough estimation of the dimensioning of components and to use the
necessary aids for this in a proper, methodical manner.

Content
This module teaches students the theoretical and practical aspects for planning simple supporting structures. The basics of
the effects of the transmission of torques and forces onto supporting structures and for building components are dealt with.
In this module an overview of the spatial organization of simple supporting structures and the knowledge about the laws of
fundamental construction statics for practical application within supporting structures is given. This knowledge is used for
the analysis of the supporting structure of the design project in the module Studio Structures in order to describe and
illustrate the load-bearing characteristics and the supporting structure itself in one’s own words.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the written exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60

Recommendation
Take this concurrently with the module "Studio Structure".

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3 MODULES Module: Structural Analysis [M-ARCH-103590]

M 3.48 Module: Structural Analysis [M-ARCH-103590]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Specialization (Compulsory Elective Modules Specialisation)

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107330 Structural Analysis 4 CR La Magna

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of the supporting structure analysis of an existing building that is drawn up
during the semester, the presentation of the results in an oral talk of about 20 minutes duration and a written paper of
maximum 20 pages. The work takes place in groups of two and regular supervision respectively corrections take place.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can carry out independent research on a building, especially when it comes to the supporting structure of said
building.
• are able to analyze and interpret the researched data.
• can portray the analyzed structure in an abstract manner and can clearly explain its functions and operating
principles.

Content
In the course existing buildings are looked at regarding their building history, historical background, building typology and
construction. A special focus is on the analysis of the supporting load-bearing structure. In every semester a new thematic
focus is dealt with.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
With a mandatory excursion.

Workload
In-class time: Seminar 45 h
Self-study components: preparing/follow-up work, project work 75 h

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Structural Design".

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3 MODULES Module: Structural Design [M-ARCH-103558]

M 3.49 Module: Structural Design [M-ARCH-103558]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Construction Technology

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107295 Structural Design 4 CR La Magna
T-ARCH-109235 Structural Design - Practical Course 0 CR La Magna

Competence Certificate
Written exam taking about 180 minutes on the contents of the lecture.
Requirement for the exam application is having passed the completed coursework "Supporting Structure Design
Composition of the Studio Design". This consists of the semester-accompanying structural design composition of the draft
project in the module "Studio Material" which is to be worked on and produced during the semester. Working on the design
project takes place in the same groups as in the module "Studio Material". In the course of the semester up to three
supervisions resp. corrections take place. This part of the progress monitoring occurs during one’s studies in the framework
of up to two intermediate and one final presentation together with the presentation in the "Studio Material". There the
worked out results in the formats drawings, models, texts and presentations are portrayed and evaluated. The presentation
duration of the supporting structure design composition is approx. 5 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• know the basic terminology of load-bearing constructions and supporting structures.

• have the skills, based on this basic knowledge, to be able to work and successfully cooperate with structural planers
and engineers during the design, planning and construction phases.
• are able to analyze the load-bearing capacity and the principles of different types of supporting structures, are able
to grasp the different possibilities of the load transfer within a structure and can quickly assess the dimensions and
volumes of the different powers at play.
• understand the decisive influence of the specific building material characteristics on the load-bearing capacity and
can apply this knowledge in a targeted manner for the fulfillment of stipulated building conditions.
• are able to understand the building design parameters resulting from the choice of building materials used and to
be able to roughly estimate the dimensions of individual building elements whilst taking into account the various
supporting structures needed.
• know the various supporting structure types and systems with their specific advantages and disadvantages as well as
knowing the methods to roughly estimate building elements of these supporting structure systems.
• recognize the relation between load-bearing construction, material selection, building details and architectural
design results and being able to grasp the fact that the supporting structure design is an integral part of the design
as a whole.
• can apply the knowledge learned for their own studio design drafts, can select various supporting structures with
regard to material, function and design/shape and are able to successfully integrate these into their design draft
process.

Content
In the module the Science of Supporting Structures both the basic functions and the effects emanating from the various
different important supporting structures (physical and technical basics) are taught in addition to, and especially, the
significance of the supporting structure design in the architectural design process with a view to form, function,
sustainability and design/shape. Based on examples, the different types of supporting structures and their variants
regarding features and usage possibilities are presented and analyzed. Basic load-bearing constructions such as one or
multiple-field supports, trusses, framework supporting structures, arch or rope constructions but also special types of
supporting structures such as reinforced concrete structures, hall structures or modular structures (e.g. prefabricated
lightweight construction systems) are discussed. Another topic is the bracing or reinforcing of buildings or even the
"construction below zero". Here there is a special emphasis on the influence of material characteristics upon construction
and design of building elements and structures; i.e. construction using the proper materials.

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Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the written exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures, tutorials 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation, project work 60

Recommendation
Take this concurrently with the module "Studio Material".

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3 MODULES Module: Studio Context [M-ARCH-103550]

M 3.50 Module: Studio Context [M-ARCH-103550]

Responsible: Prof. Henri Bava

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Barbara Engel
Prof. Markus Neppl
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Designing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

10 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-109961 Design in Studio Context 10 CR Bava, Engel, Neppl

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of design work produced during the semester. Working on the design task takes
place in groups of four, there are regular supervisory meetings respectively corrective inputs that take place. The progress
monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the frame of up to two intermediate and one final presentation. There
the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of drawings, models, texts and presentations. The time
frame for the presentation is approx. 20 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
Successful completion of the module "Studio Material".

Competence Goal
The students:

• can with the aid of various methods analyze, structure and formally describe problems in the field of urban planning
design.
• are able to recognize urban planning processes and to independently work on integrative solutions to problems.
• are able to articulate their design ideas orally, in writing, as drawings and as models.
• are able to work in and with a team, are able to organize their work processes in a timely and content-related
manner as well as being able to present the work results in an appropriate manner, including presenting to third
parties.

Content
Within the project a large-scale design is developed that covers various different scale and size levels all within an urban
context. The module also covers having a look at cities and urban areas, landscapes and settlements within their individual
contexts. The knowledge and competencies gained in the module "Basics of Urban Planning" are practically applied within
the project.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
Only one of the three courses can be booked. An even distribution of the students for the three courses/professors takes
place in accordance with an allocation procedure based on priorities.
With a mandatory excursion.

Workload
In-class time: Supervision/presentations 45 h
Self-study components: Development of an architectural design 225 h

Recommendation
Take this module along with the modules "Basics of Urban Planning", "Principles of Building Studies and Design" and "Urban
Developent and Construction Planning Law".

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3 MODULES Module: Studio Material [M-ARCH-103549]

M 3.51 Module: Studio Material [M-ARCH-103549]

Responsible: Prof. Ludwig Wappner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Designing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

10 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-109960 Design in Studio Material 10 CR Wappner

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of architectural design work produced during the semester. Working on the
design task takes place in groups of two, there are regular supervisory meetings respectively corrective inputs that take
place. The progress monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the frame of up to two intermediate and one final
presentation. There the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of drawings, models, texts and
presentations. The time frame for the presentation is approx. 15 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
Successful completion of the module "Studio Structure".

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. The module M-ARCH-103548 - Studio Structure must have been passed.

Competence Goal
The students:

• can apply methods for the working out and evaluation of alternative solutions for medium complexity design and
construction tasks.
• are able to portray various dimensional spaces in both cross-section and layout planning.
• can systematically structure both the shell and the supporting structure.
• are able to plan and evaluate lighting and atmosphere of large spaces.
• can systematically select concepts and optimize these, can work on these in an exemplary manner and make these
more precise in a constructive manner with the focus on clarifying what materials should be used.

Content
In this module knowledge about and skills for designing and constructing based on medium complexity tasks from the field
of civil engineering are taught. Here the focus is on the clarifying the context, the spatial functional and constructive
structure whilst taking into special account the material and system-related structural joining principles. Especially the
materialization of the designs is looked at and knowledge about structural design and technical building systems is
incorporated.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
Only one of the three courses can be booked. An even distribution of the students for the three courses/professors takes
place in accordance with an allocation procedure based on priorities.
With a mandatory excursion.

Workload
In-class time: Supervision/presentations 60 h
Self-study components: Development of an architectural design 240 h

Recommendation
Take this module along with the modules "Building Construction", "Structural Design" and "Technical Building Systems".

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3 MODULES Module: Studio Space [M-ARCH-103547]

M 3.52 Module: Studio Space [M-ARCH-103547]

Responsible: Prof. Marc Frohn

Prof. Simon Hartmann
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Designing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

10 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-109958 Design in Studio Space 10 CR Frohn, Hartmann,
Morger

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of architectural design work produced during the semester. Working on the
design task takes place in groups of two, there are regular supervisory meetings respectively corrective inputs that take
place. The progress monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the frame of up to two intermediate and one final
presentation. There the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of drawings, models, texts and
presentations. The time frame for the presentation is approx. 15 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
None

Competence Goal
The students:

• have a basic understanding of the significant cultural, social and technological dimensions of spatial studies and
architecture.
• can recognize basic architectural elements and spatial strategies, can analyze their conforming principles and can
apply these in their own design work. They can, under supervision, formulate simple ideas and concepts and, under
guidance, can develop simple spatial approaches based on this.
• are capable of transferring and integrating the design concept, based on fundamental influencing factors such as
context, function, light etc., into a building within the framework of a structured design process. In addition, they can
work out variants and compare these during the design draft process.
• can describe, portray, analyze, individually design and evaluate architectural spaces and spatial sequences regarding
geometry, light and usage. They have at their command a basic spatial understanding and imaginative power as well
as being able to create basic spatial relations and connections.
• understand the basic design-oriented and order-building principles, can develop these as well as being able to apply
these.
• grasp the fundamental principles of architectural drawings and design as well as model building.
• recognize basic spatial and architectural relations within their setting.

Content
In the studio, parallel to the lecture "Basics of Design Theory – Architectural Thinking 1“, the basics of architectural design
are taught. During the course of the semester architectural queries with increasing levels of complexity based on analysis
and design tasks are worked on. Fundamental knowledge of architectural elements, bodies, space (spatial sequences),
context, spatial programs as well as the relationship to humans and their perception are all taught.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
Only one of the three courses can be booked. An even distribution of the students for the three courses/professors takes
place in accordance with an allocation procedure based on priorities.
With a mandatory excursion.

Workload
In-class time: Supervision/presentations 60 h
Self-study components: Development of an architectural design 240 h

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Recommendation
Take this module along with the module "Basics of Design Theory".

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M 3.53 Module: Studio Structure [M-ARCH-103548]

Responsible: Prof. Ludwig Wappner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Designing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

10 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-109959 Design in Studio Structure 10 CR Wappner

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of architectural design work produced during the semester. Working on the
design task takes place in groups of two, there are regular supervisory meetings respectively corrective inputs that take
place. The progress monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the frame of up to two intermediate and one final
presentation. There the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of drawings, models, texts and
presentations. The time frame for the presentation is approx. 15 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
Successful completion of the module "Studio Space".

Competence Goal
The students:

• learn methods regarding the development, working on and evaluation of alternative solutions for design and
construction tasks that have a low complexity level.
• are able to develop projects from the urban planning stage to the principle spatial disposition all the way to
materialization and the joining of building components.
• can develop concepts in a systematic manner, select alternatives as well as being able to optimize these.
• are able to work through these in an exemplary and detailed manner and to constructively make these more precise
with a focus on the clarification of the building structure.

Content
This module teaches the basics of design and construction based on low-complexity design tasks coming from the field of
civil and structural engineering. Here the focus is on clarifying the context, the spatial functional and constructive structure
whilst taking into special account the material-related and system-related structural joining principles.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
Only one of the three courses can be booked. An even distribution of the students for the three courses/professors takes
place in accordance with an allocation procedure based on priorities.
With a mandatory excursion.
A part of the orientation exam.

Workload
In-class time: Supervision/presentations 60 h
Self-study components: Development of an architectural design 240 h

Recommendation
Recommendation: Take this module along with the module "Basics of Building Construction"

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3 MODULES Module: Studio System [M-ARCH-103551]

M 3.54 Module: Studio System [M-ARCH-103551]

Responsible: Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Hebel

Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Integral Designing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

10 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-109962 Design in Studio System 10 CR Hebel, Inderbitzin

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of architectural design work produced during the semester. Working on the
design task takes place individually or in groups; regular supervision respectively corrective sessions take place. The
progress monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the frame of up to two intermediate and one final presentation.
There the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of drawings, models, texts and presentations.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• are able to work on a complex planning project. For this they learn both the ability to analyze the context as well as
being able to create usage, development, access and layout concepts.
• are able to name targeted and those aspects that are relevant for their respective designs regarding sustainable
building methods and are able to transfer these into an architectural design.
• can apply all of the already learned competencies in the areas of building physics, technical systems and structural
support planning onto a complex topic and recognize the integration of the various disciplines in the design process
as an essential basis for sustainable building.
• are able to work out a suitable presentation and portrayal concept which also includes a 3D presentation of the
project.

Content
In the studio "Order" the basics that are taught in the module "Sustainable Building" are transferred to an architectural
design draft, then evaluated and discussed. In the course of the semester a complex planning project from the field of
residential and housing construction will be worked on at various scale levels, all based on analysis and design tasks.
Through the integration of the disciplines Structural Support Planning, Construction Physics and Technical Extension into
the design project itself one can then define and fully understand what is meant by the term "sustainable building". This is
an interdisciplinary approach which is undertaken in an integrative manner.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Annotation
Only one of the three courses can be booked. An even distribution of the students for the three courses/professors takes
place in accordance with an allocation procedure based on priorities.
With a mandatory excursion.

Workload
In-class time: Supervision/presentations 60 h
Self-study components: Development of an architectural design 240 h

Recommendation
Due to the simultaneous mandatory attendance of the lecture "Sustainable Building" synergies are given so that the gained
insights from the various disciplines and scale levels can be transferred to and, of course, integrated into the architectural
design project.

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M 3.55 Module: Sustainability [M-ARCH-103552]

Responsible: Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Hebel

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Integral Designing

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 1

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107289 Sustainability 4 CR Hebel

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirement that consists of an oral discussion on the topics of the lecture.

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• know the basics of sustainable building.

• know the important milestones, models and systems for categorizing and evaluating sustainable concepts within
construction.
• have gained knowledge on the interaction of ecological, economical, social, ethical and aesthetic sustainability
within construction.
• can – even if these are partially contradictory – recognize, evaluate and weigh the requirements coming from the
various disciplines regarding the aspect of sustainability.
• are able to realize the knowledge gained within the architectural design project.

Content
In this module the basics as well as thoughts dealing with the topic of sustainable building are presented and discussed.
Thereby, on the one hand, the significance of the topic within its historical dimension is highlighted as well as, on the other
hand, the relevance for future construction projects. The question as to the sensible and ethical use of natural resources
within construction is the focal point of what is being examined. Thereby, a differentiation is made between usage and
consumption of our natural living conditions. Presented are models and positions on construction based on cycles,
certification models, integral planning, lifecycle assessment, energy consumption and needs as well as the provision
thereof, the minimization of material usage, customer satisfaction, participation in design processes all the way to large-
scale looks at land distribution and urban planning tasks. The term sustainability is therefore discussed within its
ecological, economical, social, ethical and aesthetic dimension, specifically for future building tasks. Students should be
able to reflect the described topics independently and critically as well as being able to integrate these into their design
plans as a matter of fact.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the other examination requirements.

Workload
In-class time: Supervision/presentations 30 h
Self-study components: Development of an architectural design 90 h

Recommendation
Due to the simultaneous mandatory attendance of "Studio Order" synergies are given so that the gained insights from the
various disciplines and scale levels can be transferred to and, of course, integrated into the architectural design project.

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3 MODULES Module: Theory of Architecture 1 [M-ARCH-103561]

M 3.56 Module: Theory of Architecture 1 [M-ARCH-103561]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Theoretical and Historical Basics

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each winter term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107298 Theory of Architecture 1 4 CR Meister
T-ARCH-109236 Theory of Architecture 1 - Practical Course 0 CR Meister

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an Open Book Upload exam. The task is digitally supported and must be
completed within a defined time window of 90 minutes from home. Aids are permitted. Students download the tasks as a
file at the beginning of the time window, work on them digitally and upload the results as a submission immediately after
the end of the processing time in a limited time window. The submission includes the declaration of independent
processing and indication of the aids.
Requirement for the exam application is having passed the completed coursework "Architecture Theory 1 - Tutorial". This
consists of the weekly compilation of written position papers on the respective lecture topics of approx. half an A4 page.
The minimum number of position papers that have to be handed in will be made public at the start of the university
semester (approx. half of the number of lectures).

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• are familiar with the developments in architecture theory and the basics of modern architectural theories and have
acquired context knowledge on society, philosophy and culture.
• can identify architectural styles of thought and designs within the respective historical (time-wise) and cultural
context and can recognize the relevance for the current ongoing architectural discourse.
• have knowledge regarding the fundamental scientific and theoretical argumentation and know about the essential
methods of scientific research, academic work and critical architectural analyses.
• have developed an understanding for the design relevance of theories. By confronting and dealing with architecture-
specific fields of discourse they are able to understand architecture theory as the basis for socially responsible
planning, design, administrative or analytical tasks.

Content
In the modules "Architecture Theory 1" and "Architecture Theory 2" interdisciplinary architectural models of thought are
analyzed, put into historic contexts and theoretically reflected on. By confronting various terms and definitions such as
«Function, use, comfort», «Perception, atmosphere, staging», «Myth nature – construction, environment, resource», «Design
tools and instruments of awareness» and «Logistic landscapes. Infrastructure, power and global availability» basic
questions as to the relationship of object and theory in architecture are brought up and discussed. Special attention is given
to political thought in general as well as current social trends. Both modules are conceived as consecutive and interrelated
modules.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the written exam.

Annotation
A part of the orientation exam. If necessary with excursion.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation 60 h

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M 3.57 Module: Theory of Architecture 2 [M-ARCH-103562]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: Theoretical and Historical Basics

Credits Grading scale Recurrence Duration Language Level Version

4 Grade to a tenth Each summer term 1 term German 3 2

Mandatory
T-ARCH-107299 Theory of Architecture 2 4 CR Meister
T-ARCH-109237 Theory of Architecture 2 - Practical Course 0 CR Meister

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an Open Book Upload exam. The task is digitally supported and must be
completed within a defined time window of 90 minutes from home. Aids are permitted. Students download the tasks as a
file at the beginning of the time window, work on them digitally and upload the results as a submission immediately after
the end of the processing time in a limited time window. The submission includes the declaration of independent
processing and indication of the aids.
Requirement for the exam application is having passed the completed coursework "Architecture Theory 1 - Tutorial". This
consists of the weekly compilation of written position papers on the respective lecture topics of approx. half an A4 page.
The minimum number of position papers that have to be handed in will be made public at the start of the university
semester (approx. half of the number of lectures).

Prerequisites
none

Competence Goal
The students:

• can deal with the most important basic terminology and current architectural theories on the topics of architecture
and urbanism. In addition to this, they have gained in-depth knowledge on the social, technological, media-related
and cultural conditions of architectural practice.
• can differentiate, analyze and formulate complex architectural concepts in their respective cultural, historical, social
and political contexts as well as being able to do this for their significance with a view to the current architectural
discourse.
• have developed an in-depth and differentiated understanding for the relevance of theory for the architectural
design project.
• are, in addition, capable of arguing in a scientific-theoretical manner and in applying the basic methods of scientific
research and academic work as well as critical architecture analysis.

Content
In the modules "Architecture Theory 1" and "Architecture Theory 2" interdisciplinary architectural models of thought are
analyzed, put into historic contexts and theoretically reflected on. By confronting various terms and definitions such as
«Function, use, comfort», «Perception, atmosphere, staging», «Myth nature – construction, environment, resource», «Design
tools and instruments of awareness» and «Logistic landscapes. Infrastructure, power and global availability» basic
questions as to the relationship of object and theory in architecture are brought up and discussed. Special attention is given
to political thought in general as well as current social trends. Both modules are conceived as consecutive and interrelated
modules.

Module grade calculation

The module grade is the grade of the written exam.

Workload
Class attendance: Lectures 60 h
Independent study: preparing/follow-up work, exam preparation 60 h

Recommendation
Successful completion of the module "Theory of Architecture 1"

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4 Courses

T 4.1 Course: Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis [T-ARCH-107688]

Responsible: Prof. Marc Frohn

Prof. Simon Hartmann
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103576 - Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 3 pass/fail Each term 1

Events
ST 2024 1710103 Advanced Building Studies Design 1 SWS /🗣 Frohn, Streicher,
(Frohn): GRID Gazzillo, Gernay
ST 2024 1710205 Advanced Architectural Design 1 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Morger, Kunkel,
Studies (Morger) Schneider, Zaparta
ST 2024 1710306 Advanced Architectural Design 1 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Hartmann, Coricelli,
Studies: (Hartmann) Kadid, Vansteenkiste
ST 2024 1720508 Advanced Construction 1 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Wappner, Hörmann,
Technology Design Studies Tusinean, Wang,
(Wappner) Häberle, Kochhan
ST 2024 1720602 Advanced Construction 1 SWS /🗣 Hebel, Hoss, Rausch
Technology Design Studies
(Hebel)
ST 2024 1731061 Advanced Urban Design Project 1 SWS /🗣 Neppl
Studies: The Term
"Transformation" (Neppl)
ST 2024 1731161 Advanced Urban Design Project 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Engel, Böcherer,
Studies (Engel): Inner City on the Kannen
Edge, Freiburg / Rules and Players
ST 2024 1731211 Advanced Urban Design Project 1 SWS /🗣 Bava, Romero
Studies: Urban Hydrotopos – Carnicero
Karlsruhe’s Co-Evolutionary
Dynamics of Urban and Hydric
Processes (Bava)
ST 2024 1731261 Advanced Project Studies 1 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Inderbitzin, Multerer,
(Multerer/Inderbitzin): Housing Schork, Zickert,
Models Zlokapa, von Zepelin
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Completed coursework consisting working on the "Specialization Bachelor Thesis" usually, as a rule, takes place individually
or in groups of two; there are regular supervisory and correction sessions. The produced results in the form of drawings,
models, texts and lectures are presented and assessed within the framework of presentations or workshops during one‘s
studies.

Annotation
Only one of the four courses can be booked, in each case by the examiner at whom the Bachelor's thesis is also completed.

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

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Advanced Building Studies Design (Frohn): GRID

V 1710103, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The event can only be selected in conjunction with the associated design GRID and is mandatory for this.

Advanced Architectural Design Studies (Morger) Project (PRO)

V 1710205, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Attending the course is only possible for participants of the design project

Advanced Architectural Design Studies: (Hartmann) Project (PRO)

V 1710306, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Attending the course is only possible for participants of the design project
Language: English

Advanced Construction Technology Design Studies (Wappner) Project (PRO)

V 1720508, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
This event can only be chosen in connection with the associated design studio.

Advanced Construction Technology Design Studies (Hebel)

V 1720602, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
This event can only be chosen in connection with the associated design studio "Top Up!* - redensification concepts for
Würzburg-Gartenstadt (Hebel)".

Advanced Urban Design Project Studies: The Term "Transformation" (Neppl)

V 1731061, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The term "transformation" appears almost in all building and urban development projects. This in-depth study aims to
clarify what it means and how these findings can be applied to the respective projects. In this context, different theoretical
boundary conditions will be examined, and historical and current examples will be compiled, examples will be summarized.
Subsequently, the focus will be on the transferability to future projects and on the potential for the further development of
urban neighbourhoods.
The event can only be chosen in connection with the corresponding urban design project "Urban Transformation" and is
mandatory for it.
Appointment: Thu, 2:00 pm, Bldg. 11.40, EG, R015 (the dates will be announced during the seminar)
Exam: 31.07.2024

Advanced Urban Design Project Studies (Engel): Inner City on the Edge, Freiburg /
Seminar (S)
V Rules and Players On-Site
1731161, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal

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Content
The future development of the city center is the subject of numerous professional, political and social debates. The
interests are diverse and often conflicting. Political representatives and citizens' initiatives, experts inside and outside the
administration and investors – they all have a direct and indirect influence on the planning and design of the city center.
The subject of the in-depth study is to look at the various groups of actors and decision-making processes, but also the
legal framework conditions.
This course is carried out in cooperation with the experts for public construction law Prof. Dr. jur. Jörg Menzel and Prof. Dr.
Werner Finger.
Appointments: Thu
First meeting: Mon15.04.2024, 2:00 pm, 11.40 R013
Submission/Exam: Thu 15.08.2024
Form: Teamwork
The course can only be chosen in conjunction with the corresponding design (Inner City on the Edge. Freiburg.
(Engel)) and is mandatory for this course.

Advanced Urban Design Project Studies: Urban Hydrotopos – Karlsruhe’s Co-

V Evolutionary Dynamics of Urban and Hydric Processes (Bava) On-Site
1731211, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
This course can only be chosen in conjunction with the related course Urban Planning
(LV 1731210) and is compulsory for this course.
1st meeting: 18.04.2024, 10:00 a.m., Bldg 11.40, R 122
Exam: 01.08.2024
Form of work: Teamwork

Advanced Project Studies (Multerer/Inderbitzin): Housing Models Seminar (S)

V 1731261, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The course consists of preparatory and accompanying short exercises for the studio Wohnen für Alle. At the beginning of the
semester, we define various groups of residents and design typical living situations for them. This developed scenario may
serve as the starting point for the development of the project. The detailed thematic focus of the specialization is determined
in connection with the existing building that is to be transformed. The course is mandatory and can only be selected in
combination with the associated studio Wohnen für Alle.
First Meeting: 29.5.2024, 11:30 -12:00 am,
Bldg. 11.40, R 115, Presence
Submission/Presentation: 5.6.2024, 11:30 am -14.30 pm, Geb. 11.40, R 115, Presence
Team: Sebastian Multerer, Christian Inderbitzin, Anna Schork, Maximilian von Zepelin, Edda Zickert, Srdjan Zlokapa

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T 4.2 Course: Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis - Portfolio [T-ARCH-107690]

Responsible: Prof. Marc Frohn

Prof. Simon Hartmann
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103576 - Advanced Topic of Bachelor's Thesis

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 1 pass/fail Each term 1

Competence Certificate
Completed coursework consisting of a portfolio to be created by the students individually and without any supervision. The
result is handed in as a physical portfolio. The portfolio is assessed as it relates to completeness, the plausibility and
comprehensibility of the presented projects, the graphical and design-related quality as well as the technically skilled
quality.

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T 4.3 Course: Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1 [T-ARCH-107305]

Responsible: TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103568 - Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 1

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a drawing-based term paper and the successful participation in the tutorials
related to the courses of the module (tutorial certificates).

Prerequisites
none

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T 4.4 Course: Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 2 [T-ARCH-107306]

Responsible: TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103569 - Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 2

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1720802 Integrative Digital Methods 4 SWS Lecture / Practice Dörstelmann, Fuentes
(/🧩 Quijano, Feldmann
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a drawing-based term paper and the successful participation in the tutorials
related to the courses of the module (tutorial certificates).

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Integrative Digital Methods Lecture / Practice (VÜ)

V 1720802, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
The course trains the ability to effectively combine and apply analogue working strategies and digital
methods in the design process.
Basic knowledge from architectural geometry is deepened and expanded through integrative digital
methods, such as 3D modelling, renderings, image editing and layout, as well as 3D scanning and
printing.
Three complimentary topics will introduce methods that reinforce previously learned content and
further develop students' digital skills.
The focus is on combining the different methods and teaching students how they can be used
integratively in the design process to address complex challenges.
First meeting: Fri 19.04.2043, 09:45 – 11:15 (20.40, Egon-Eiermann- Studierenden Hörsaal)
Exam: 09.08.24

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T 4.5 Course: Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 3 [T-ARCH-107307]

Responsible: TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103570 - Architectural Geometry and Digital Form Design 3

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1720803 Explorative Digital Methods 4 SWS Lecture / Practice Dörstelmann, Fuentes
(/🧩 Quijano
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a drawing-based term paper and the successful participation in the tutorials
related to the courses of the module (tutorial certificates).

Prerequisites
none

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Explorative Digital Methods Lecture / Practice (VÜ)

V 1720803, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
The course Explorative Digital Methods provides practical application skills and theoretical background knowledge for the
reflected use of digital tools in the architectural design process.
Building on the previous courses Architectural Geometry and Integrative Digital Methods, the course lays the foundations of
controlled decision-making processes in digital design and students develop the necessary knowledge for integrative and
explorative geometry generation at the interface of creative and performative design criteria. The goal is to integrate
knowledge of parametric visual programming into your workflows and enable its productive application in your
architectural studies.

First meeting Friday 03.11.2023

Final Submission: 08.03.2024

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4 COURSES Course: Architectural Theory Research Topics [T-ARCH-107325]

T 4.6 Course: Architectural Theory Research Topics [T-ARCH-107325]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103585 - Architectural Theory Research Topics

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Irregular 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of actively participating in the seminar sessions (oral and written discussion
contributions as well as presentations) as well as a study work project respectively one’s own independent research work
whose scope and form is dependent on the respective task assigned.

Prerequisites
none

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T 4.7 Course: Art History [T-ARCH-111667]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Inge Hinterwaldner

Prof. Dr. Oliver Jehle
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105812 - Art History

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 2

Events
WT 23/24 1741310 Art History: Lecture: History of the 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Jehle
Arts and their Theories: Baroque,
Rococo and Classicism
WT 23/24 1741311 Art-History: Lecture: Images and 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Fiorentini Elsen
Concepts of Nature and
Landscape
WT 23/24 1741312 History of Art: Lecture: Art in Exile 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Papenbrock
1933-1945
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Examination of another type as Open Book Upload exam. Tasks that are digitally supported and completed from home
within a defined time window of 120 minutes. Aids are permitted. Students download the tasks as a file at the beginning of
the time window, work on them digitally and upload the results as a submission immediately after the end of the processing
time in a limited time window. The submission includes the declaration of independent processing and the indication of the
aids.
The examination covers the content of both lectures offered in the respective semester.

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Art History: Lecture: History of the Arts and their Theories: Baroque, Rococo and
Lecture (V)
V Classicism On-Site
1741310, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
As bizarre and eccentric, the French adjective baroque sums up the characteristics of an artistic language that became
audible around the year 1600 and spread from Rome to the whole of Europe. Intoxicating dynamics and theatrical lighting
characterise the representative splendour of baroque art. The Rococo rises this artistic language, seduces with profound
surface and gallant games, before Classicism calls us to order: noble simplicity and quiet grandeur instead of masquerade
and fête galante? We will see how the arts take their origin from the sea, shells grow up the walls and only the Age of
Enlightenment dries up this moist matrix.
Appointment: Tue 11:30 - 1 pm 20.40 Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal
First Meeting: Wed 24.10.2023
Submission/Exam: 08.03.2024

Art-History: Lecture: Images and Concepts of Nature and Landscape Lecture (V)
V 1741311, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

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Images of nature and landscape have always presupposed an engagement with the physical world, but they are also an
engagement with the individual experience of that world. How is this aesthetic and epistemological confrontation with the
external and internal world configured in the history of nature and landscape imagery, and how is it reflected in practices
and theories? We ask these questions in different historical periods and for different forms of nature and landscape
imagery, from painting to photography, performance, and digital design.
Appointment: Wed 8:00 - 9:30 am 20.40 Egon-Eiermann-Hörsaal
First Meeting: Wed 25.10.2023
Submission/Exam: 08.03.2024

History of Art: Lecture: Art in Exile 1933-1945 Lecture (V)

V 1741312, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The subject of this lecture is the emigration of artists during the Nazi era. The lecture deals with the structures and
organisations of the exile of artists in Paris, Prague, London and other places, with the exile biographies of artists such as
Oskar Kokoschka, Max Beckmann, Paul Klee and many others, but above all with the works of art that were created during
the emigration and that address the experience of exile in different ways. In addition, newer approaches to exile research in
art history will be presented and discussed.
Appointment: Wed 2:00-3:30 pm 20.40 Egon-Eiermann-Hörsaal
First Meeting: Wed 25.10.2023
Submission/Exam: 08.03.2024

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4 COURSES Course: Artistic and Sculptural Design [T-ARCH-107304]

T 4.8 Course: Artistic and Sculptural Design [T-ARCH-107304]

Responsible: Prof. Stephen Craig

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103567 - Artistic and Sculptural Design

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1710363 Artistic and Sculptural Design : 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Kranz, Pawelzyk,
Drawing + Schelble
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of works that are undertaken during the semester in the tutorials as well as
handing in the works (workbook of the lecture series, sketching book and the complete folder of drawings) at the end of the
semester.

Prerequisites
none

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Artistic and Sculptural Design : Drawing + Practice (Ü)

V 1710363, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The course DRAWING+ begins with a series of lectures on drawing processes, narrative story structures and visual-literary
collage processes. Afterwards, in the practical part, drawing techniques are worked out together. At the end of the course,
students will create their own final artistic project on the topic "MOVING DRAWING - Drawing in Motion".
Criteria for grading are the exercises accompanying the course and the final submission of the artistic project. Regular class
attendance is compulsory and required.
Appointment: Tue 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
First meeting: Tuesday, 24.10.2023, 9:45 AM, 20.40 EE HS, 20.40
Submission/Exam:

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T 4.9 Course: Bachelor's Thesis [T-ARCH-107248]

Responsible: Prof. Marc Frohn

Prof. Simon Hartmann
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103546 - Module Bachelor's Thesis

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Final Thesis 12 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
ST 2024 1710102 GRID (Frohn) 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Frohn, Gazzillo,
Gernay, Streicher
ST 2024 1710204 Architecture Academy in Leipzig 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Morger, Kunkel,
(Morger) Zaparta
ST 2024 1710302 Spaces for learning. Horizontal 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Hartmann, Coricelli,
ambiguities (Hartmann) Kadid, Vansteenkiste
ST 2024 1720507 Vertical Living (Wappner) 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Wappner, Hörmann,
Häberle, Wang,
Kochhan, Calavetta
ST 2024 1720601 Top Up!* - redensification 5 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Hebel, Hoss, Rausch
concepts for Würzburg-
Gartenstadt (Hebel)
ST 2024 1731086 Urban Transformation - New 5 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Neppl, Giralt
Urban Planning Strategies for
Beiertheimer Feld (Neppl)
ST 2024 1731160 Inner City on the Edge. Freiburg. 5 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Engel, Böcherer,
(Engel) Kannen
ST 2024 1731210 Urban Hydrotopos – Karlsruhe’s 5 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Bava, Romero
Co-Evolutionary Dynamics of Carnicero
Urban and Hydric Processes
(Bava)
ST 2024 1731260 Housing for Everyone (Multerer/ 5 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Inderbitzin, Multerer,
Inderbitzin) Schork, Zickert,
Zlokapa, von Zepelin
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
The bachelor’s thesis is comprised of the architectural design assessments and examinations that a student undertakes
during the semester. Working on the design task takes place on an individual basis and regular supervisory phases
respectively corrective measures take place. The progress monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the framework
of one to two intermediate milestone presentations and one final one. Here the worked out results are presented in the
form of drawings, models, texts and presentations and these are then graded. The duration of each presentation is approx.
20 minutes per person.

Prerequisites
none

Final Thesis
This course represents a final thesis. The following periods have been supplied:
Submission deadline 3 months
Maximum extension period 1 months
Correction period 6 weeks

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GRID (Frohn) Project (PRO)

V 1710102, SS 2024, 8 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The Grid is an absolute and repetitive system, expanding to infinity in all directions and independent from any local
condition. An emblematic structure of Modernism, the Grid shows its indifference to narrative, specificity and to a
sequential reading of any kind.
As a system that can be applied anywhere and anytime, it became a tool for universality, its architectural role being
independent from history or geography. The possibility of endless repetition made it a device for control and order in the
process of rationalizing complicated structures or dealing with programmatic complexity. The extreme regularity reveals the
search for something absolute and an autonomous aesthetic decision, rather than imitation of an existing condition.
In today’s architectural environment we experience a paradoxical reappearance of the Grid:
Why do we still look for a universal device in a time when architectural discourse focuses on identity and specificity?
Is the Grid a self-reassuring presence in a progressive loss of control, as the process of building becomes more and more
complex?
Why do we need a structural device that helps us rationalize complicated structures, if today we finally possess tools to
calculate and manufacture complex forms?
The Studio will explore the possibilities, the pitfalls as well as the contradictions inherent in the grid.
Regular Meetings: Thursday, 11:00am-6:00pm, Studio
First Meeting: 18.04.2024,10:30 pm, Studio
Mandatory Excursion: 25-28.04.2024
Presentation: 31.07.2024

Architecture Academy in Leipzig (Morger) Project (PRO)

V 1710204, SS 2024, 8 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
This semester, we complete our series of design studios based on urban building types with the project for an architecture
academy in the city of Leipzig. Leipzig is not only a historical center of trade and commerce but has a rich cultural and artistic
tradition. To this day, it is a globally relevant cultural center, with both its character and architecture uniquely shaped by the
meeting of different political systems. Into this specific urban context, we imagine a facility for the future-oriented training of
architects. As the teaching of building culture is subject to constant change, the specific spaces required for that teaching
periodically need to be redefined and composed anew. In terms of building history, there are various models in Germany such
as the Bauakademie in Berlin by Schinkel, the Kunstgewerbeschule in Weimar by van de Velde, the Bauhaus in Dessau by
Gropius, or the Architecture Faculty of the Technical University of Darmstadt by employees of the university building department
there, all of which we will visit on an excursion in order to trace the historical evolution of the type. The project serves not only as
an examination of elementary architectural topics such as context, space, light, structure, and the development of a building
type, but is also as an opportunity for students to reflect on the teaching and learning of our own profession.
1st meeting : Thursday 18.04.2024, in Room 113 Seminar Room GBL.
Field trip: Thursday 25.04. to Sun 28.04.2024.
Delivery of plans and model: Friday 26.07.2024
Final critique: 31.07. und 01.08.2024

Spaces for learning. Horizontal ambiguities (Hartmann) Project (PRO)

V 1710302, SS 2024, 8 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Spaces for Learning - Horizontal Ambiguity examines the university as a historically evolved physical space for learning and
more generally for intellectual interaction. Universities have long been a cradle of new building types serving better
learning, teaching, researching, assembling, celebrating, etc. (library, auditorium, laboratory, mensa, etc.). Digital
communication and AI drastically changes the spatial needs of universities. Contemporary spaces of learning tend towards
spatial flexibility and programmatic ambiguity. How can architecture contribute to the academic culture of questioning the
status quo rather than clinging to architectural types? The university as a campus, though often located within the city, is
typically spatially segregated from it. How can ambiguity help to establish new ways of interacting between these
specialized places of learning and the city?
Students will use architectural tools and methods to create spatially ambiguous conditions allowing for a complex array of
possible uses, interpretation and interactions for learning, both within, and in relation to the city.
Students will start with in-depth research on relevant reference projects, whilst building a skill-set of tools and methods to
be applied to their design projects.
The strategies distilled from this research will be applied to the site through adaptation and testing of anticipatory design
strategies.
The projects will investigate the topic of horizontal ambiguity and its application for contemporary spaces of learning
through structure, skin, materiality, (indoor) topography, light and orientation.
Language: English
Appointments: Thursday, 10 - 18h
First Meeting: 18.04.2024, 10:00 AM R204
Excursion: 26.04.24 - 28.04.24
Final Presentation: 29.07.-31.07.2024
Hand-in: 26.07.2024 until 12:00 AM (noon), R221
Form: Individual work
First and Second Examiner: Prof. Simon Hartmann / Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Vertical Living (Wappner) Project (PRO)

V 1720507, SS 2024, 8 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
By 2050, according to studies by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development almost 80% of people will
spend their everyday lives in urban agglomerations - but there is a lack of qualified inner-city living space. Due to the constant
shortage of building land and the associated rise in land prices, as well as efforts to minimize new land sealing in the
surrounding area, hybrid high-rise buildingscould be an answer in the search for densification and living space potential.
A hybrid-use high-rise building is to be built on the banks of the Rhine in the immediate vicinity of Mannheim city center. In its
prominent urban location, the significant high point is intended to act both as a link between the city center and the port area and
as a landmark between the neighboring cities of Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. Conceptually, a bridge for pedestrians and
cyclists, which has already been discussed for a long time, could be included.
Diverse forms of housing and the integration of commercial and public functions form the basis for a heterogeneous usage
structure. Through an intensive examination of the complex type of high-rise building, the necessary urban context and the
current socially relevant issues for future-oriented construction, a strong and independent response to this topic is to be
developed on this multi-layered basis. Conceivable uses could include commercial living and working, culture, leisure and social
activities in addition to traditional housing.
Inspired by an excursion to Berlin, we want to explore the structural characteristics of hybrid building complexes and the special
design features of tall buildings and their possible construction methods.
Regular date: Thu 14:00-18:00
1st meeting on 18.04.2024 at 10:00 in R240
Intermediate critique 1: 16.05.2024
Intermediate critique 2: 20.06.2024
Final presentation: 30. - 31.07.2024
Compulsory excursion: 26. - 28.04.2024
Form of work: individual work
Study focus: Building Technology

Top Up!* - redensification concepts for Würzburg-Gartenstadt (Hebel) Project (PRO)

V 1720601, SS 2024, 5 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

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*to add, to fill, to refill, to recharge
Due to the structural and sociological changes in society and the associated increase in awareness of
ecological, economic and socio-cultural sustainability, existing buildings are becoming increasingly important.
In addition to avoiding construction waste, conserving primary resources and limiting emissions, the use of
existing architectural buildings can also promote the sustainable and future-oriented development of cities,
which in turn helps to preserve existing functioning structures and thus the urban appearance. Overall, dealing
with existing buildings helps to achieve a balance between economic, technical and architectural development,
environmental protection and cultural heritage.
The semester design, which deals with the refurbishment and revitalization of four row buildings in Würzburg-Frauenland, is
fed by the results of the seminar "Understanding existing buildings", in which a contemporary documentation of the existing
buildings was created in WS 23/24 on the basis of sketches, photographs, surveys and models. The aim of this semester is to
develop a sustainable vision for the new and further development of living, working and living in this area, connected to the
entire residential neighbourhood.
First Meeting: 18.04.2024, Bldg. 20.40, Studio
Submission: 26.07.2024
Presentation: 29. - 31.07.2024
Form: Individual work

Urban Transformation - New Urban Planning Strategies for Beiertheimer Feld

Project (PRO)
V (Neppl) On-Site
1731086, SS 2024, 5 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The planning area Beiertheimer Feld is part of Karlsruhe's south-west city centre. Despite its central location within the city,
the area is not very present in the perception of many Karlsruhe residents. The area is characterised by a very
heterogeneous mix of residential and commercial functions, in which individual landmarks, high-rise buildings and large-
scale hospital and educational facilities, as well as unfinished perimeter block structures and undeveloped areas contrast
with one another.
The aim is to develop an urban development strategy across various scales, ranging from a framework plan for the entire
area, to the design of a building ensemble in a focus area, including its schematic architectural formulation.
The project is looking for innovative concepts for a future-oriented model district that combines a diverse mix of uses and
sustainable urban development. In the sense of a "What if...?" scenario, these projects show which urban qualities can be
developed for the Beiertheimer Feld by new urban components and open spaces, and which potential synergy effects could
be realised in interaction with the existing urban structures.

Appointment: Thu 9:45:00 am – 1:00 pm, Bldg. 11.40, R015

First Meeting: 18.04.2023, 9:45 am, Bldg. 11.40, R015, Site-visite
Pin-up: 16.05. and 20.06.2024
Presentation: 30.07.2024
Form: teamwork, individual work
Focus of study: Urban Design
Recommendation: at least 1 successful completions of a master design-project

Inner City on the Edge. Freiburg. (Engel) Project (PRO)

V 1731160, SS 2024, 5 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Freiburg's city center forms the cultural and economic center of the city and is also an important place of
representation and identification. In addition to reconstruction efforts based on the historic city layout
after the Second World War, the vision of a car-friendly city in the 1960s led to the creation of car parks
directly next to the cathedral, among other things. The pedestrian zone introduced in 1973 ensured car-
free areas, but traffic planning outside the city center continued to focus on motorized private transport.
The city center ring road encompasses the historic old town and forms an additional traffic connection
within the city. At the same time, with its width and volume of traffic, the ring road also forms a barrier.
The studio's task is to develop urban planning proposals for a coherent transformation of the existing
urban fabric and its edges – with ideas for the functional role of the city center, future-oriented forms of
mobility and high-quality public spaces. How can the city center be better connected with the neighboring
urban spaces – spatially and functionally? The project is being carried out in cooperation with the City of
Freiburg, the civilian initiative "Perspektive Europaviertel" and with students of Mobility and Infrastructure
of KIT.
Appointment: Thu
First Meeting: Mon 15.04.2024, 10:00 am, 11.40 R013
Excursion: 25.04.–26.04.2024
Pin-Up: Mon 13.05.2024, Thu 27.06.2024
Submission: Fri 26.07.2024
Presentation: Mon 29.07.2024
Form: Group of 2 students/Individual work
Recommendation: -
Focus of study: Urban Design

Urban Hydrotopos – Karlsruhe’s Co-Evolutionary Dynamics of Urban and Hydric

Project (PRO)
V Processes (Bava) On-Site
1731210, SS 2024, 5 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Water certainly is one of the topics that is reconquering the urban agenda in the recent years. Climate change has
accelerated the effects of processes that voracious urban planning generated: unlimited sprawl, lack of permeable soils, no
infiltration of rain water, canalization of rivers and streams and industrial use of lakes cohabitate with a countryside in
relentless agricultural exploitation. Which ecological, cultural and symbolic values of water can permate in the urban realm?
How to imagine novel paradigms of symbiosis between the city and its blue infrastructure? Which forms take these
cooperations and how do they foster human and non-human cohabitation?
Building up from a thorough analysis of the historical and technological evolution of the extraction, use and disposal of
water in Karlsruhe, a series of visionary projects are to be proposed. In them, water, architecture, landscape and public
spaces collaborately construct metabolic urban ecosystems. Circularity is here key, not only of the building materials, but
also of the uses and the biological and meteorological processes. Working simultaneously on several scales, the proposals
will show their impact on regional, metropolitan, architectural and biological milieus.

1st meeting: Thu 18.04.24 10:00, Building 11.40, Room 122

Intermediate critique: 16.05.24, 18.06.24

Mandatory excursion: 25.-26.04.24, Karlsruhe

Submission/presentation: 01.08.2024
Form of work: Group of two
Study focus: Urban planning
Recommendation: at least 1 completed master's design(s)

Housing for Everyone (Multerer/Inderbitzin) Project (PRO)

V 1731260, SS 2024, 5 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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In the upcoming semester, we will explore the architectural potential for creating living spaces within existing
urban fabric in Karlsruhe.
The main theme is social housing, which is constantly decreasing in Germany. Creating affordable housing for
low-income groups is an important tool for achieving social equality. However, social housing is currently not a
significant topic in architectural discourse. By reinterpreting the concept, we aim to focus on the adaptation of
existing buildings.
We develop floor plans based on a group of residents that reflect our pluralistic society and meet the eligibility
criteria. Our aim is to provide architectural richness beyond the standards of the building industry while still
leaving room for some speculation. We strive to bring life to the 'apartment at the minimum'. By thoughtfully
combining existing and new elements, we create floor plans and facades on a larger scale that correspond to
our time.
Throughout the semester, we will engage in discussions with experts and incorporate their contributions. Our in-depth study
will focus on developing the fundamentals, exploring housing forms, and creating models of existing buildings. During our
excursion to Paris, we will examine various residential buildings on site.
First Meeting: 18.4.2024, 10 am
(Bldg. 11.40, R 115)
Pin-Ups: to be announced
Mandatory excursion: Paris, travel dates will be announced
Submission/Presentation: 26.7.2024/1.8.2024
Form: Individual work or teamwork is possible
Languages: German/English is possible for the discussions of the projects
Team: Sebastian Multerer, Christian Inderbitzin, Anna Schork, Maximilian von Zepelin, Edda Zickert, Srdjan Zlokapa

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T 4.10 Course: Basic Concepts of Urban Development and Urban Planning [T-
ARCH-111657]

Responsible: Prof. Markus Neppl

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105810 - History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Urban Development

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Oral examination 2 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1731051 Urban Developent: Urban 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Neppl
Perspectives Basic Concepts of
Urban Design and Planning
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Oral exam taking 15 minutes

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Urban Developent: Urban Perspectives Basic Concepts of Urban Design and PlanningLecture (V)
V 1731051, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
All large and small cities in Germany notice a huge dynamic in the fields of population development, job growth, mobility
supply, climate adaptation and resource efficiency. Simply waiting, thinking exclusively in terms of one's local area, and
merely reacting is no longer sufficient to answer the questions of the future.
To make a relevant contribution to these social discussions, the terms necessary for effective communication must be
classified and generally understandable. The lecture provides an overview of the current topics and background of urban
development and enables an introduction to the current debate about the future of our urban ways of life.
Regular date/lecture: Tue, 9:45-11:15 am., Bldg. 20.40, Hörsaal Nr.9 / Egon-Eiermann-Hörsaal

Oral exam: End of February 2024

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T 4.11 Course: Basic Course in the Study Workshop Modell [T-ARCH-107342]

Responsible: Willy Abraham

Andreas Heil
Anita Knipper
Manfred Neubig
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 2 pass/fail Irregular 1

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. The course T-ARCH-107340 - Workshop Introduction must have been passed.

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4 COURSES Course: Basic Course in the Study Workshop Photography [T-ARCH-107341]

T 4.12 Course: Basic Course in the Study Workshop Photography [T-

ARCH-107341]

Responsible: Bernd Seeland

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 4 pass/fail Each term 1

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. The course T-ARCH-107340 - Workshop Introduction must have been passed.

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4 COURSES Course: Basics of Building Construction [T-ARCH-107291]

T 4.13 Course: Basics of Building Construction [T-ARCH-107291]

Responsible: Prof. Ludwig Wappner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103554 - Basics of Building Construction

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1720501 Building Construction 4 SWS Lecture / Practice Wappner,
(/🗣 Schneemann, Klinge,
Hörmann, Michalski,
Tusinean, Häberle,
Calavetta, Weber,
Kochhan
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of the constructive, semester-accompanying work on the design project in the
module "Studio Material". Working on the task is undertaken in groups of two and there is supervision and corrections made
on a regular basis. The progress monitoring occurs during one’s studies in the framework of up to two intermediate and one
final presentation together with the presentation in the Studio Material. There the worked out results in the formats
drawings, models, texts and presentations are portrayed and evaluated. The presentation length of the building
construction-related composition is approx. 5 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Building Construction Lecture / Practice (VÜ)

V 1720501, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The lecture series „Basics of Building Technology“ is closely related to the contents of the studio. The lectures are
structured by basic elements of construction and are conveying a deeper look into the relations between material, detail,
construction and design, illustrated by contemporary as well as classical built examples. The main focus lies on analysis and
reflection, which complement fundamental technical aspects. As such, the lecture series is supplemented by tutorials and
works as a basis and stimulus for autodidactic work, which is essential for studio activity.

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4 COURSES Course: Basics of Design Theory [T-ARCH-107303]

T 4.14 Course: Basics of Design Theory [T-ARCH-107303]

Responsible: Prof. Marc Frohn

Prof. Simon Hartmann
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103566 - Basics of Design Theory

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1710103 Basics of Design Theory (Exercise) 1 SWS Practice / 🗣 Frohn, Gazzillo,
Gernay, Mori
WT 23/24 1710302 Basics of Design Theory 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Hartmann
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of two parts: In the framework of a written exam the important contents of the
topics dealt with in the lecture as well as the accompanying texts and drawings made available will be examined. The
duration of the written exam is approx. 150 minutes. Working on the accompanying exercise usually takes place, as a rule, in
groups of four to five. There are regular supervision and correction sessions. The progress monitoring of the tutorial takes
place within the framework of a final presentation. Here the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of
drawings, models and presentations. The duration of the presentation is approx. 15 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Basics of Design Theory (Exercise) Practice (Ü)

V 1710103, WS 23/24, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
As accompanying exercise to the lecture series «Grundlagen der Entwurfslehre» selected buildings are analysed. The aim of
the exercise is to study concrete architectural buildings from different times under specific aspects such as spatial structure
and functional structure and to present them with drawings and models.
Regular appointment: We, 10:00 - 11:15 / 20.40 Grüne Grotte
First meeting 25.10.2023 10:00 - 11:30 / 20.40 Fritz-Haller Hörsaal (HS37)
Submission/Exam: 17.01.-24.01-31.01.2024

Basics of Design Theory Lecture (V)

V 1710302, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The lecture series "Grundlagen der Entwurfslehre" deals with a broad spectrum of relevant architectural topics and serves
as a foundation for your architectural vocabulary.
Appointment: We, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 20.40. Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal (HS37)
First meeting: 08.11.2023, 11.30 AM, 20.40. Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal (HS37)
Submission/Exam: 28.02.2024

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4 COURSES Course: Basics of Fire Protection [T-ARCH-110401]

T 4.15 Course: Basics of Fire Protection [T-ARCH-110401]

Responsible: Prof. Andreas Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103592 - Selected Topics of Building Physics

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Expansion Version

Oral examination 2 Grade to a third Each summer term 1 terms 1

Events
ST 2024 1720961 Sected Topics of Building Physics: 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Wagner, Hermann
Fire Protection
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Oral exam of 15 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Sected Topics of Building Physics: Fire Protection Lecture (V)

V 1720961, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In the lecture module ‘Fire Protection’ properties of building materials and building parts and their classification in terms of
fire protection, fire alarm systems, fire-extinguishing systems and fume/heat outlets, fire zones, escape routes and fire
protection concepts are introduced. Besides addressing fundamental knowledge, construction and design related aspects
are discussed in the context of the named topics on the basis of examples from practice. For qualification targets see
module handbook.
Appointment: Fr. 09:45 AM - 13:00 PM fortnightly R240 Bauko
First meeting: Fr.. 03.05.2024, 09:45 AM
Submission/Exam: 09.08.2024
Number of Participants: 10

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4 COURSES Course: Basics of Lighting Technology [T-ARCH-110403]

T 4.16 Course: Basics of Lighting Technology [T-ARCH-110403]

Responsible: Prof. Andreas Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103592 - Selected Topics of Building Physics

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Expansion Version

Oral examination 2 Grade to a third Each winter term 1 terms 1

Events
WT 23/24 1720960 Selected Topics of Building 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Wagner, Alanis
Physics: Basics of Lighting Oberbeck
Technology
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Oral exam of 15 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topics of Building Physics: Basics of Lighting Technology Lecture (V)

V 1720960, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Students will gain an insight into lighting technology and lighting design from an architectural perspective. The lecture
covers physical and physiological principles of light, questions of perception, the relationship between light and health,
basic lighting terms, the use of daylight, artificial light sources and lighting control, as well as calculation and simulation
methods. For qualification objectives see module manual.
Appointment: Mon. 11:30 AM - 15:30 PM fortnightly, 20.40, Grüne Grotte
First meeting: 30.10.2023, 11:30 AM - 15:30 PM
Submission/Exam: 01.03.2024
Number of Participants. 10
Attention: This lecture with a volume of 2 credits is part of the module „Selected Topics of Building Physics”. It can be
combined with “Noise Protection” in the winter term or with “Fire Protection” or “Energy-efficient Buildings” in the summer
term.

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4 COURSES Course: Basics of Planning Energy-Efficient Buildings [T-ARCH-110402]

T 4.17 Course: Basics of Planning Energy-Efficient Buildings [T-ARCH-110402]

Responsible: Prof. Andreas Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103592 - Selected Topics of Building Physics

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Expansion Version

Oral examination 2 Grade to a third Each summer term 1 terms 1

Events
ST 2024 1720962 Sected Topics of Building Physics: 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Wagner
Energy Efficient Buildings
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Oral exam of 15 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Sected Topics of Building Physics: Energy Efficient Buildings Lecture (V)

V 1720962, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In the lecture module ‘Energy-efficient Buildings’ concepts and technologies for heat protection, solar buildings, passive
cooling and energy supply with renewable energies are investigated. Besides addressing fundamental knowledge,
construction and design related aspects are discussed in the context of the named topics on the basis of examples from
practice. For qualification targets see module handbook.
Appointment: Tues. 09:45 AM - 11:15 AM R240 Bauko
First meeting: Tues. 16.04.2024, 09:45 AM
Submission/Exam: 06.08.2024/07.08.2024
Number of Participants: 10

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4 COURSES Course: Basics Sound Insulation [T-ARCH-110400]

T 4.18 Course: Basics Sound Insulation [T-ARCH-110400]

Responsible: Prof. Andreas Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103592 - Selected Topics of Building Physics

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Expansion Version

Oral examination 2 Grade to a third Each winter term 1 terms 1

Events
WT 23/24 1720961 Selected Topics of Building 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Wagner, Grunau
Physics: Basics Sound Insulation
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Oral exam of 15 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

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Selected Topics of Building Physics: Basics Sound Insulation Lecture (V)

V 1720961, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Students are given an in-depth insight into noise protection, sound insulation of buildings and room acoustics. The lecture
covers physical fundamentals of sound characteristics and propagation, properties of materials and components, design
and construction details as well as building services components for sound insulation and room acoustics. For qualification
objectives see module manual.
Appointment: Fr, 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM, 20.40, Architektur, HS. 9
First meeting: Fr, 27.10.2023, 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM, HS. 9
Fr 14:00 PM-15:30 PM 20.40 Architektur, HS. 9
Submissio/Exam: 26.02.2024
Number of Participants: 10
Attention: This lecture with a volume of 2 credits is part of the module „Selected Topics of Building Physics”. It can be
combined with “Lighting Technologies” in the winter term or with “Fire Protection” or “Energy-efficient Buildings” in the
summer term.

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4 COURSES Course: Basis Course Photogrammetry [T-BGU-107444]

T 4.19 Course: Basis Course Photogrammetry [T-BGU-107444]

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Thomas Vögtle

Organisation: KIT Department of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences
Part of: M-BGU-104004 - Basis Course Photogrammetry

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 6072203 Basis Course Photogrammetry 3 SWS Lecture / Practice Weidner
(/🧩
ST 2024 6072203 Basis Course Photogrammetry 3 SWS Lecture / Practice Weidner
(/🧩
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a graded project work (drawing/constructive) which consists of a worked-out
paper on one of the practical exercises.

Prerequisites
none

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Basis Course Photogrammetry Lecture / Practice (VÜ)

V 6072203, WS 23/24, 3 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
After the differentiation of the photogrammetry over other measuring procedures recording systems, basic admission as
well as evaluation procedures are presented in detail. In practical exercises, these are translated into real examples.
Appointment: Fr, 09:45 - 13:00, Schwidefsky HS / SKY
1st meeting: Fri, 27.10.2023
Exam / Final preseantation: 08.12.2023

Organizational issues
1. Hälfte der Vorlesungszeit

Basis Course Photogrammetry Lecture / Practice (VÜ)

V 6072203, SS 2024, 3 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
After the differentiation of the photogrammetry over other measuring procedures recording systems, basic admission as
well as evaluation procedures are presented in detail. In practical exercises, these are translated into real examples.
Appointment: Fr, 11:30 - 15:30
1st meeting: Fri, 22.04.2022
Number of participants: 10 Master,10 Bachelor

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4 COURSES Course: Building Construction [T-ARCH-107294]

T 4.20 Course: Building Construction [T-ARCH-107294]

Responsible: Prof. Ludwig Wappner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103557 - Building Construction

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1720501 Building Construction (Lecture) 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Wappner
WT 23/24 1720502 Building Construction (Exercise) 1 SWS Practice / 🧩 Wappner
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of the constructive, semester-accompanying work on the design project in the
module "Studio Material". Working on the task is undertaken in groups of two and there is supervision and corrections made
on a regular basis. The progress monitoring occurs during one’s studies in the framework of up to two intermediate and one
final presentation together with the presentation in the Studio Material. There the worked out results in the formats
drawings, models, texts and presentations are portrayed and evaluated. The presentation length of the building
construction-related composition is approx. 5 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Building Construction (Lecture) Lecture (V)

V 1720501, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The lecture series “Baukonstruktion” (Building Technology) is structured similarly to the second semester lectures and is
tied closely to the content of the studio projects and aims to complement the design studio work with essential
information.
Lecture content is structured following design principles and methods, spanning from large scale structural systems to joint
details and their architectural and space-defining properties. These elements of a comprehensive architectural design
project are being illustrated, analysed in order to finally be implemented into the design studio. The lectures don’t solely
aim at transferring rigid technical information, but strive to sharpen the implicit awareness that design and construction
technologies form a cohesive unity within architectural design.
The lecture series is intended as an aid and encouragement for autodidactic learning, which is an essential building block of
successful design work and architectural education at the KIT.
First meeting: Wednesday, 19th October 2022, 11:30 AM - 13:00 PM
Submission: Monday, 13th February 2023
Exam: Wednesday, 15th February 2023

Building Construction (Exercise) Practice (Ü)

V 1720502, WS 23/24, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
First meeting: Wed, 19.10.2022, 11:30 am, Building 20.40, Egon-Eiermann-Hörsaal (HS16)

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4 COURSES Course: Building Materials Science [T-ARCH-107290]

T 4.21 Course: Building Materials Science [T-ARCH-107290]

Responsible: Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Hebel

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103553 - Building Materials Science

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Written examination 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 2

Events
WT 23/24 1720603 Building Material Science 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Hebel, Böhm
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Written exam taking about 90 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

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Building Material Science Lecture (V)

V 1720603, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The lecture series provides an overview of the origin or production as well as the specific properties and application
possibilities of the most important building materials. Aspects of the sensible use of the materials, resistance and
protective measures, advantages and disadvantages compared to other building materials, as well as examples of
outstanding applications in historical and contemporary buildings are presented. In addition to well-known and widely used
building materials, new and alternative materials and their research are discussed. The students should be taught a
respectful and sustainable understanding of materials, whereby the knowledge of the specific characteristics and possible
applications of the materials should naturally be incorporated into the design planning.
First Lecture: 27.10.2023
Examination: 23.02.2024

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4 COURSES Course: Building Physics [T-ARCH-107293]

T 4.22 Course: Building Physics [T-ARCH-107293]

Responsible: Prof. Andreas Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103556 - Building Physics

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Oral examination 4 Grade to a third Each summer term 2

Events
ST 2024 1720952 Building Physics 2 SWS Practice / 🗣 Wagner, Mann,
Rissetto
ST 2024 1720953 Building Physics 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Wagner, Rissetto,
Mann
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Oral exam of approx. 20 minutes on the contents of the lectures and exercises.

Prerequisites
none

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Building Physics Practice (Ü)

V 1720952, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In the exercise accompanying the lecture, questions of energy-efficient and climate-appropriate design are dealt with. The
focus is on the heat balance, comfort, and heat and moisture protection. Calculation methods and tools for the
quantification of energy-related as well as heat and moisture-related issues are introduced and applied.
Appointment: Mon 09:45 - 11:15 AM HS37 Fritz Haller
First meeting: Mo. 22.04.2024, 09:45 AM
Submission/Exam: 30.07.2024/31.07.2024

Building Physics Lecture (V)

V 1720953, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In this lecture module questions with regard to outdoor and indoor climate, heat protection in winter and summer, passive
solar energy use, energy-efficient and climate-conscious design as well as moisture protection are addressed. Additionally,
methods and calculation routines/tools for heat and moisture protection and energy performance evaluation are
introduced. For qualification targets see module handbook.
Appointment: Mon 11:30 AM - 13:00 PM HS37 Fritz Haller
First meeting: Mo. 15.04.2024, 11:30 AM
Submission/Exam: 31.07.2024

Literature
Literaturhinweise werden in der Veranstaltung bekanntgegeben.

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4 COURSES Course: Building Services [T-ARCH-107296]

T 4.23 Course: Building Services [T-ARCH-107296]

Responsible: Prof. Andreas Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103559 - Building Services

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Oral examination 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 3

Events
WT 23/24 1720951 Building Services (Lecture) 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Wagner
WT 23/24 1720952 Building Services (Exercise) 2 SWS Practice / 🗣 Mann, Rissetto,
Kleber, Wagner
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Oral exam of approx. 20 minutes on the contents of the lectures and exercises.

Prerequisites
none

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Building Services (Lecture) Lecture (V)

V 1720951, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In this lecture module, the topics media supply, heating and ventilation, fresh water supply, waste water systems, cooling/
air-conditioning, lighting technology, electrical systems as well as installation planning are addressed. Besides the
explanation of the functionality of the regarded systems and their components as well as their relevant key indicators, the
practical execution and the architectural design context is a main concern. For qualification targets see module handbook.
Appointment: Mon, 11:30 AM - 13:00 PM 20.40 Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal
First meeting: Mon, 24.10.2022, 09:45 AM
Submission/Exam: 19./20.02.2024

Building Services (Exercise) Practice (Ü)

V 1720952, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In the exercise module the sizing of different systems and components of a building’s technical services is practiced as well
as the conceptional design of different systems in the context of the architectural building design. In this regard, methods
and calculation routines/tools are introduced for sizing the systems and for calculating the total energy consumption of
buildings.
Appointment: Mon, 09:45 AM - 11:15 AM, Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal
First meeting: Mon, 30.10.2023, 09:45 AM
Submission/Exam: 07.03.2023

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4 COURSES Course: Building Survey [T-ARCH-107337]

T 4.24 Course: Building Survey [T-ARCH-107337]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103596 - Building Survey

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1741374 Selected Areas of Building 2 SWS Practice / 🗣 Busse
Documentation: Designing from
History _ Grünwedelhaus in
Jöhlingen
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of the measurements of a building plus the creation of a planning set, its drawn,
graphical drafting and preparation as well as the oral and written/drawn presentation of the recorded observations on the
history of its construction and usage during a final colloquium/presentation.

Prerequisites
none

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Selected Areas of Building Documentation: Designing from History _ Grünwedelhaus

Practice (Ü)
V in Jöhlingen On-Site
1741374, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Recording and analysis of an as yet unexplored inventory object in archival records and the evaluation of a point cloud
generated by scanning into 2D plans and a 3D model.
In a feasibility study, concrete architectural challenges of preservation, addition and renewal are also investigated and
constructively planned for this object. The study is based on detailed research into the building's construction and
transformation history, as well as the documentation and evaluation of its current structural condition. Qualities, new
requirements and structural deficiencies are analysed and lead to constructive solutions by comparing variants.
The task includes intensive research in literature, plan and document archives, as well as the documentation of the current
condition of the object.
Mandatory day excursion on 31.10.2023 to Jöhlingen.
Submission/ Presentation: Paper
Number of participants: 15

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4 COURSES Course: Building Survey [T-ARCH-111666]

T 4.25 Course: Building Survey [T-ARCH-111666]

Responsible: Dr. Anette Busse

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105811 - History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Building Survey

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 1 pass/fail Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1741356 Building Survey and Survey 2 SWS /🧩 Medina Warmburg,
Juretzko, Busse
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Completed Coursework consisting of the results of the tutorial Structural Recording (group work) in form of plans and texts
that portray the inspected object.

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Building Survey and Survey

V 1741356, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
In the course "Building Surveying", lectures and exercises provide an introduction to the analytical and methodical
approach of surveying and measurement methods as well as the forms of documentation and focus on individual areas that
form the basis for accurate and well-founded planning with existing building fabric and its essential characteristics.
The exact and true-to-scale measurement is the basis for the future planning, which can be created with different methods.
With the recording on site and the documentation of the existing, the building is measured and documented in drawings
and thus made ascertainable and evaluable in its complexity.
Procedure:
Building Survey 2024 will take place in a mixed format of face-to-face and online events. All information, assignments and
lectures are provided on ILIAS. The work is done and handed in in groups of two, which in turn are placed in groups of four,
in which they organize themselves.
Several groups of two are assigned to a tutor, with whom they can arrange supervision appointments on designated days. At
least once each assignment must be submitted to the tutor for correction.
Submission /Exam: 26.07.2024

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4 COURSES Course: Communication of Architecture and Scientific Methodology [T-ARCH-107302]

T 4.26 Course: Communication of Architecture and Scientific Methodology [T-

ARCH-107302]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103565 - Communication of Architecture and Scientific Methodology

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Written examination 4 Grade to a third Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1710450 Introduction to the 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Rambow
Communication of Architecture
ST 2024 1710451 Scientific Methods for 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Rambow
Architecture
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Written exam taking 90 minutes on the contents of the lecture.

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Introduction to the Communication of Architecture Lecture (V)

V 1710450, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
This lecture series serves as an introduction to the theory and practice of Architectural Communication. The central
problems are formulated, important fields of application are presented, useful strategies and tools for communication are
introduced and discussed in terms of strengths and weaknesses. The lecture takes place entirely in presence. For each
lecture a detailed annotated set of slides including test questions and exercises is provided, which enables independent
study of the content.
The concluding written test is referring to the whole module, which also includes the lecture series "Scientific Methods for
Architecture".
Date of Exam: 15.08.2024

Scientific Methods for Architecture Lecture (V)

V 1710451, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The lecture series explores meaning and importance of scientific methods for the discipline of architecture. Following a
short introduction to epistemology as well as to philosophy and sociology of science, different strategies of knowledge
production are presented and tested for relevance by analysis of classical as well as contemporary studies in the fields of
architectural and urbanistic research. A detailed annotated set of slides including test questions and exercises is provided
for each lecture, which enables independent study of the content.
The final written test is referring to the whole module, including the lecture series "Introduction to the Communication of
Architecture".
Date of Exam: 15.08.2024

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T 4.27 Course: Construction Economics and Project Management [T-

ARCH-111670]

Responsible: Hon.-Prof. Kai Fischer

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105813 - Construction Economics and Project Management

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1720616 Building Economics and Project 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Fischer
Management
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a written exam taking all-in-all 60 minutes on the lecture contents as well as
the construction-economical composition of the draft project in the module "Studio Order", which is to be worked on and
produced during the semester. Working on the design project takes place in the same groups as in the module "Studio
Order". The result of the worked out design is a property profile.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Building Economics and Project Management Lecture (V)

V 1720616, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
This lecture imparts competences required for profitable planning and execution of building projects. The topics include
demand planning at the beginning of a project, various methods concerning the contracting and the building construction
as well as tools of budgeting and project management evaluation applied in real practice. The acquired knowledge will be
applied in a project work. For qualification targets see module handbook.
First meeting: Mo, 23.10.2023
Submission/Exam: 04.03.2024

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T 4.28 Course: Design in Studio Context [T-ARCH-109961]

Responsible: Prof. Henri Bava

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Barbara Engel
Prof. Markus Neppl
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103550 - Studio Context

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Expansion Version

Examination of another type 10 Grade to a third Each summer term 1 terms 2

Events
ST 2024 1731067 Design in Studio Context: 5 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Neppl, Haug, Hetey
Knowledge Landscapes Heilbronn
- Urban Transformations between
Industry, Garden Show and
Education (Neppl)
ST 2024 1731152 Design in Studio Context. 5 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Engel, Staab, Lev
Knowledge Landscapes Heilbronn
- Urban Transformations between
Industry, Garden Show and
Education (Engel)
ST 2024 1731201 Design in Studio Context: 5 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Bava
Knowledge Landscapes Heilbronn
- Urban transformations between
industry, Garden Show and
Education (Bava)
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of design work produced during the semester. Working on the design task takes
place in groups of four, there are regular supervisory meetings respectively corrective inputs that take place. The progress
monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the frame of up to two intermediate and one final presentation. There
the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of drawings, models, texts and presentations. The time
frame for the presentation is approx. 20 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
Successful completion of the module "Studio Material".

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. The module M-ARCH-103549 - Studio Material must have been passed.

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Design in Studio Context: Knowledge Landscapes Heilbronn - Urban

Project (PRO)
V Transformations between Industry, Garden Show and Education (Neppl) On-Site
1731067, SS 2024, 5 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

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Content
The appeal of cities remains unchangeable. The constant population growth is generating an increasing demand for space,
not only for housing but also for commerce, production, open spaces, and social infrastructure. In view of climate change, it
is also difficult to justify outward development. The guiding principle is therefore: internal development before peripheral
one. At the same time, however, this also increases the pressure on existing districts.
Medium-sized growing cities, in particular, have been confronted with this problem in recent years. This also applies to the
city of Heilbronn, which successfully experimented with innovative solutions to these challenges with its city exhibition as
part of the 2019 Federal Garden Show (BUGA). Due to the success of the BUGA, the extensive expansion of the university, and
the realization of several “landmarks” projects, Heilbronn has recently undergone a veritable image transformation to
become a "green city of knowledge" at the Neckar.
How can this reinvention of a city influence the urban transformation process of existing areas? Where should knowledge-
related functions and residential buildings be positioned outside campus areas? And above all, what are the possible
development concepts suitable for the former industrial areas of Heilbronn? In this year's studio, we would therefore like to
take an in-depth look at the topics of transformation, dynamism, and the city's identity.
Appointment: Wed 2:00 pm–5:15 pm, Bldg. 11.40, R014
First Meeting: 17.04.2024, 2:00 pm, Bldg. 11.40, R014
Excursion: 19.04.2024, Heilbronn
Pin-up: 14.05.2024 and 18.06.2024
Presentation: 24.07.2024

Design in Studio Context. Knowledge Landscapes Heilbronn - Urban

Project (PRO)
V Transformations between Industry, Garden Show and Education (Engel) On-Site
1731152, SS 2024, 5 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal

Content
The appeal of cities remains unchangeable. The constant population growth is generating an increasing demand for space,
not only for housing but also for commerce, production, open spaces, and social infrastructure. In view of climate change, it
is also difficult to justify outward development. The guiding principle is therefore: internal development before peripheral
one. At the same time, however, this also increases the pressure on existing districts. Medium-sized growing cities, in
particular, have been confronted with this problem in recent years. This also applies to the city of Heilbronn, which
successfully experimented with innovative solutions to these challenges with its city exhibition as part of the 2019 Federal
Garden Show (BUGA). Due to the success of the BUGA, the extensive expansion of the university, and the realization of
several “landmarks” projects, Heilbronn has recently undergone a veritable image transformation to become a "green city
of knowledge" at the Neckar.
How can this reinvention of a city influence the urban transformation process of existing areas? Where should knowledge-
related functions and residential buildings be positioned outside campus areas? And above all, what are the possible
development concepts suitable for the former industrial areas of Heilbronn? In this year's studio, we would therefore like to
take an in-depth look at the topics of transformation, dynamism, and the city's identity.
Appointment: Mon – Fri, 02:00 – 05:15 pm
First Meeting: Tue 16.04.2024, 02:00 pm, 11.40 Tullahalle
Excursion: Fri 19.04.2024, Heilbronn
Pin-Up: Tue 14.05.2024 and Tue 18.06.2024, 2:00 pm
Presentation: Wed 24.07.2024
form: group of 4 students

Design in Studio Context: Knowledge Landscapes Heilbronn - Urban

Project (PRO)
V transformations between industry, Garden Show and Education (Bava) On-Site
1731201, SS 2024, 5 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal

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Content
The appeal of cities remains unchangeable. The constant population growth is generating an increasing demand for space,
not only for housing but also for commerce, production, open spaces, and social infrastructure. In view of climate change, it
is also difficult to justify outward development. The guiding principle is therefore: internal development before peripheral
one. At the same time, however, this also increases the pressure on existing districts. Medium-sized growing cities, in
particular, have been confronted with this problem in recent years. This also applies to the city of Heilbronn, which
successfully experimented with innovative solu-tions to these challenges with its city exhibition as part of the 2019 Federal
Garden Show (BUGA). Due to the success of the BU-GA, the extensive expansion of the university, and the realization of
several “landmarks” projects, Heilbronn has recently under-gone a veritable image transformation to become a "green city
of knowledge" at the Neckar.
How can this reinvention of a city influence the urban transformation process of existing areas? Where should knowledge-
related functions and residential buildings be positioned outside campus areas? And above all, what are the possible
development con-cepts suitable for the former industrial areas of Heilbronn? In this year's studio, we would therefore like
to take an in-depth look at the topics of transformation, dynamism, and the city´s identity.
Appointment: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Bldg. 11.40, R127
First Meeting: 17.04.2024, 2:00 pm, Bldg. 11.40, R127
Excursion: 19.04.2024, Heilbronn
Pin-Up: 15.05.2024 and 19.06.2024
Submission/Presentation: 24.07.2024
Form: Groups of 4

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T 4.29 Course: Design in Studio Material [T-ARCH-109960]

Responsible: Prof. Ludwig Wappner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103549 - Studio Material

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Expansion Version

Examination of another type 10 Grade to a third Each winter term 1 terms 1

Events
WT 23/24 1720520 Design in Studio Material 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Schneemann,
Schneemann: WerkRaum Hörmann, Wang,
Karlsruhe Tusinean
WT 23/24 1720521 Design in Studio Material Klinge: 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Klinge, Michalski,
WerkRaum Karlsruhe Weber
WT 23/24 1720522 Design in Studio Material 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Wappner, Kochhan,
Wappner: WerkRaum Karlsruhe Häberle, Hoffmann
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of architectural design work produced during the semester. Working on the
design task takes place in groups of two, there are regular supervisory meetings respectively corrective inputs that take
place. The progress monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the frame of up to two intermediate and one final
presentation. There the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of drawings, models, texts and
presentations. The time frame for the presentation is approx. 15 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Design in Studio Material Schneemann: WerkRaum Karlsruhe Project (PRO)

V 1720520, WS 23/24, 8 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
An important urban building block in the form of a research and workroom is to be added to the KIT Campus in the plot between
Ernst-Gaber-Strasse, Engesserstrasse, and Adenauerring. As part of an interdisciplinary production platform, the new building is
to offer generous and flexible spatial possibilities for the development and research of sustainable production methods for
architecture and construction.
A column-free hall as an open and adaptable work laboratory in which all processes can variably take place at any location will
be complemented by smaller specialized workshops, technical laboratory rooms, and offices for researchers, architects, and
administrative staff, and will provide a representative signal for the KIT faculties at its prominent urban position.
The new building is to meet the functional and programmatic, as well as the ecological and conceptual requirements of a
pioneering and innovative research and workshop in a special location in Karlsruhe.
Large spaces, in which a variety of practical experiments will be carried out, characterize the design: the structural and structural
analysis of the "large space" will accompany the studio project, and represent an essential and intrinsic part of the design
process.
Thus, a building will be created that offers a beautiful and relevant contribution to the current discourse around architecture and
craft.
Presentation: 10/18/2023
Intermediate critique 1: 29.11.2023
Intermediate critique 2: 17.01.2024
Magic Week: 05.02.2024 - 09.02.2024
Plan submission: 12.02.2024
Final critique: 14.02.2024

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Design in Studio Material Klinge: WerkRaum Karlsruhe Project (PRO)

V 1720521, WS 23/24, 8 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
An important urban building block in the form of a research and workroom is to be added to the KIT Campus in the plot between
Ernst-Gaber-Strasse, Engesserstrasse, and Adenauerring. As part of an interdisciplinary production platform, the new building is
to offer generous and flexible spatial possibilities for the development and research of sustainable production methods for
architecture and construction.
A column-free hall as an open and adaptable work laboratory in which all processes can variably take place at any location will
be complemented by smaller specialized workshops, technical laboratory rooms, and offices for researchers, architects, and
administrative staff, and will provide a representative signal for the KIT faculties at its prominent urban position.
The new building is to meet the functional and programmatic, as well as the ecological and conceptual requirements of a
pioneering and innovative research and workshop in a special location in Karlsruhe.
Large spaces, in which a variety of practical experiments will be carried out, characterize the design: the structural and structural
analysis of the "large space" will accompany the studio project, and represent an essential and intrinsic part of the design
process.
Thus, a building will be created that offers a beautiful and relevant contribution to the current discourse around architecture and
craft.Presentation: 10/18/2023
Intermediate critique 1: 29.11.2023
Intermediate critique 2: 17.01.2024
Magic Week: 05.02.2024 - 09.02.2024
Plan submission: 12.02.2024
Final critique: 14.02.2024

Design in Studio Material Wappner: WerkRaum Karlsruhe Project (PRO)

V 1720522, WS 23/24, 8 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
An important urban building block in the form of a research and workroom is to be added to the KIT Campus in the plot between
Ernst-Gaber-Strasse, Engesserstrasse, and Adenauerring. As part of an interdisciplinary production platform, the new building is
to offer generous and flexible spatial possibilities for the development and research of sustainable production methods for
architecture and construction.
A column-free hall as an open and adaptable work laboratory in which all processes can variably take place at any location will
be complemented by smaller specialized workshops, technical laboratory rooms, and offices for researchers, architects, and
administrative staff, and will provide a representative signal for the KIT faculties at its prominent urban position.
The new building is to meet the functional and programmatic, as well as the ecological and conceptual requirements of a
pioneering and innovative research and workshop in a special location in Karlsruhe.
Large spaces, in which a variety of practical experiments will be carried out, characterize the design: the structural and structural
analysis of the "large space" will accompany the studio project, and represent an essential and intrinsic part of the design
process.
Thus, a building will be created that offers a beautiful and relevant contribution to the current discourse around architecture and
craft.
Presentation: 10/18/2023
Intermediate critique 1: 29.11.2023
Intermediate critique 2: 17.01.2024
Magic Week: 05.02.2024 - 09.02.2024
Plan submission: 12.02.2024
Final critique: 14.02.2024

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T 4.30 Course: Design in Studio Space [T-ARCH-109958]

Responsible: Prof. Marc Frohn

Prof. Simon Hartmann
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103547 - Studio Space

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 10 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1710101 Design in Studio Space Frohn 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Frohn, Gazzillo,
Gernay, Mori
WT 23/24 1710201 Design in Studio Space Morger 8 SWS Project (P Morger, Kunkel,
Schneider, Zaparta
WT 23/24 1710301 Design in Studio Space Hartmann: 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Hartmann, Pereira da
SOFT SPACE - Climatic Pavilions in Cruz Rodrigues
Karlsruhe Santana, Garriga
Tarres, Coricelli, Kadid
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of architectural design work produced during the semester. Working on the
design task takes place in groups of two, there are regular supervisory meetings respectively corrective inputs that take
place. The progress monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the frame of up to two intermediate and one final
presentation. There the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of drawings, models, texts and
presentations. The time frame for the presentation is approx. 15 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Design in Studio Space Frohn Project (PRO)

V 1710101, WS 23/24, 8 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The studio Raum begins by inviting students to rediscover their everyday routines and their everyday environment as
interlocking actions and experiences of making space and appropriating space. The seemingly familiar disappears in favor
of again-to-be-discovered and redesigned spaces of possibility. Routiniers become discoverers and designers of the
surprising in everyday life.
Appointment: Mo-Fr, 02:00 PM–05:30 PM, R127 (Building 11.40)
First meeting: Wed, 18.10.23, 02:00 PM, R127 (Building 11.40)
Excursion: 03. – 06.11.23
Submission/Exam: Wed, 14.02.24

Design in Studio Space Morger

V 1710201, WS 23/24, 8 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal
Project (PRO)

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Content
The design course "Studio Raum" serves as an introduction to the phenomena of "architectural space" and to the
"architectural elements" that form it. The semester is divided into three parts in which the participants are presented with a
first approach to architecture from design to construction.
In Exercise 1 (The architectural elements), the elements foundation, wall, ceiling, opening and staircase are to coalesce in a
concrete location to form a building in successive steps. An excursion will allow us to observe the interplay of these
elements in built reality.
In Exercise 2 (The architectural space), this experience gained through the previous two exercises is used to design pavilions
in the courtyard of the Faculty of Architecture. These are to be developed on the basis of a given use and the material of the
existing pavilion (re-use). Finally, the design will be erected in Exercise 3 in the courtyard as part of the «Bauwoche».
First meeting: 25.10.2023 02:00 pm, 20.40 R113, FG GBL
Excursion: 15.12. - 17.12.2023
Submission/Exam: 14.02.2024
Building Days: 20/21.03. & 25. – 28.03.24

Design in Studio Space Hartmann: SOFT SPACE - Climatic Pavilions in Karlsruhe Project (PRO)
V 1710301, WS 23/24, 8 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In your first design as an architecture student, you will explore ways to transform space and its conditions beyond mere
functionality. With more than 2000 hours of sunshine a year, Karlsruhe is one of the sunniest cities in Germany and calls for
relief on the warmest days. What structural measures can support the use of public and communal spaces?
The bachelor studio "Soft Space: Climate Pavilions in Karlsruhe" aims to awaken students' interest in our cities' built
environment and address the interface between public and private space. Following the Karlsruhe Passagehof tradition, we
propose to create new pavilions for community living that can actively deal with the meteorological challenges of the city.
The semester consists of group and individual work facilitated by the instructors through weekly table discussions.
Collaborative activities and sub-tasks accompany the project work:

• Excursion to the cloister La Tourette document and experience remarkable architectural spaces
• 'Toolbox': students learn and practice various architectural representations.
• Moderated group discussions
• Intermediate critiques
• Final critique: students present and discuss their projects before a panel of external guests.

Regular dates: Monday to Friday 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM , Geb. 11.40 Studio 027
First meeting: Wed 25.10.2023, 2:00 PM, Geb. 20.40 R204
Excursion: 3.11.- 6.11.2023
Final presentation: 14.02. / 15.02.2024
Form of work: Individual & group work
Language: German/English

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T 4.31 Course: Design in Studio Structure [T-ARCH-109959]

Responsible: Prof. Ludwig Wappner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103548 - Studio Structure

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Expansion Version

Examination of another type 10 Grade to a third Each summer term 1 terms 2

Events
ST 2024 1720510 Design in Studio Structure: 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Schneemann,
Vertical Sports (Schneemann) Hörmann, Tusinean
ST 2024 1720511 Design in Studio Structure: 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Klinge, Michalski,
Vertical Sports (Klinge) Weber
ST 2024 1720512 Design in Studio Structure: 8 SWS Project (P / 🗣 Wappner, Kochhan,
Vertical Sports (Wappner) Calavetta, Häberle
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of architectural design work produced during the semester. Working on the
design task takes place in groups of two, there are regular supervisory meetings respectively corrective inputs that take
place. The progress monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the frame of up to two intermediate and one final
presentation. There the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of drawings, models, texts and
presentations. The time frame for the presentation is approx. 15 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
Successful completion of the module "Studio Space".

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. The module M-ARCH-103547 - Studio Space must have been passed.

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Design in Studio Structure: Vertical Sports (Schneemann) Project (PRO)

V 1720510, SS 2024, 8 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The "Fundamentals of Building Construction" in Studio Gefüge impart basic knowledge of materialization and
detailing in the design and construction of architecture. This involves technical-constructive principles and
conditions as well as an understanding of construction in an architectural-conceptual context. The key to the
essence and design of a building can only be found in the synthesis of functional and technical necessity and
creative will. In the studio, the specific properties of solid and filigree constructions are examined in two design
tasks.
Regular dates: Mon-Fri, 14:00 - 17:15
1st meeting: Wed, 10.04.24, 11:00 a.m.
Intermediate critique E1: Wed, 08.05.24, from 09:00 a.m.
Final presentation E1: Wed., 29.05.24, from 09:00 a.m.
Intermediate critique E2: Wed., 26.06.24, from 09:00 a.m.
Final presentation E2: Wed., 24.07.24, from 09:00 a.m.

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Organizational issues
Regeltermin: Mo-Fr, 14:00 Uhr – 17:15 Uhr
1.Treffen: Mi, 10.04.24, 11:00 Uhr
Zwischenkritik E1: Mi., 08.05.24, ab 09:00 Uhr
Endpräsentation E1: Mi., 29.05.24, ab 09:00 Uhr
Zwischenkritik E2: Mi., 26.06.24, ab 09:00 Uhr
Endpräsentation E2: Mi., 24.07.24, ab 09:00 Uhr

Design in Studio Structure: Vertical Sports (Klinge) Project (PRO)

V 1720511, SS 2024, 8 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The "Fundamentals of Building Construction" in Studio Gefüge impart basic knowledge of materialization and
detailing in the design and construction of architecture. This involves technical-constructive principles and
conditions as well as an understanding of construction in an architectural-conceptual context. The key to the
essence and design of a building can only be found in the synthesis of functional and technical necessity and
creative will. In the studio, the specific properties of solid and filigree constructions are examined in two design
tasks.
Regular dates: Mon-Fri, 14:00 - 17:15
1st meeting: Wed, 10.04.24, 11:00 a.m.
Intermediate critique E1: Wed, 08.05.24, from 09:00 a.m.
Final presentation E1: Wed., 29.05.24, from 09:00 a.m.
Intermediate critique E2: Wed., 26.06.24, from 09:00 a.m.
Final presentation E2: Wed., 24.07.24, from 09:00 a.m.

Design in Studio Structure: Vertical Sports (Wappner) Project (PRO)

V 1720512, SS 2024, 8 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The "Fundamentals of Building Construction" in Studio Gefüge impart basic knowledge of materialization and
detailing in the design and construction of architecture. This involves technical-constructive principles and
conditions as well as an understanding of construction in an architectural-conceptual context. The key to the
essence and design of a building can only be found in the synthesis of functional and technical necessity and
creative will. In the studio, the specific properties of solid and filigree constructions are examined in two design
tasks.
Regular dates: Mon-Fri, 14:00 - 17:15
1st meeting: Wed, 10.04.24, 11:00 a.m.
Intermediate critique E1: Wed, 08.05.24, from 09:00 a.m.
Final presentation E1: Wed., 29.05.24, from 09:00 a.m.
Intermediate critique E2: Wed., 26.06.24, from 09:00 a.m.
Final presentation E2: Wed., 24.07.24, from 09:00 a.m.

Organizational issues
Regeltermin: Mo-Fr, 14:00 Uhr – 17:15 Uhr
1.Treffen: Mi, 10.04.24, 11:00 Uhr
Zwischenkritik E1: Mi., 08.05.24, ab 09:00 Uhr
Endpräsentation E1: Mi., 29.05.24, ab 09:00 Uhr
Zwischenkritik E2: Mi., 26.06.24, ab 09:00 Uhr
Endpräsentation E2: Mi., 24.07.24, ab 09:00 Uhr

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T 4.32 Course: Design in Studio System [T-ARCH-109962]

Responsible: Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Hebel

Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103551 - Studio System

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Expansion Version

Examination of another type 10 Grade to a third Each winter term 1 terms 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of architectural design work produced during the semester. Working on the
design task takes place individually or in groups; regular supervision respectively corrective sessions take place. The
progress monitoring takes place during one’s studies within the frame of up to two intermediate and one final presentation.
There the worked out results are presented and evaluated in the form of drawings, models, texts and presentations.

Prerequisites
none

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T 4.33 Course: Fundamentals of Town Planning [T-ARCH-106581]

Responsible: Prof. Henri Bava

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Barbara Engel
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103571 - Basics of Urban Planning

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Oral examination 4 Grade to a third Each summer term 5

Events
ST 2024 1731151 Basics of Urban Planning: Reading 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Engel
and Designing the City. (Engel)
ST 2024 1731203 Basics of Urban Planning: 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Bava, Romero
Landscapearchitecture (Bava) Carnicero
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Oral exam lasting 15 minutes on the contents of the lecture.

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Basics of Urban Planning: Reading and Designing the City. (Engel) Lecture (V)
V 1731151, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Cities are confronted with urgent social, ecological and economic challenges. The lecture provides basic information on
current tasks and gives an overview of the repertoire of urban planning and design. It presents methods of critical analysis
of urban phenomena as planning principles. Using historical and current urban development projects as examples,
morphologies and typologies of the city, development networks and new forms of mobility, strategic planning approaches
and forms of participation, and much more are explained. The course provides the necessary content-related and
theoretical foundations for design work in the "studio context".
Appointments: Wed, 09:45 – 11:15 am, 20.40 Fritz Haller Hörsaal (HS37)
First Meeting: Wed 17.04.2024
Exam: 30.07.2024, 31.07.2024, 02.08.2024

Basics of Urban Planning: Landscapearchitecture (Bava) Lecture (V)

V 1731203, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The lectures introduce and deepen the basic understanding of urban design and urban planning in relationship with the
most relevant landscape elements. From geography and geology to rivers green public spaces of the city, they all influence
on urban decisions, and their effect is alayzed critically. The lectures provide the necessary content and theoretical
foundations for the design work in the "Studio context". Design-relevant topics are discussed analyzing concrete examples.
First Meeting: 24.04.2024, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Bldg.20.40, Neuer Hörsaal (NH)
Lectures Dates: 08.05.2024, 29.05.2024, 05.06.2024, 19.06.2024, 26.06.2024
Exam: 30.07.2024, 31.07.2024, 02.08.2024

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4 COURSES Course: History of Architecture and Urban Planning 2 [T-ARCH-111656]

T 4.34 Course: History of Architecture and Urban Planning 2 [T-ARCH-111656]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105810 - History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Urban Development

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Written examination 2 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1741351 History of Architecture and Urban 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Medina Warmburg
Planning 2
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Written exam taking 60 minutes on the contents of the lecture.

Prerequisites
none

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History of Architecture and Urban Planning 2 Lecture (V)

V 1741351, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
This lecture series, the first of two consecutive modules, examines in chronological order the development of architecture and
urban planning across the ages. We will tackle the task of analyzing the driving forces and factors that have determined the
cultural change in both the production and the interpretation of architecture and the city. The goal is to describe these
changes and to understand their historical logic. Buildings will be addressed as components of the broader city system and
the latter will be interpreted in its intertwining with the territorial structure.The lectures in Architecture and Urban History 1
are devoted to the beginnings of architecture and city planning with particular focus to their development from Antiquity to
the Early Modern Period.The lecture is accompanied by exercises in which the students dedicate themselves to historical
building analysis of selected examples in their particular urban and territorial context.
Exam: 22.02.2024

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4 COURSES Course: History of Architecture and Urban Planning 3 [T-ARCH-111665]

T 4.35 Course: History of Architecture and Urban Planning 3 [T-ARCH-111665]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105811 - History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Building Survey

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Written examination 2 Grade to a third Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1741355 History of Architecture and Urban 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Medina Warmburg
Planning 3
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Written exam taking 60 minutes on the contents of the lecture.

Prerequisites
none

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History of Architecture and Urban Planning 3 Lecture (V)

V 1741355, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
This lecture series on the history of urban planning examines in chronological order the development of architecture and
urban planning across the ages. We will tackle the task of analyzing the driving forces and factors that have determined the
cultural change in both the production and the interpretation of the relationship between architecture and the city. The
goal is to describe these transformations and to understand their historical logic. Buildings will be addressed as
components of the broader city system and the latter will be interpreted in its intertwining with the territorial structure.This
module addresses the fundamental changes in architecture and the city in the 20th Century.The focus is on the deep socio-
cultural, economic and ecological consequences of industrialization and capitalist production on the modern conceptions of
the disciplines of architecture and urban planning. The lecture is accompanied by an exercise in which the students get to
know and apply the methods of building surveying(see separate description of this part of the module).
Appointment: Fri 09:45-11:15 pm, Bldg. 20.40, Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal
Exam: 08.08.2024

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4 COURSES Course: In-depth Surveying for Architects [T-BGU-107443]

T 4.36 Course: In-depth Surveying for Architects [T-BGU-107443]

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Manfred Juretzko

Organisation: KIT Department of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences
Part of: M-BGU-104002 - In-depth Surveying for Architects

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements that are made up of the following parts: 3 prepared calculation exercises, participating in 3
practical tutorials, the (drawn) worked out paper on one of the practical exercises as well as producing a (fictional) layout
plan for the building planning application.

Prerequisites
none

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4 COURSES Course: Internship [T-ARCH-107703]

T 4.37 Course: Internship [T-ARCH-107703]

Responsible: Studiendekan/in Architektur

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 4 pass/fail Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1700041 Construction Internship Practical course
ST 2024 1700047 Construction Internship Practical course

Competence Certificate
Internship report having at least 3 pages is to be produced. This should be handed in to the Internship Office of the faculty
and needs to include a certification by the company worked at, specifying the contents and the time period of the
internship.

Prerequisites
none

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Construction Internship
V 1700041, WS 23/24, SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal
Practical course (P)

Content
In the Key Qualifications module, a construction internship in the main construction trade amounting to
120 hours working time (3 weeks full-time/4 CP) SPO2016
90 hours working time (12 days full-time/3 CP) SPO2021
can also be credited. For the recognition an internship report of at least 3 pages has to be prepared and has to be
submitted to the Dean's Office of Studies of the KIT-Department of Architecture with a certificate of the company about
content and working hours of the internship.

Construction Internship
V 1700047, SS 2024, SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal
Practical course (P)

Content
In the Key Qualifications module, a construction internship in the main construction trade amounting to SPO 2016: 3 weeks
full-time/4 LP, SPO 2021: 2 weeks full-time/ 3 LP can also be credited. For the recognition an internship report of at least 3
pages has to be prepared and has to be submitted to the Dean's Office of Studies of the KIT-Department of Architecture with
a certificate of the company about content and working hours of the internship.

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4 COURSES Course: Key Qualifications at the HoC, ZAK or Sprachenzentrum [T-ARCH-110592]

T 4.38 Course: Key Qualifications at the HoC, ZAK or Sprachenzentrum [T-

ARCH-110592]

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 1 pass/fail Each term 1

Competence Certificate
The progress monitoring takes place in the form of completed coursework that varies type-wise and scope-wise, depending
upon the course taken.

Prerequisites
none

Self service assignment of supplementary stdues

This course can be used for self service assignment of grade aquired from the following study providers:

• House of Competence
• Sprachenzentrum
• Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale

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4 COURSES Course: Law for Architects and Construction Planning Law [T-ARCH-111669]

T 4.39 Course: Law for Architects and Construction Planning Law [T-
ARCH-111669]

Responsible: Helmut Ebersbach

Hon.-Prof. Dr. Jörg Menzel
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105814 - Law for Architects and Construction Planning Law

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Written examination 4 Grade to a third Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1731154 Law for Architects 2 SWS Lecture / Practice Fahl
(/🗣
ST 2024 1731156 Construction Planning Law 2 SWS Lecture / Practice Menzel, Finger
(/🗣
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Written exam lasting 120 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

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Law for Architects Lecture / Practice (VÜ)

V 1731154, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The practice-oriented treatment of the building and architect contract with VOB and HOAI as well as entrepreneurial activity
forms of the practice of the architect profession, copyright architect right, professional liability insurance, architect
competition, etc. are thematized.
Appointment: Mon, 11:30 am - 01:00 pm, 20.40 Egon-Eiermann-Hörsaal (HS16)
First meeting: Mon 15.04.2024
Submission/Exam: Mon 05.08.2024

Construction Planning Law Lecture / Practice (VÜ)

V 1731156, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The lecture deals with building law in Germany.
Appointment: Mon, 05:30 - 07:00 pm, 20.40 Egon-Eiermann-Hörsaal (HS16)
First Meeting: Mo 15.04.2024
Exam: Mo 05.08.2024

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4 COURSES Course: Methodicial and Technical Planning Tools [T-ARCH-107329]

T 4.40 Course: Methodicial and Technical Planning Tools [T-ARCH-107329]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petra von Both

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103589 - Methodicial and Technical Planning Tools

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a written/planned composition and a 15-minute presentation with a
discussion of the results.

Prerequisites
none

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4 COURSES Course: Principles of Building Studies and Design [T-ARCH-107309]

T 4.41 Course: Principles of Building Studies and Design [T-ARCH-107309]

Responsible: Prof. Meinrad Morger

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103572 - Principles of Building Studies and Design

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Written examination 4 Grade to a third Each summer term 2

Events
ST 2024 1710202 Principles of Building Studies and 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Morger, Schneider
Design
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Written exam lasting approx. 60 minutes on the contents of the lecture.

Prerequisites
Requirement for the exam application is having passed the completed coursework "Basics of Building Theory – Practical
Course".

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. The course T-ARCH-109233 - Principles of Building Studies and Design - Practical Course must have been passed.

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Principles of Building Studies and Design Lecture (V)

V 1710202, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Building typology is the study of how architecture comes together. It is the study of collected information on buildings, but
also of seeing and understanding interrelationships and principles of order. In the natural sciences classification – or
taxonomy – was a first step toward understanding how natural processes take place. In architecture, building types are
conventionally classified according to their uses in order to be subject to exemplary study. The lectures´ chronologies trace
the continuous evolution of important types from their origins until the present. The lectures are supplemented by a series
of exercises.
Appointment: Tue.
First meeting: Tue. 16.04.2024, 11:30 HS Egon Eiermann
Exam: Tue. 012.08.2024

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T 4.42 Course: Principles of Building Studies and Design - Practical Course [T-
ARCH-109233]

Responsible: Prof. Meinrad Morger

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103572 - Principles of Building Studies and Design

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 0 pass/fail Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1710203 Principles of Building Studies and 2 SWS Practice / 🗣 Morger, Schneider
Design
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
The completed coursework consists of several tutorials connected to the lecture contents which need to be taken during the
semester.

Prerequisites
none

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Principles of Building Studies and Design Practice (Ü)

V 1710203, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The lectures 'Principles of Building Studies and Design' are supplemented by a series of exercises.
Appointment: Tue. 08:00 - 11:15 am
First meeting: Tue. 23.04.2024

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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Accessibility [T-ARCH-113245]

T 4.43 Course: Selected Topics of Accessibility [T-ARCH-113245]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Caroline Karmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-106573 - Selected Topics of Accessibility

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1720561 Selected Topics of Accessibility: 4 SWS Seminar / 🧩 Karmann, Riemann,
Dis/ability and Built Spaces Song
WT 23/24 1720570 Selected Topics of Accessibility: 4 SWS Seminar / 🧩 Karmann
Designing a space for someone
unlike you
ST 2024 1720553 Selected Topics of Accessibility: 4 SWS Lecture / Practice Karmann, Song, Yildiz
Mapping Accessibility (/🧩
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Examination of another type in the form of project presentations.

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Selected Topics of Accessibility: Dis/ability and Built Spaces Seminar (S)

V 1720561, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
This course provides undergraduate and graduate students with an exploration of (in)accessibility through the analyses of
spaces including rich input from various guests. Supplemented by normative guidance, precedents on universal design, and
readings on inclusion, provide a comprehensive introduction to accessibility and a critical examination of the design of
spaces that often remain exclusive. This course is structured around analyses and design projects. Site visits are planned as
part of this course.
Regular times: Friday, 14:00-17:15
First Meeting: Friday 27.10.2023
Exam date: Friday 08.03.2024
Excursion: Mandatory. The date will be arranged in the seminar.

Selected Topics of Accessibility: Designing a space for someone unlike

Seminar (S)
V you Blended (On-Site/Online)
1720570, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal

Content
Inspired by an architecture studio taught at Berkeley, this course includes people with disabilities who will co-instruct the
seminars and act as clients and experts in the design of spaces. Course materials (theoretical approaches and design
guidelines) will complement the themes addressed by these clients experts. The task for architecture students will be not
only to learn how to design accessible spaces, but also to listen to people’s needs and communicate about space and
design intentions in an inclusive way.
Regular times: Friday, 9:45-13:00
First Meeting: Friday, 27.10.2023
Exam date: Friday, 08.03.2024
Excursion: Mandatory. The date will be arranged in the seminar.

Selected Topics of Accessibility: Mapping Accessibility Lecture / Practice (VÜ)

V 1720553, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

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Content
This course offers both undergraduate and graduate students an in-depth exploration of accessibility mapping. Starting
with a comprehensive introduction to key themes like ableism, disability justice, universal design, accessibility and
inclusion, the course progresses to critically examine the accessibility and inaccessibility of the built environment through
innovative mapping tools. Using the campus as a living example, the seminar aims to provide a holistic understanding of
different types of disabilities and their needs, diverse accessibility features of the campus environment and mapping them
for disabled users. In addition, guest speakers, experts in accessibility and cartography, will be invited throughout the
semester.
First Meeting: Friday 19.04.2024, 9:45 am
Regular Meetings: Fridays, 9:45am - 13:00 pm, Precence/Online
Exam/Dilivery: Friday 09.08.2024, 9:45 am presentation of final project

Organizational issues

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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Architectural Theory [T-ARCH-107324]

T 4.44 Course: Selected Topics of Architectural Theory [T-ARCH-107324]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103584 - Selected Topics of Architectural Theory

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1710404 Selected Topics of Architectural 4 SWS Seminar / 🧩 Meister
Theory: Modernity’s Waste Spaces
ST 2024 1710405 Selected Topics of Architectural 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Wilkinson
Theory: Bathing Spaces
ST 2024 1710411_01 Selected Topics of Architectural 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Knoop
Theory: Architecture of Decision-
Making
ST 2024 1710413_01 Selected Topics of Architectural 2 SWS Seminar / 🧩 Meister
Theory: Architecture's Scales:
Objects
ST 2024 1710415 Selected Topics of Architectural 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Wilkinson
Theory: Critical Theory and
Architecture
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of actively participating in the seminar sessions (oral and written discussion
contributions as well as presentations) as well as a study work project whose scope and form is dependent on the
respective task assigned.

Prerequisites
none

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Selected Topics of Architectural Theory: Modernity’s Waste Spaces Seminar (S)

V 1710404, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
In view of the problem of modernity’s waste, this seminar will focus on modernity’s waste spaces: dumps, sewers, camps,
abandoned malls, etc.
These are by-products of modernisation and production sites/repositories of modernity’s refuse, including its ‘human
waste’, to use Zygmunt Bauman’s (problematic) phrase.
Though excluded from the canon and from modernist spaces themselves, these are in fact co-constitutive: modernist space
and modernity’s waste spaces produce each other.
We will analyze sources in various media and examples from around the world. In view of the fact that modernisation is a
dialectical process, we will also look at designers’ attempts to reform and reuse waste spaces.
Introduction: Fri., 27.10.2023, 9:45am - 1:00pm
Last date: Fri., 31.01.2024
Number of Participants: 7

Selected Topics of Architectural Theory: Bathing Spaces Seminar (S)

V 1710405, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Content
Humans have always built bathing facilities, whether for religion, pleasure, hygiene, or sport. In this seminar we will
consider examples from many times and places, from pre-Columbian America to modern Tokyo, gay saunas to
Olympic pools. We will also read a variety of texts, including theological, phenomenological, and Foucauldian theories
of the body in space. Bathing spaces can be democratic (hence the Russian saying, ‘there are no epaulettes in the
banya’), but they can also exclude groups like women, the disabled, and the racialised. The unusual nudity of the pool
brings social tensions to the surface, while offering a vision – which may be a mirage – of a radically equal space.
Focus of study: Architectural and Cultural Heritage
The seminars and lectures will take place 6 times Tuesday 14:00-15:30pm and 6 times Wednesday 9:45-11:15am.
16.04,17.04, 30.04, 1.05, 14.05, 15.05, 4.06, 5.06, 18.06, 19.06, 2.07, 3.07.
Tue 09.07 17-20pm: Final event at the Architekturschaufenster: AT goes A SF
Number of Participants: 7

Selected Topics of Architectural Theory: Architecture of Decision-Making Seminar (S)

V 1710411_01, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Façades, portals, and assembly halls are architectural symbols of political decision-making and power. But utility
rooms, furniture, and room layouts are often overlooked. Yet it is precisely in long corridors, at round tables or in front
of fixed television cameras that politically significant decisions are discussed, agreed, and announced. How do these
spaces and objects correlate with political systems? What power can emanate from them? These and other questions
will be discussed with the help of architectural theory texts on power and architecture, the analysis of case studies and
a Stegreif-Design. The course is designed as a reading and research seminar. The Stegreif (MA-Arch) is mandatory.
Focus of study: Architectural and Cultural Heritage
Mondays 14:00-17:15h, 6 meetings per semester + introduction + final event
22.04. 14:00-15:30h Introduction
29.04. 1st meeting
06.05. 2nd meeting
13.05. 3rd meeting
17.06. 4th meeting
24.06. 5th meeting
01.07. 6th meeting
Tue 09.07. 17-20h Final event at the Architekturschaufenster: AT goes A SF
Number of Participants: 7

Selected Topics of Architectural Theory: Architecture's Scales: Objects Seminar (S)

V 1710413_01, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
The scales of architecture are not limited to buildings, nor is the impact of architecture. Rather, built environments are
configured by architectural objects of different scales: from molecular particles to buildings, cities or even abstract
ideas, by the human bodies that build and sustain them. In this seminar we will ask what makes architecture an object.
To this end, we will examine six case studies of different scales - from the development of standardized objects to the
question of the objectification of architecture as a "gift". The seminar will be taught in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Alla
Vronskaya, University of Kassel, and the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz - Max Planck Institute. Meeting together
biweekly (connecting online to the other group), we will discuss a text by a leading contemporary scholar, followed by
an evening lecture and discussion session with the author.
Focus of study: Architectural and Cultural Heritage
The seminars and lectures will take place 6 times Wednesday 10-11:30 and 6 times Thursdays, partially online. Exact
dates will be communicated soon.
Tue 09.07. 17-20h Final event at the Architekturschaufenster: AT goes A SF

Selected Topics of Architectural Theory: Critical Theory and Architecture Seminar (S)
V 1710415, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Content
Critical theory is a tradition of thought that began 100 years ago in Germany: it is the argument of this lecture series
that it is still useful for thinking about architecture today. Beginning with Siegfried Kracauer, a trained architect and
frequent writer on the subject, and Walter Benjamin, who obsessively worked on the Parisian arcades, we will move
on to their postwar descendants such as Jürgen Habermas, Manfredo Tafuri, and Angela Davis, exploring these
thinkers' critique, their disputes, and their limitations.
Focus of study: Architectural and Cultural Heritage
4x lectures Mondays 17:30-19:00pm: 29.04, 13.05, 3.06, 17.06.
Number of Participants: 20

Literature
Teaching will be in English, some of the readings will also be available in German

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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Art History [T-ARCH-107335]

T 4.45 Course: Selected Topics of Art History [T-ARCH-107335]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Oliver Jehle

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103594 - Selected Topics of Art History

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1741320 Selected Topic of Art History: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Báez-Rubi
Travel Explorers, Scholars and
artists in America
WT 23/24 1741324 Selected Topics of Art History: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Muñoz Morcillo
Greek Artifices and their Legacy.
Ancient Sources and Reception
Cases from the Early Modern
Period Onward
WT 23/24 1741325 Selected Topic of Art History: The 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Báez-Rubi
Avantgarde in America
WT 23/24 1741326 Selected Topic of Art History: The 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Báez-Rubi
"Discovery" of America: Imaginary
Projections
WT 23/24 1741327 Selected Topics of Art History: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Jehle
Colour Rush. Johann Liss, Venice
and the Age of Travelling
WT 23/24 1741328 Selected Topic of Art History: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Fiorentini Elsen
Reality / Experience / Practice.
Gerhard Richter between Painting
and Photography
ST 2024 1741310 Selected Topics of Art History: The 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Báez-Rubi
Aesthetic Recognition of Antique
Amerindian Art
ST 2024 1741311 Selected Topics of Art History: We 2 SWS Seminar / 🧩 Fiorentini Elsen
Read Roland Barthes: Camera
Lucida: Reflections on
Photography, 1980
ST 2024 1741312 Selected Topics of Art History: The 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Fiorentini Elsen
Painter Caspar David Friedrich
(1774-1840)
ST 2024 1741313 Selected Topics of Art History: 2 SWS Seminar / 🧩 Báez-Rubi
Technologies of Animation,
Simulation and Visualization
ST 2024 1741314 Selected Topics of Art History: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Kohut
Textile Studies: Introduction to
Materiality and Meaning
ST 2024 1741316 Selected Topics of Art History: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Jehle
Heimat
ST 2024 1741318 Selected Topics of Art History: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Papenbrock
Early Modern Portrait Painting
ST 2024 1741319 Selected Topics of Art History: The 2 SWS Seminar / 🧩 Fiorentini Elsen
Eye and the Gaze. Art Histories of
Seeing 14th-21st Century

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ST 2024 1741320 Selected Topics of Art History: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Báez-Rubi

Collecting Cultures: The
Circulation of Americana from the
Early Modern World to the
Nineteenth Century
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an oral test (qualified discussion contributions, oral presentation or an oral
exam lasting for about 15 minutes) and a written paper of about 15 pages.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topic of Art History: Travel Explorers, Scholars and artists in America Seminar (S)
V 1741320, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The seminar examines the views of explorers, scholars an artists who have traveled and explored America from the
sixteenth to the nineteenth century. We will analyze how processes of representation and imagination played an important
role in the task of visualizing unknown landscapes and spaces.
Appointment: Tue 9:45-11:15 am, Bldg. 20.40, R124 FG KG
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 31.03.2024
Number of Participants: 3

Selected Topics of Art History: Greek Artifices and their Legacy. Ancient Sources and
Seminar (S)
V Reception Cases from the Early Modern Period Onward On-Site
1741324, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The lives of ancient Greek painters and sculptors, such as Apelles, Phidias, or Lysipp, as well as female painters, such as
Timarete, Eirene, or Calypso, have been preserved only in fragments. Through source-critical work, legends are gradually
distinguished from deeds: Greek artifices regain their voice. But these already enjoyed great attention in the Renaissance.
The seminar will focus on an earlier appreciation of the artifice figure than previously thought. The transmission of the lives
and legends of Greek artifices fueled the antiquarian interest of the Renaissance, provided a decisive contribution to the
emergence of humanism, and stimulated a self-conscious production of art, the analysis of which we will address to in the
seminar.
Appointment: Fri 2-3:30 pm, Bldg. 20.40, R124 FG KG
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 31.03.2024
Number of Participants: 3

Selected Topic of Art History: The Avantgarde in America Seminar (S)

V 1741325, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The seminar focuses on essential aspects of art production in the Avant-garde movements that took place in Latin America
at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century. The formal and iconographic
characteristics of the art production will be examined from a historical and iconic perspective.
Appointment: Tue 2-3:30 pm, Bldg. 20.40, R124 FG KG
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 31.03.2024
Number of Participants: 5

Selected Topic of Art History: The "Discovery" of America: Imaginary Projections Seminar (S)
V 1741326, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

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The seminar reflects on how the image of America was produced historiographically and what role played imaginary and
cultural spaces forged by means of iconic media in cultural memory. The students will gain insight into the ideas and images
that influenced the so-called "invention" of America.
Appointment: Wed 11:30-1 pm, Bldg. 20.40, R124 FG KG
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 31.03.2024
Number of Participants: 5

Selected Topics of Art History: Colour Rush. Johann Liss, Venice and the Age of
Seminar (S)
V Travelling On-Site
1741327, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
As Sandrart reports, Johann Liss (1597-1631) was well acquainted with nightlife, and "stayed out for quite a few days and
nights [...] until the bag was empty". Partying and working, but also long journeys determined the life of an exceptional artist
who traded the Oldenburg countryside for Italy - in order to translate Caravaggio's influences into his artistic language:
Naturalism and dramatic lighting determined his paintings and his sculptural ability to depict emotions and gestures, even
desires, qua brushstrokes. We will virtually retrace Liss's busy travels, shed light on the networks he created for himself and
ask questions about highly significant patrons.
Appointment: Mon 11:30-1 pm, Bldg. 20.40, R124 FG KG
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 31.03.2024
Number of Participants: 5

Selected Topic of Art History: Reality / Experience / Practice. Gerhard Richter

Seminar (S)
V between Painting and Photography On-Site
1741328, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal

Content
Considering various groups of his works, we learn about the career of the painter Gerhard Richter, his motivations and
intentions, and the principles that guide his pictorial production. Richter's peculiar use of photographic techniques in his
paintings raises questions about the meaning of reality, objectivity, and history in Richter's images and pictorial processes,
as well as about his understanding of abstraction and his conception of perception and sensation, both in relation to
natural space and in the picture.
Appointment: Tue 17:30 - 7 pm, Bldg. 20.40, R124 FG KG
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 31.03.2024
Number of Participants: 5

Organizational issues
Teilnahme an der ersten und letzten Sitzung sind Plicht!

Selected Topics of Art History: The Aesthetic Recognition of Antique Amerindian Art Seminar (S)
V 1741310, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The seminar discusses fundamental questions of aesthetic evaluation and recognition of image
and art production produced by pre-Columbian cultures departing from historiographical
sources. By analyzing case studies from different perspectives (art history, literary and visual
studies), the seminar contributes to the understanding of the consolidation of art historical
discourses on "ancient cultures" in America.
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 30.09.2024
Number of Participants: 3

Selected Topics of Art History: We Read Roland Barthes: Camera Lucida:

Seminar (S)
V Reflections on Photography, 1980 Blended (On-Site/Online)
1741311, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal

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We read Roland Barthes' Camera Lucida. Reflections on Photography. The French philosopher's book, together
with Susan Sontag's On Photography, is one of the first texts to theorize photography as a process, as an image
and as a work of art. The book asks: What is the photographic image? What is its essence? How does it affect
those who look at it? We examine the text and the historical and theoretical context in which it was conceived and
question its impact and significance for art history. We also intensively analyze the historical and theoretical
position of the instrumental image practices that justify the book's title: Camera, Camera Obscura, Camera Lucida.
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 30.09.2024
Number of Participants: 3

Selected Topics of Art History: The Painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) Seminar (S)
V 1741312, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The seminar is dedicated to the painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) on the occasion of his 250th birthday.
Initially forgotten after his death in 1840 and only rediscovered in 1907, Friedrich is now one of the most popular
artists of his era. At the transition from the 18th to the 19th century, he embodied a new relationship between the
individual and nature, which was expressed in various contexts. We question Friedrich's history, his attitude and
his painting practice and follow him on the path to a new way of seeing, which in his time not only asserted itself
in art, but also in the sciences and in the general understanding of life.
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 30.09.2024
Number of Participants: 3

Selected Topics of Art History: Technologies of Animation, Simulation and

Seminar (S)
V Visualization Blended (On-Site/Online)
1741313, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal

Content
The seminar aims to reflect on technologies of animation, simulation and visualization of various
images and artefacts in a broad spectrum including different cultural spaces as well as different
time periods of Latin America. Further, image-concepts and practices will be examined from
anti-colonial, feminist and performative perspectives.
Seminar in collaboration with the UNAM, Mexico
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 30.09.2024
Number of Participants: 3

Selected Topics of Art History: Textile Studies: Introduction to Materiality and

Seminar (S)
V Meaning On-Site
1741314, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal

Content
Once unjustly marginalized as mere 'craft,' the captivating world of textiles, with its rich interplay of materiality and
semantics, takes center stage in this seminar. We will explore a wide array of artistic textile production (fabrics, clothing,
carpets, etc.) and their representations in other visual media against the backdrop of intricate historical developments
spanning from Antiquity to the present. The course will acquaint students with aspects of textile materiality, covering fibers`
properties, fabric structures, and production technologies. Students will refine their interpretive skills by learning to analyze
textile artworks, employing diverse theoretical perspectives, ranging from formalism and semiotics to new materialism and
ecocriticism.
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 30.09.2024
Number of Participants: 3

Selected Topics of Art History: Heimat Seminar (S)

V 1741316, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

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"Heimat" is a colourful term: ambiguous, changing over time, multi-perspective, this term is associated with the desire for
the protected space of an intact world and an idyll removed from time. Friedrich spans abstract spaces full of
transcendental ideas to generate Heimat, Ramdohr sees only "pathological emotion" at work there; and the experience of
the National Socialist dictatorship drives all these ideas out of the aesthetic discourse on Heimat. We are dedicated to the
idea of "Heimat" not only in discourses and artefacts since Romanticism, but also to phenomena such as the Heimat
movement, the garden city and the diverse reconstructions in architectural contexts that affirm the concept of Heimat.
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 30.09.2024
Number of Participants: 3

Selected Topics of Art History: Early Modern Portrait Painting Seminar (S)
V 1741318, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Since the beginnings of panel painting in the early 15th century, portraiture has been one of its foremost tasks. In this
seminar, major works of early modern portrait painting from van Eyck to Velazquez will be presented and discussed. The
focus will not only be on the aesthetics, but also on the social role of those portrayed and the relationship between the
individuals and the social and historical developments of their time.
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 30.09.2024
Number of Participants: 3

Selected Topics of Art History: The Eye and the Gaze. Art Histories of
Seminar (S)
V Seeing 14th-21st Century Blended (On-Site/Online)
1741319, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal

Content
Seeing has its own history, and understanding this is one of the main tasks of art history (Heinrich Wölfflin). The
seminar discusses important historical shifts in the understanding of seeing in art, art theory, optics and
philosophy. The focus will be on the way in which art and theories of vision have influenced each other. We will
ask to what extent pictures reflect or have brought about changes in the understanding of seeing. Materials for
discussion will come from painting, photography, film together with instruments and treatises.
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 30.09.2024
Number of Participants: 3

Selected Topics of Art History: Collecting Cultures: The Circulation of Americana from
Seminar (S)
V the Early Modern World to the Nineteenth Century On-Site
1741320, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The seminar is dedicated to study collecting practices and circulation of artefacts and objects
that were promoted with the establishment of the trade route between America-Europe-Asia.
Students will have the opportunity to reflect on essential aspects of the circulation of material
culture in the Spanish-American trading area, as well as to reflect on restitution issues of such
kind of objects.
Submission/Exam: written elaboration, 30.09.2024
Number of Participants: 3

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T 4.46 Course: Selected Topics of Building History [T-ARCH-107336]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103595 - Selected Topics of Building History

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1741361 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Garrido
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Elements of Karlsruhe.
Experimental Catalog-Making and
Speculative Redesign of Historical
Elements
WT 23/24 1741362 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Garrido
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Environmental Biographies. The
Evolution of Urban Ecosytems in
Karlsruhe.
WT 23/24 1741363 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🧩 Brehm
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Sustainable and Robust: The
Gothic Architecture of Freiburg
Cathedral
WT 23/24 1741364 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Medina Warmburg
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Environmental History of
Architecture: Logos
WT 23/24 1741365 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Medina Warmburg
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Utopia and Ideology: On the
History of the Garden City
WT 23/24 1741366 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Rind
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Screening and Mapping the
Collection
WT 23/24 1741367 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Rind
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Cities Between Two Rivers
WT 23/24 1741370 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Kurz
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Future Needs Provenance – About
Dealing With Monuments
WT 23/24 1741371 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Block / 🧩 Hanschke
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Preservation of Historical
Monuments - Theory and Practice
WT 23/24 1741373 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Busse
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Best of 80s _ Local Heros
ST 2024 1741357 Selected Topics of the History of 4 SWS Block / 🗣 Medina Warmburg,
Architecture and Urban Planning: Rind
Living Concepts and their
Exhibition

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ST 2024 1741362 Selected Topics of the History of 4 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Medina Warmburg,
Architecture and Urban Planning: Hücklekemkes
Monument Preservation _
Challenge and Perspective
ST 2024 1741363 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Medina Warmburg,
Architecture and Urban Planning: Garrido
ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOGRAPHIES.Studies on the
Infrastructural Landscapes in
Karlsruhe.
ST 2024 1741365 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Block / 🧩 Hanschke
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Preservation of Historical
Monuments - Theory and Practice
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an oral presentation of about 30 minutes as well as the written worked-out
paper on this topic. There are certain courses where the examination requirement is project work consisting of a drawing of
the given task.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Elements of

Karlsruhe. Experimental Catalog-Making and Speculative Redesign of Historical Seminar (S)
V Elements On-Site
1741361, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal

Content
The seminar will focus on the utilization of architecture research and modeling tools to discover, catalogue, and re-envision
a sequence of architectural elements present in the city of Karlsruhe. Focusing on multiple aspects including geometry,
materials, manufacturing techniques and their meanings and ethics, the seminar's primary goal resides in the reevaluation
of their roles within a highly speculative environment.
Taking advantage of tools for reality capture and 3d design such as parametric tools and high-frequency sculpting, the
seminar will explore the potentialities in registering architectural components and embracing catalog-making tools,
defining a series of ‘architectural ingredients’ for future speculative design scenarios.
Excursion after arrangement
Submission/Exam: Presentation and written essay till 10.03.2024
Number of Participants: 8

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Environmental

Seminar (S)
V Biographies. The Evolution of Urban Ecosytems in Karlsruhe. On-Site
1741362, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal

Content
The Schlossgarten in Karlsruhe has been a critical piece of the city's infrastructure since its foundation, serving not only as
an illustration of the state's power but also as an integral component within the built environment.
The objective of the seminar is to explore various architectural research and representation tools, including archival
material, diagrams and 3d models and through them, the aim is to uncover, analyze and communicate the intricate layers of
overlapping infrastructure in the Schlossgarten, crafting an "urban biography" portraying the city's evolution.
The participants will be required to participate in the Stegreif exercise by A. Romero Carnicero “Mapping Zirkel's ecological
occurrences” (Prof. Landschaftsarchitektur).
Excursion after arrangement
Submission/Exam: presentation and submission due 11.03.2024
Number of Paticipants 8

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Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning:

Seminar (S)
V Sustainable and Robust: The Gothic Architecture of Freiburg Cathedral Blended (On-Site/Online)
1741363, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
For over 700 years, the architecture of Freiburg Cathedral has defied wind and weather. How did the medieval master
builders manage to give the building such a long service life? What means and methods were needed over the centuries to
ensure its durability? In the seminar, we will explore five different topics and examine how sustainable Freiburg Cathedral is
and which methods are still applicable today.
First Meeting: 27.10.2023, 2 pm, Bldg. 20.40 Seminarraum Bau- und Architekturgeschichte R 015
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 31.03.2023
Number of Participants: 4

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Environmental

Seminar (S)
V History of Architecture: Logos On-Site
1741364, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The environmental history of architecture addresses an expanded field of observation that builds bridges to historical human
geography and urban environmental history, revealing operational, syntactic, and semantic relations within the
environmental system. This raises the question of whether or how these relationships constitute a specific language of
architecture, with its own arguments and metaphors, its own poetics and rhetoric. We will explore these questions through
selected buildings. The focus will be on the overarching question of what language(s) architecture speaks after, with, and for
nature.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joaquín Medina Warmburg
Meetings: Tuesdays 17:30-19:00 Uhr
Place: Bibliothek der Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 31.03.2024
Number of Participants:5

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Utopia and
Seminar (S)
V Ideology: On the History of the Garden City On-Site
1741365, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
With the emergence of urban planning as a scientific and artistic discipline, new and, above all, more livable urban models
also emerged, such as that of the garden city, which originated in England in the late 19th century and from there was
discussed and implemented worldwide. This was also the case in Germany, where Karlsruhe took a leading role in spreading
the ideal of an urban and rural life at the same time. Starting from the garden city of Rüppurr, we will deal in the seminar
with the architectural, urbanistic and landscape features, but also with the ideological, social, economic contents of the
garden city model and ask about its current pertinence.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joaquín Medina Warmburg
Meetings: Donnerstags 17:30-19:00 Uhr
Place: Bibliothek der Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 31.03.2024
Number of Paticipants:5

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Screening and
Seminar (S)
V Mapping the Collection On-Site
1741366, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

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Content
Since architectural history has been taught, a wide variety of visual media has been used, especially photographs. The KIT
Collection of Architectural History contains a large collection of slides as well as reproductions on paper. This collection will
be examined in the context of the seminar using the example of Karlsruhe: Which images are representative for an
architectural history of Karlsruhe? What focus is placed on the buildings by the selection of images? Where are these
buildings located on the city map, which focal points, but also gaps become visible? In addition to these content-related
questions, we also deal with digitization as well as information for a long-term archiving of the collection.
Submission/Exam: Creation of several short texts on selected images
Number of Paticipants: 6

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Cities Between
Seminar (S)
V Two Rivers On-Site
1741367, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Many cities were founded along rivers. Some even between two rivers. What does this mean for the layout of the cities and
their architectures? How were the rivers integrated into the city, used as natural space, resource, infrastructure, etc.? How
was the threat of flooding dealt with? How were the other banks of the rivers integrated? In the seminar we will examine the
architectural and urban planning history of Mannheim and Koblenz in relation to their dis-/connections to the respective
rivers.
Excursion: One day excursion each to Mannheim and Koblenz is mandatory. The dates will be arranged in the seminar.
Submission /Presentation: presentation and paper
Number of Paticipants: 6

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Future Needs
Seminar (S)
V Provenance – About Dealing With Monuments On-Site
1741370, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The seminar is about the skills and the desire to bring monuments and other valuable buildings appropriately into the
future. To this end, we look at the planning and constructional handling of various monuments and deal with topics such as:
cultural significance, inventory investigations, as well as the choice of methods and measures. On the basis of concrete
projects, we drill into the depths of theory at the crucial points and sound out exemplary aspects of the discursive character
of the discipline of "monument preservation". The focus is on monuments of the 20th century.
Submission/Exam: Development of various contributions / presentations as well as guiding questions for the discussion in
the seminar. A written summary is to be handed in together with the contribution / presentation due 31.03.2023
Number of Paticipants: 6

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning:

Block (B)
V Preservation of Historical Monuments - Theory and Practice Blended (On-Site/Online)
1741371, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The preservation and maintenance of historical monuments or monument ensembles is a task that is performed by
specialized architectural firms, restorers and monument protection authorities. The seminar gives an insight into selected
topics and questions. The focus is on the history and theory of monument preservation, the history of central European
town houses, inventory, practical examples of monument preservation and old building renovation as well as legal
considerations.
Appointment: The seminar is offered as a compact course, 20.40 R015 Seminarraum Bau- und Architekturgeschichte
First Meeting online: Mi 25.10.2023, 6 p.m.
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 31.03.2024
Number of Participants: 6

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Best of 80s _
Seminar (S)
V Local Heros On-Site
1741373, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

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As part of a research series on existing buildings in Karlsruhe, the legacy of post-modern architecture created between 1970
and 1990 is negotiated.
The focus is on urban buildings and squares of this period, which were created with a great willingness to experiment in the
vicinity of the faculty. The study explores the historical narratives as well as the conservation and monument values. It is
about the analysis of existing building fabric and the development and application of appropriate criteria.
Questions are asked about architectural expression, construction methods, patterns and decorative elements. What forms
of appropriation of the past can be demonstrated and how was this implemented in the design? How are the qualities
distinguished and how can the buildings be evaluated?
Number of Paticipants: 5
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Living Concepts and
Block (B)
V their Exhibition On-Site
1741357, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Living is a basic existential need and everyday social practice, a scarce commodity and a housing
policy challenge, but also the starting point and vision of architectural designs and construction
projects.
Based on texts and exhibitions about living in the past 100 years, we ask ourselves the question of
the respective concepts behind these living worlds, the design of our coexistence and the
communication via text and/or exhibition. What part does the architecture play, what part does the
interior play?
First part of the block seminar: reading and discussing (most texts are in german). Second part:
Participation in Werkbund Foyer #2 Parasite Kitchen on the Skulpturenplatz of the Kunsthalle
Mannheim with a pop-up exhibition and discussions.
1. Meeting: Fri, 19. 4. , 9:45 -11:15 am, Seminar room History of Building and Architecture, Bldg. 20.40, R
015
Block I: Fri/Sat 3. /4. 5. , 10-5 pm , Seminar room History of Building and Architecture, Bldg. 20.40, R
015
Block II: Fri/Sat 28. /29. 6. 10-5 pm, Sculpture Square, Kunsthalle Mannheim
Submission: Participation in both blocks obligatory, elaboration of a thematic focus for the pop-up
exhibition, participation in the discussions.
Number of Paticipants: 5

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Monument

Seminar (S)
V Preservation _ Challenge and Perspective On-Site
1741362, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Dealing with cultural monuments makes us realise that our built environment is not there as a matter of course. Rather, it is
the product of a complex line of tradition that we must continue responsibly into the future. Specialised knowledge, skills
and methods are required to preserve the surviving high-quality protected objects, some of which differ significantly from
the procedures and planning objectives for new construction projects.
The seminar provides basic knowledge about the fundamentals of modern heritage conservation. Questions are dealt with
in working groups and discussed during the seminar using practical examples. The knowledge gained will be deepened
during an excursion to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Baden-Baden.
Form of event: Attendance with mandatory excursion
Submission/Exam: Presentation of a topic in working groups
Number of Paticipants: 7

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Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: ENVIRONMENTAL

Seminar (S)
V BIOGRAPHIES.Studies on the Infrastructural Landscapes in Karlsruhe. On-Site
1741363, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal

Content
The water infrastructure has been a critical component of Karlsruhe since its foundation. It has not only defined the
relationship of the city with its near- and distant environment but also its character and its urban spaces thanks to a rich
network of fountains and springs.
The objective of the seminar is to explore various architectural research and representation tools, including archival
material, diagrams and 3d models and through them, aiming to uncover, analyze and communicate the inhtricate layers of
overlapping infrastructural networks of Karlsruhe, crafting an "urban biography" portraying the city's evolution.
Tue, 11.30-1 pm, Seminar room History of Building and Architecture; Bldg. 20.40, R 015
Excursion: after arrangement
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 31.06.2024
Number of Paticipants: 5

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning:

Block (B)
V Preservation of Historical Monuments - Theory and Practice Blended (On-Site/Online)
1741365, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The preservation and maintenance of historical monuments or monument ensembles is a task that is performed by
specialized architectural firms, restorers and monument protection authorities. The seminar gives an insight into selected
topics and questions. The focus is on the history and theory of monument preservation, the history of central European
town houses, inventory, practical examples of monument preservation and old building
The seminar is offered as an compact course, dates by arrangement.
1. Meeting: Wed 17.04.2024 5:30 pm, online
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 30.09.2024
Number of Paticipants:5

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Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105564 - Selected Topics of Building History 2

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1741361 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Garrido
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Elements of Karlsruhe.
Experimental Catalog-Making and
Speculative Redesign of Historical
Elements
WT 23/24 1741362 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Garrido
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Environmental Biographies. The
Evolution of Urban Ecosytems in
Karlsruhe.
WT 23/24 1741363 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🧩 Brehm
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Sustainable and Robust: The
Gothic Architecture of Freiburg
Cathedral
WT 23/24 1741364 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Medina Warmburg
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Environmental History of
Architecture: Logos
WT 23/24 1741365 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Medina Warmburg
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Utopia and Ideology: On the
History of the Garden City
WT 23/24 1741366 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Rind
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Screening and Mapping the
Collection
WT 23/24 1741367 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Rind
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Cities Between Two Rivers
WT 23/24 1741370 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Kurz
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Future Needs Provenance – About
Dealing With Monuments
WT 23/24 1741371 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Block / 🧩 Hanschke
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Preservation of Historical
Monuments - Theory and Practice
WT 23/24 1741373 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Busse
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Best of 80s _ Local Heros
ST 2024 1741357 Selected Topics of the History of 4 SWS Block / 🗣 Medina Warmburg,
Architecture and Urban Planning: Rind
Living Concepts and their
Exhibition

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ST 2024 1741362 Selected Topics of the History of 4 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Medina Warmburg,
Architecture and Urban Planning: Hücklekemkes
Monument Preservation _
Challenge and Perspective
ST 2024 1741363 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Medina Warmburg,
Architecture and Urban Planning: Garrido
ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOGRAPHIES.Studies on the
Infrastructural Landscapes in
Karlsruhe.
ST 2024 1741365 Selected Topics of the History of 2 SWS Block / 🧩 Hanschke
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Preservation of Historical
Monuments - Theory and Practice
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an oral presentation of about 30 minutes as well as the written worked-out
paper on this topic. There are certain courses where the examination requirement is project work consisting of a drawing of
the given task.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Elements of

Karlsruhe. Experimental Catalog-Making and Speculative Redesign of Historical Seminar (S)
V Elements On-Site
1741361, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal

Content
The seminar will focus on the utilization of architecture research and modeling tools to discover, catalogue, and re-envision
a sequence of architectural elements present in the city of Karlsruhe. Focusing on multiple aspects including geometry,
materials, manufacturing techniques and their meanings and ethics, the seminar's primary goal resides in the reevaluation
of their roles within a highly speculative environment.
Taking advantage of tools for reality capture and 3d design such as parametric tools and high-frequency sculpting, the
seminar will explore the potentialities in registering architectural components and embracing catalog-making tools,
defining a series of ‘architectural ingredients’ for future speculative design scenarios.
Excursion after arrangement
Submission/Exam: Presentation and written essay till 10.03.2024
Number of Participants: 8

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Environmental

Seminar (S)
V Biographies. The Evolution of Urban Ecosytems in Karlsruhe. On-Site
1741362, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal

Content
The Schlossgarten in Karlsruhe has been a critical piece of the city's infrastructure since its foundation, serving not only as
an illustration of the state's power but also as an integral component within the built environment.
The objective of the seminar is to explore various architectural research and representation tools, including archival
material, diagrams and 3d models and through them, the aim is to uncover, analyze and communicate the intricate layers of
overlapping infrastructure in the Schlossgarten, crafting an "urban biography" portraying the city's evolution.
The participants will be required to participate in the Stegreif exercise by A. Romero Carnicero “Mapping Zirkel's ecological
occurrences” (Prof. Landschaftsarchitektur).
Excursion after arrangement
Submission/Exam: presentation and submission due 11.03.2024
Number of Paticipants 8

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Seminar (S)
V Sustainable and Robust: The Gothic Architecture of Freiburg Cathedral Blended (On-Site/Online)
1741363, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
For over 700 years, the architecture of Freiburg Cathedral has defied wind and weather. How did the medieval master
builders manage to give the building such a long service life? What means and methods were needed over the centuries to
ensure its durability? In the seminar, we will explore five different topics and examine how sustainable Freiburg Cathedral is
and which methods are still applicable today.
First Meeting: 27.10.2023, 2 pm, Bldg. 20.40 Seminarraum Bau- und Architekturgeschichte R 015
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 31.03.2023
Number of Participants: 4

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Environmental

Seminar (S)
V History of Architecture: Logos On-Site
1741364, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The environmental history of architecture addresses an expanded field of observation that builds bridges to historical human
geography and urban environmental history, revealing operational, syntactic, and semantic relations within the
environmental system. This raises the question of whether or how these relationships constitute a specific language of
architecture, with its own arguments and metaphors, its own poetics and rhetoric. We will explore these questions through
selected buildings. The focus will be on the overarching question of what language(s) architecture speaks after, with, and for
nature.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joaquín Medina Warmburg
Meetings: Tuesdays 17:30-19:00 Uhr
Place: Bibliothek der Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 31.03.2024
Number of Participants:5

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Utopia and
Seminar (S)
V Ideology: On the History of the Garden City On-Site
1741365, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
With the emergence of urban planning as a scientific and artistic discipline, new and, above all, more livable urban models
also emerged, such as that of the garden city, which originated in England in the late 19th century and from there was
discussed and implemented worldwide. This was also the case in Germany, where Karlsruhe took a leading role in spreading
the ideal of an urban and rural life at the same time. Starting from the garden city of Rüppurr, we will deal in the seminar
with the architectural, urbanistic and landscape features, but also with the ideological, social, economic contents of the
garden city model and ask about its current pertinence.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joaquín Medina Warmburg
Meetings: Donnerstags 17:30-19:00 Uhr
Place: Bibliothek der Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 31.03.2024
Number of Paticipants:5

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Screening and
Seminar (S)
V Mapping the Collection On-Site
1741366, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

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Content
Since architectural history has been taught, a wide variety of visual media has been used, especially photographs. The KIT
Collection of Architectural History contains a large collection of slides as well as reproductions on paper. This collection will
be examined in the context of the seminar using the example of Karlsruhe: Which images are representative for an
architectural history of Karlsruhe? What focus is placed on the buildings by the selection of images? Where are these
buildings located on the city map, which focal points, but also gaps become visible? In addition to these content-related
questions, we also deal with digitization as well as information for a long-term archiving of the collection.
Submission/Exam: Creation of several short texts on selected images
Number of Paticipants: 6

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Cities Between
Seminar (S)
V Two Rivers On-Site
1741367, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Many cities were founded along rivers. Some even between two rivers. What does this mean for the layout of the cities and
their architectures? How were the rivers integrated into the city, used as natural space, resource, infrastructure, etc.? How
was the threat of flooding dealt with? How were the other banks of the rivers integrated? In the seminar we will examine the
architectural and urban planning history of Mannheim and Koblenz in relation to their dis-/connections to the respective
rivers.
Excursion: One day excursion each to Mannheim and Koblenz is mandatory. The dates will be arranged in the seminar.
Submission /Presentation: presentation and paper
Number of Paticipants: 6

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Future Needs
Seminar (S)
V Provenance – About Dealing With Monuments On-Site
1741370, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The seminar is about the skills and the desire to bring monuments and other valuable buildings appropriately into the
future. To this end, we look at the planning and constructional handling of various monuments and deal with topics such as:
cultural significance, inventory investigations, as well as the choice of methods and measures. On the basis of concrete
projects, we drill into the depths of theory at the crucial points and sound out exemplary aspects of the discursive character
of the discipline of "monument preservation". The focus is on monuments of the 20th century.
Submission/Exam: Development of various contributions / presentations as well as guiding questions for the discussion in
the seminar. A written summary is to be handed in together with the contribution / presentation due 31.03.2023
Number of Paticipants: 6

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning:

Block (B)
V Preservation of Historical Monuments - Theory and Practice Blended (On-Site/Online)
1741371, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The preservation and maintenance of historical monuments or monument ensembles is a task that is performed by
specialized architectural firms, restorers and monument protection authorities. The seminar gives an insight into selected
topics and questions. The focus is on the history and theory of monument preservation, the history of central European
town houses, inventory, practical examples of monument preservation and old building renovation as well as legal
considerations.
Appointment: The seminar is offered as a compact course, 20.40 R015 Seminarraum Bau- und Architekturgeschichte
First Meeting online: Mi 25.10.2023, 6 p.m.
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 31.03.2024
Number of Participants: 6

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Best of 80s _
Seminar (S)
V Local Heros On-Site
1741373, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

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Content
As part of a research series on existing buildings in Karlsruhe, the legacy of post-modern architecture created between 1970
and 1990 is negotiated.
The focus is on urban buildings and squares of this period, which were created with a great willingness to experiment in the
vicinity of the faculty. The study explores the historical narratives as well as the conservation and monument values. It is
about the analysis of existing building fabric and the development and application of appropriate criteria.
Questions are asked about architectural expression, construction methods, patterns and decorative elements. What forms
of appropriation of the past can be demonstrated and how was this implemented in the design? How are the qualities
distinguished and how can the buildings be evaluated?
Number of Paticipants: 5
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Living Concepts and
Block (B)
V their Exhibition On-Site
1741357, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Living is a basic existential need and everyday social practice, a scarce commodity and a housing
policy challenge, but also the starting point and vision of architectural designs and construction
projects.
Based on texts and exhibitions about living in the past 100 years, we ask ourselves the question of
the respective concepts behind these living worlds, the design of our coexistence and the
communication via text and/or exhibition. What part does the architecture play, what part does the
interior play?
First part of the block seminar: reading and discussing (most texts are in german). Second part:
Participation in Werkbund Foyer #2 Parasite Kitchen on the Skulpturenplatz of the Kunsthalle
Mannheim with a pop-up exhibition and discussions.
1. Meeting: Fri, 19. 4. , 9:45 -11:15 am, Seminar room History of Building and Architecture, Bldg. 20.40, R
015
Block I: Fri/Sat 3. /4. 5. , 10-5 pm , Seminar room History of Building and Architecture, Bldg. 20.40, R
015
Block II: Fri/Sat 28. /29. 6. 10-5 pm, Sculpture Square, Kunsthalle Mannheim
Submission: Participation in both blocks obligatory, elaboration of a thematic focus for the pop-up
exhibition, participation in the discussions.
Number of Paticipants: 5

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Monument

Seminar (S)
V Preservation _ Challenge and Perspective On-Site
1741362, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Dealing with cultural monuments makes us realise that our built environment is not there as a matter of course. Rather, it is
the product of a complex line of tradition that we must continue responsibly into the future. Specialised knowledge, skills
and methods are required to preserve the surviving high-quality protected objects, some of which differ significantly from
the procedures and planning objectives for new construction projects.
The seminar provides basic knowledge about the fundamentals of modern heritage conservation. Questions are dealt with
in working groups and discussed during the seminar using practical examples. The knowledge gained will be deepened
during an excursion to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Baden-Baden.
Form of event: Attendance with mandatory excursion
Submission/Exam: Presentation of a topic in working groups
Number of Paticipants: 7

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Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning: ENVIRONMENTAL

Seminar (S)
V BIOGRAPHIES.Studies on the Infrastructural Landscapes in Karlsruhe. On-Site
1741363, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal

Content
The water infrastructure has been a critical component of Karlsruhe since its foundation. It has not only defined the
relationship of the city with its near- and distant environment but also its character and its urban spaces thanks to a rich
network of fountains and springs.
The objective of the seminar is to explore various architectural research and representation tools, including archival
material, diagrams and 3d models and through them, aiming to uncover, analyze and communicate the inhtricate layers of
overlapping infrastructural networks of Karlsruhe, crafting an "urban biography" portraying the city's evolution.
Tue, 11.30-1 pm, Seminar room History of Building and Architecture; Bldg. 20.40, R 015
Excursion: after arrangement
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 31.06.2024
Number of Paticipants: 5

Selected Topics of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning:

Block (B)
V Preservation of Historical Monuments - Theory and Practice Blended (On-Site/Online)
1741365, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
The preservation and maintenance of historical monuments or monument ensembles is a task that is performed by
specialized architectural firms, restorers and monument protection authorities. The seminar gives an insight into selected
topics and questions. The focus is on the history and theory of monument preservation, the history of central European
town houses, inventory, practical examples of monument preservation and old building
The seminar is offered as an compact course, dates by arrangement.
1. Meeting: Wed 17.04.2024 5:30 pm, online
Submission/Exam: presentation and paper due 30.09.2024
Number of Paticipants:5

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T 4.48 Course: Selected Topics of Building Technology [T-ARCH-107332]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103591 - Selected Topics of Building Technology

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1720903 Selected Topics of Building 4 SWS Lecture / Practice Wagner, Mildenberger,
Technology: SOLID. Designing with (/🗣 Dorbach
Mineral Building Materials
ST 2024 1720912 Selected Topics of Building 4 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Wagner, Dorbach,
Technology: Building Summer - Mildenberger
Lime, Clay, Hemp
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a presentation of the design in plans, building a model to a large scale and a
written worked-out paper on the practical tutorials; in this a relationship to the design task must be presented.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topics of Building Technology: SOLID. Designing with Mineral

Lecture / Practice (VÜ)
V Building Materials On-Site
1720903, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal

Content
Beginning with the raw materials we systematically explore the materials and constructions of solid building. The focus is
both on historical origins and technical manufacturing processes, as well as on the fundamental principles of solid load
carrying structures and their functional und technical properties.
Lectures and practical exercises alternate to understand the different manufacturing and building concepts. This is where
your hands get dirty because we want you to physically understand various clay building techniques and processing
techniques for all applications of clay in buildings. You will mix yourself sand, clay, chalk, and create limestone, adobe and
bricks,… Excursions complete the program. At the end of the seminar you will work out a structural design.
Appointment: Tue 2:00 pm – 05:15 pm
Place: 06.34 R 112 Westhochschule, Hertzstr. 16
excursions to attend: Regularly as part of the seminar dates
Submission / examination: 05.03.2023
Number of participants: 24

Selected Topics of Building Technology: Building Summer - Lime, Clay, Hemp Seminar (S)
V 1720912, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Content
The participants are encouraged to explore hemp-clay and hemp-lime as resource-efficient building materials
with positive insulating and moisture properties within. The knowledge about production, processing and use of
these historical but evergreen building materials was lost during the last decades.
The content of the seminar is to gain access to these building materials by testing mixtures, processing them
into stones or as filling between wooden constructions. This goes beyond presenting technical data and
application possibilities by means of practical implementation, in which experiencing and experiencing the
building process are added as sensory impressions.
The course includes introduction dates in the different materials with lecture and practice as well as two block dates.
The first block will take place at Campus West, KIT. The second block is a 5-day building phase external and will be
announced at the beginning of the course.
Appointment: Fri, 19.04.2024, 2:00 p.m.
Location: 06.34 R 112 Campus West, Hertzstr. 16 76187 Karlsruhe
First part: appointment according to arrangement with participants
Second part (Mandatory excursion): workshop on the construction site in calendar week 33
Workshop event on construction site:
- Accommodation free, e.g. on camp beds
- personal safety equipment is mandatory (safety shoes, work trousers, gloves, glasses)
- Meals on site: self-catering or lunch menu with discount
Submission / examination: 30.08.2024
Number of participants: 16

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T 4.49 Course: Selected Topics of Building Technology [T-ARCH-107327]

Responsible: TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann

Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Hebel
Prof. Dr. Caroline Karmann
Prof. Andrea Klinge
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petra von Both
Prof. Andreas Wagner
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie Wagner
Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103587 - Selected Topics of Building Technology

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Irregular 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a seminar paper in written and/or drawn form of maximum 20 pages and a
presentation or an oral talk taking maximum 20 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

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T 4.50 Course: Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience [T-ARCH-113246]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Caroline Karmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-106574 - Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1720568 Selected Topics of Comfort and 4 SWS Seminar / 🧩 Karmann
Resilience: Daylight and visual
comfort
ST 2024 1720551 Selected Topics of Comfort and 4 SWS Lecture / Practice Karmann
Resilience: Inquiry by Design: (/🧩
Libraries
ST 2024 1720555 Selected Topics of Comfort and 4 SWS Lecture / Practice Karmann, Sepúlveda,
Resilience: Mapping Urban (/🧩 Balakrishnan
Microclimate and Comfort
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Examination of another type in the form of project presentations.

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience: Daylight and visual comfort Seminar (S)
V 1720568, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
This course provides students with an in-depth introduction to solar geometry, daylight in buildings, visual comfort and
view out. The non-image forming effect of light on our health and the challenges of visual impairment and will also be
addressed. While rooted in architectural design, this course will draw on fundamentals of physics, ophthalmology,
chronobiology and environmental psychology in order to better understand what is meant by visual well-being in spaces.
This course is based on various analysis and design methods, such as scale models, real-world measurements and computer
simulation. It is structured around analysis and design projects.
Regular times: Tuesday, 9:45-13:00
First Meeting: Tuesday, 24.10.2023
Exam date: Tuesday, 05.03.2024

Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience: Inquiry by Design: Libraries Lecture / Practice (VÜ)
V 1720551, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
This seminar provides undergraduate and graduate students with theoretical input and practical research methods useful
for the planning, programming, designing, and evaluating the effects of physical environments in use. Assessment methods
include systematic observations of building features and occupant behaviors, the design and implementation of an
occupant survey, and measurements relating to indoor environmental quality (i.e. visual comfort, acoustics, thermal
comfort) and accessibility (both physical and sensory) of spaces. With a focus on libraries the students can anticipate
exciting excursions integral to the course experience. The assignments in this course consist of detailed analyses and case
studies.
First Meeting: Tuesday 16.04.2024, ,9:45 am -13:00 pm
Regular Meetings: Tuesdays. 9:45 am -13 pm, Precense/Online, on Request
Tuesday 06.08.2024 , 9:45 am, presentation of final projects
Annotation (if necessary, with compulsory excursion):
Half-day excursions to Karlsruhe, Stuttgart and Freiburg are planned

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Selected Topics of Comfort and Resilience: Mapping Urban Microclimate

Lecture / Practice (VÜ)
V and Comfort Blended (On-Site/Online)
1720555, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal

Content
The seminar deals with the topic of outdoor comfort in the urban environment, presenting factors of influence and
measurements techniques for the assessment of different comfort domains: thermal, visual, acoustic and air quality. The
students attending this course are expected to learn how urban features influence various outdoor comfort domains, as
well as how to map, visualize, and apply scientifically-based criteria for designing comfortable urban areas.
First Meeting: Friday 19.04.2024, 9:45 am
Regular Meetings: Fridays, 9:45am - 13:00 pm, Precence/Online
Exam/Dilivery: Wednesday 07.08.2024 presentation of final projects

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T 4.51 Course: Selected Topics of Communication in Architecture [T-

ARCH-107326]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103586 - Selected Topics of Communication in Architecture

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1710451 Selected Topics of Communication 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Rambow, Alkadi
in Architecture: Show Them What
You Got. Convincing Design
Presentation
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a presentation/oral report taking 30 minutes and a written paper of max. 20
pages.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topics of Communication in Architecture: Show Them What You Got.

Seminar (S)
V Convincing Design Presentation On-Site
1710451, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Design presentation is one of the most important skills for architects. It is a highly complex task that is closely related to the
design process itself. Directly following the contents of the lecture "Introduction to Architectural Communication", in this
seminar we will theoretically develop and practically practise the basics of a convincing presentation: The development of a
narrative structure, stringent visual and verbal argumentation, optimisation of visual presentation formats, formulation of
messages and audience design.
Regular date: Wed. 11:30 am–01:00 pm, Bldg. 20.40 R104 Grüne Grotte
First meeting: 25 October 2023, 11:30 am
Deadline/Test: 20.03.2024
Number of Participants: max. 35

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

160
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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Digital Design and Fabrication [T-ARCH-111674]

T 4.52 Course: Selected Topics of Digital Design and Fabrication [T-ARCH-111674]

Responsible: TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105818 - Selected Topics of Digital Design and Fabrication

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements based on a final presentation.

Prerequisites
none

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

161
Module Handbook as of 28/03/2024
4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 [T-ARCH-107322]

T 4.53 Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 [T-ARCH-107322]

Responsible: Prof. Stephen Craig

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103582 - Selected Topics of Fine Art 1

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1710361 Selected Topcis of Fine Art: Life 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Globas
Drawing
WT 23/24 1710362 Selected Topcis of Fine Art: How 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Engel
to make a book
WT 23/24 1710364 Selected Topics of Fine Arts: Line 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Goetzmann
and time, figure skating on paper.
WT 23/24 1710365 Selected Topcis of Fine Art: 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Schelble
Hochsitzcafé auf der
Katzenwedelwiese - Approaches
to an Aesthetics of Sustainability
WT 23/24 1710372 Selected Topics of Fine Arts: The 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Pawelzyk, Craig
Togetherness is the Form
WT 23/24 1710373 Selected Topics of Fine Arts: 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Kranz
COM_BREW_CHA Community
Brewing LAB
ST 2024 1710361 Selected Topics of Drawing: Nude 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Globas
Drawing
ST 2024 1710362 Selected Topics of Fine Art: Line 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Goetzmann
and Time, Figure Skating on Paper
ST 2024 1710364 Selected Topics of Fine Art: 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Schelble
Greenspace: DisPlayZone
ST 2024 1710368 Selected Topics of Fine Art: How 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Engel
you look at it
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of handing in and presenting the semester works produced during the semester
(scope, number and type vary according to the topic). Mandatory and a prerequisite is the regular participation in class.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topcis of Fine Art: Life Drawing Practice (Ü)

V 1710361, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

162
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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 [T-ARCH-107322]

Content
Illustration of the human bogy - Possibilities of drawing
Proportion studies and material experiments in different techniques and formats
Appointment: Mo / Th. 06:15 PM - 09:15 PM, 20.40 R204 Zeichensaal
First meeting: 23.10.2023 ; 6:15 PM ; 20.40 R204 Zeichensaal
Number of participants: 13 + 2 Erasmus
Submission/Exam:

Selected Topcis of Fine Art: How to make a book Practice (Ü)

V 1710362, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The seminar deals with the conceptual and designed relationships between image and text in the form of book design as
well as with the diverse characteristics of fonts and their specific use.
The results are to visualise personal design approaches and demonstrate a content-oriented treatment of typeface and
image.
Appointment: Mo. 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 20.40 R221 BPL
First meeting: 30.10.2023 ; 2:00 PM ; 20.40 R221
Number of participants: 6 BA
Submission/ Exam: 22.04.2024

Selected Topics of Fine Arts: Line and time, figure skating on paper. Practice (Ü)
V 1710364, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Drawing search movements can imply a vague thought and open up a spontaneous conversation with lines. The quality of
this conversation lies in being pen and omitted, which can bring a lightness to the design process.
In "Line and Time, Figure Skating on Paper" we will explore different drawing techniques and approaches. Through various
exercises we will playfully learn to connect eye and hand. The development of the power of observation is at the centre of
the exercises. Free drawing is a concrete tool to find access to seeing, to train the process of perception, to recognise forms
and proportions. The seminar is structured as a process, the drawing skills are developed gradually and playfully and
transferred into experimental, open formats during the course of the semester.
Appointment: Tue 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 20.40 R204 BK Zeichensaal
First meeting : 24.10.2023 ; 2:00 PM ; 20.40 R204
Submission/Exam:
Number of participants: 13 + 2 Erasmus

Selected Topcis of Fine Art: Hochsitzcafé auf der Katzenwedelwiese - Approaches to

Practice (Ü)
V an Aesthetics of Sustainability On-Site
1710365, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

163
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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 [T-ARCH-107322]

Content
As part of the project Hochsitzcafé on the Katzenwedelwiese, an group of high seats is to be artistically designed and built.
The temporary art installation, consisting of three high seats, is intended to serve as a platform for communication and a
change of perspective on the ZKM's meadow orchard (Katzenwedelwiese). The original meaning of the high seats as a
hunting facility is metaphorically shifted to a communal and sociable setting by moving them together in the form of a
seating group. In the design and implementation, the aim is to achieve a coherent combination of sustainability and
aesthetics. The design possibilities and challenges of planning and building broadly without primary raw materials and with
a limited budget are to be investigated. Individual dates can deviate from the regular dates by arrangement.
Locations: Drawing room, KIT wood workshop, Katzenwedelwiese
https://zkm.de/de/magazin/2021/05/die-zkm-streuobstwiese-als-unesco-kulturerbe, St.-Florian- Strasse 14. 76135
Karlsruhe
construction week from 27.11.-01.12.2023 plus 04.12. and 05.12.2023 if required
In cooperation with Olaf Quantius (artist, doctoral student Kunstuni Linz)
Prof'in. Andrea Klinge, Chair of Construction and Design (IEB)
Manuel Michalski, academic assistant, Chair of Construction and Design (IEB)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna, Chair of Structural Engineering and Design (IEB) Tamara Haußer, academic assistant, Chair
of Structural Planning and Design (IEB) Anita Knipper, Wood Workshop (ARCH)
Cooperation partners:
Hanna Jurisch, curator (ZKM)
Possibly citizens' association Bulach/Beiertheim
Appointment: Fri, 10 AM - 1 PM, 20.40 R204 Zeichensaal
First meeting: 26.10.2023, 10 AM,
Number of participants: 8 BA

Selected Topics of Fine Arts: The Togetherness is the Form Practice (Ü)
V 1710372, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In this seminar we will deal with the topic: body, language and collectivity.
The body, its posture and movement, that non-linguistic space that provides information about inner states, will be our
starting point. We go in search of spaces that lie between inside and outside, between the collective and the individual.
These interstices hold space for fluidity, ambiguity and offer chances to fathom relations anew. With the help of the fields of
performance, gestures and non-verbal communication, we start the attempt to jointly develop a system of understanding in
the form of a variable canon of movement
In open experiments we devote our attention to the body. Different methods such as Feldenkrais practices, Contact
Improvisation, as well as QIJ ("nonsense in joggingpants") will provide an experimental space to play.
The seminar takes place in cooperation with the student conference on art education: "Between spaces - stimulate, excite,
excite" of the Institute for Art of the PH Karlsruhe
Appointment: Mo. 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 20.40 R204 BK
First meeting : Monday 30.10.2023, 2:00 PM, 20.40 R204 BK
Submission/Exam: 12.02.2024
Number of participants: 6 BA

Selected Topics of Fine Arts: COM_BREW_CHA Community Brewing LAB Practice (Ü)
V 1710373, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

164
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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 [T-ARCH-107322]

Content
Kombucha, Kefir, Kvass
Laboratory, Kitchen, Bar
fermenting, eating and drinking together
sharing knowledge
becoming grounded.
Making natural, non-alcoholic fermented drinks together
and talking about fermentation, circularities, collectivity, symbiosis and care.
Open for all students, WAMs and VTs.
Appointment: Tue, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM, 20.40 R204 Zeichensaal
First meeting : Tue 24.10.2023, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM, 20.40 R204 Zeichensaal
Submission/Exam:
Number of participants: 6 BA

Selected Topics of Drawing: Nude Drawing Practice (Ü)

V 1710361, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Illustration of the human body - Possibilities of drawing
Proportion studies and material experiments in different techniques and formats
Appointment: Monday & Thursday ; 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
First meeting: 18.04.2024; 6:15 PM
Submission/Exam:
Number of participants: 15 + 2 Erasmus

Selected Topics of Fine Art: Line and Time, Figure Skating on Paper Practice (Ü)
V 1710362, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Drawing search movements can imply a vague thought and open up a spontaneous conversation with lines. The quality of
this conversation lies in being pen and omitted, which can bring a lightness to the design process.
In "Line and Time, Figure Skating on Paper" we will explore different drawing techniques and approaches. Through various
exercises we will playfully learn to connect eye and hand. The development of the power of observation is at the centre of
the exercises. Free drawing is a concrete tool to find access to seeing, to train the process of perception, to recognise forms
and proportions. The seminar is structured as a process, the drawing skills are developed gradually and playfully and
transferred into experimental, open formats during the course of the semester.
Appointment: Tue 6:15 PM - 9:00 PM ;
First meeting: 16.04.2024 , 6:15 PM
Submission/Exam:
Number of participants: 10 + 2 Erasmus

Selected Topics of Fine Art: Greenspace: DisPlayZone Practice (Ü)

V 1710364, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

165
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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 1 [T-ARCH-107322]

Content
An infrastructure for artistic interventions is to be developed for a derelict section of the former Westwall in Rheinstetten. In
this way, the site is to be opened up for a transformation process of aesthetic design. An exhibition zone is to be created
alongside and with lively, growing spatial structures: In collaboration with the scenography department of the HFG,
temporary exhibition (outdoor) spaces are to be designed and tested in the area of the emerging orchard, making the
possible interactions of sustainability and aesthetics visible. The boundary conditions of the task consist of the co-creative
processes of human and non-human beings and the imaginative, aesthetic translatability of spatial structures with simple
means. Cooperation with Hanne König (academic assistant HFG) and the students of the exhibition design and scenography
group as part of the Open Studio (HfG), Olaf Quantius (artist, doctoral student at the Kunsthochschule Linz), Martin Reuter
(nature conservation officer, City of Rheinstetten),
Regular date: Fridays, 09:45 a.m - 1:00 pm
First date: Friday 19.04.2024 09:45 a.m in the drawing room, 204 building 20.40
Special date with Hanne König on May 2, 2024 10:00 a.m.
Submission/examination:
Number of participants: 7

Selected Topics of Fine Art: How you look at it Practice (Ü)

V 1710368, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Photography is a technical medium. Photographic practice requires a comprehensive knowledge of the equipment and tools
to be used, a deep understanding of the underlying processes and their critical reflection.
The focus of the seminar is the development of an independent photographic work on a given topic. The theoretical input
includes an analysis of photographic images and a guide to understanding the impact of photography. The seminar begins
with an examination of a photographic position. The next step is a visit to an exhibition to explore the use of different
media in the display of images and the presentation of photography. After a short exercise, the process of developing a
personal interpretation of the seminar topic begins, starting with brainstorming, continuous corrections and the final
presentation of the photographic work in a possible exhibition context.
Regular date: Mondays, 14:00h - 17:00h
Dates: Monday, 15.04.2024 and 15.07.24 09:45
Final presentation: Monday, 05.08.2024, 09:45
Room: Green Grotto
Participants 6

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

166
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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 [T-ARCH-107323]

T 4.54 Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 [T-ARCH-107323]

Responsible: Prof. Stephen Craig

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103583 - Selected Topics of Fine Art 2

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1710361 Selected Topcis of Fine Art: Life 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Globas
Drawing
WT 23/24 1710362 Selected Topcis of Fine Art: How 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Engel
to make a book
WT 23/24 1710364 Selected Topics of Fine Arts: Line 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Goetzmann
and time, figure skating on paper.
WT 23/24 1710365 Selected Topcis of Fine Art: 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Schelble
Hochsitzcafé auf der
Katzenwedelwiese - Approaches
to an Aesthetics of Sustainability
WT 23/24 1710372 Selected Topics of Fine Arts: The 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Pawelzyk, Craig
Togetherness is the Form
WT 23/24 1710373 Selected Topics of Fine Arts: 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Kranz
COM_BREW_CHA Community
Brewing LAB
ST 2024 1710361 Selected Topics of Drawing: Nude 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Globas
Drawing
ST 2024 1710362 Selected Topics of Fine Art: Line 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Goetzmann
and Time, Figure Skating on Paper
ST 2024 1710364 Selected Topics of Fine Art: 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Schelble
Greenspace: DisPlayZone
ST 2024 1710368 Selected Topics of Fine Art: How 4 SWS Practice / 🗣 Craig, Engel
you look at it
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of handing in and presenting the semester works produced during the semester
(scope, number and type vary according to the topic). Mandatory and a prerequisite is the regular participation in class.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topcis of Fine Art: Life Drawing Practice (Ü)

V 1710361, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

167
Module Handbook as of 28/03/2024
4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 [T-ARCH-107323]

Content
Illustration of the human bogy - Possibilities of drawing
Proportion studies and material experiments in different techniques and formats
Appointment: Mo / Th. 06:15 PM - 09:15 PM, 20.40 R204 Zeichensaal
First meeting: 23.10.2023 ; 6:15 PM ; 20.40 R204 Zeichensaal
Number of participants: 13 + 2 Erasmus
Submission/Exam:

Selected Topcis of Fine Art: How to make a book Practice (Ü)

V 1710362, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The seminar deals with the conceptual and designed relationships between image and text in the form of book design as
well as with the diverse characteristics of fonts and their specific use.
The results are to visualise personal design approaches and demonstrate a content-oriented treatment of typeface and
image.
Appointment: Mo. 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 20.40 R221 BPL
First meeting: 30.10.2023 ; 2:00 PM ; 20.40 R221
Number of participants: 6 BA
Submission/ Exam: 22.04.2024

Selected Topics of Fine Arts: Line and time, figure skating on paper. Practice (Ü)
V 1710364, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Drawing search movements can imply a vague thought and open up a spontaneous conversation with lines. The quality of
this conversation lies in being pen and omitted, which can bring a lightness to the design process.
In "Line and Time, Figure Skating on Paper" we will explore different drawing techniques and approaches. Through various
exercises we will playfully learn to connect eye and hand. The development of the power of observation is at the centre of
the exercises. Free drawing is a concrete tool to find access to seeing, to train the process of perception, to recognise forms
and proportions. The seminar is structured as a process, the drawing skills are developed gradually and playfully and
transferred into experimental, open formats during the course of the semester.
Appointment: Tue 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 20.40 R204 BK Zeichensaal
First meeting : 24.10.2023 ; 2:00 PM ; 20.40 R204
Submission/Exam:
Number of participants: 13 + 2 Erasmus

Selected Topcis of Fine Art: Hochsitzcafé auf der Katzenwedelwiese - Approaches to

Practice (Ü)
V an Aesthetics of Sustainability On-Site
1710365, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

168
Module Handbook as of 28/03/2024
4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 [T-ARCH-107323]

Content
As part of the project Hochsitzcafé on the Katzenwedelwiese, an group of high seats is to be artistically designed and built.
The temporary art installation, consisting of three high seats, is intended to serve as a platform for communication and a
change of perspective on the ZKM's meadow orchard (Katzenwedelwiese). The original meaning of the high seats as a
hunting facility is metaphorically shifted to a communal and sociable setting by moving them together in the form of a
seating group. In the design and implementation, the aim is to achieve a coherent combination of sustainability and
aesthetics. The design possibilities and challenges of planning and building broadly without primary raw materials and with
a limited budget are to be investigated. Individual dates can deviate from the regular dates by arrangement.
Locations: Drawing room, KIT wood workshop, Katzenwedelwiese
https://zkm.de/de/magazin/2021/05/die-zkm-streuobstwiese-als-unesco-kulturerbe, St.-Florian- Strasse 14. 76135
Karlsruhe
construction week from 27.11.-01.12.2023 plus 04.12. and 05.12.2023 if required
In cooperation with Olaf Quantius (artist, doctoral student Kunstuni Linz)
Prof'in. Andrea Klinge, Chair of Construction and Design (IEB)
Manuel Michalski, academic assistant, Chair of Construction and Design (IEB)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna, Chair of Structural Engineering and Design (IEB) Tamara Haußer, academic assistant, Chair
of Structural Planning and Design (IEB) Anita Knipper, Wood Workshop (ARCH)
Cooperation partners:
Hanna Jurisch, curator (ZKM)
Possibly citizens' association Bulach/Beiertheim
Appointment: Fri, 10 AM - 1 PM, 20.40 R204 Zeichensaal
First meeting: 26.10.2023, 10 AM,
Number of participants: 8 BA

Selected Topics of Fine Arts: The Togetherness is the Form Practice (Ü)
V 1710372, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In this seminar we will deal with the topic: body, language and collectivity.
The body, its posture and movement, that non-linguistic space that provides information about inner states, will be our
starting point. We go in search of spaces that lie between inside and outside, between the collective and the individual.
These interstices hold space for fluidity, ambiguity and offer chances to fathom relations anew. With the help of the fields of
performance, gestures and non-verbal communication, we start the attempt to jointly develop a system of understanding in
the form of a variable canon of movement
In open experiments we devote our attention to the body. Different methods such as Feldenkrais practices, Contact
Improvisation, as well as QIJ ("nonsense in joggingpants") will provide an experimental space to play.
The seminar takes place in cooperation with the student conference on art education: "Between spaces - stimulate, excite,
excite" of the Institute for Art of the PH Karlsruhe
Appointment: Mo. 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 20.40 R204 BK
First meeting : Monday 30.10.2023, 2:00 PM, 20.40 R204 BK
Submission/Exam: 12.02.2024
Number of participants: 6 BA

Selected Topics of Fine Arts: COM_BREW_CHA Community Brewing LAB Practice (Ü)
V 1710373, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

169
Module Handbook as of 28/03/2024
4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 [T-ARCH-107323]

Content
Kombucha, Kefir, Kvass
Laboratory, Kitchen, Bar
fermenting, eating and drinking together
sharing knowledge
becoming grounded.
Making natural, non-alcoholic fermented drinks together
and talking about fermentation, circularities, collectivity, symbiosis and care.
Open for all students, WAMs and VTs.
Appointment: Tue, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM, 20.40 R204 Zeichensaal
First meeting : Tue 24.10.2023, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM, 20.40 R204 Zeichensaal
Submission/Exam:
Number of participants: 6 BA

Selected Topics of Drawing: Nude Drawing Practice (Ü)

V 1710361, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Illustration of the human body - Possibilities of drawing
Proportion studies and material experiments in different techniques and formats
Appointment: Monday & Thursday ; 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
First meeting: 18.04.2024; 6:15 PM
Submission/Exam:
Number of participants: 15 + 2 Erasmus

Selected Topics of Fine Art: Line and Time, Figure Skating on Paper Practice (Ü)
V 1710362, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Drawing search movements can imply a vague thought and open up a spontaneous conversation with lines. The quality of
this conversation lies in being pen and omitted, which can bring a lightness to the design process.
In "Line and Time, Figure Skating on Paper" we will explore different drawing techniques and approaches. Through various
exercises we will playfully learn to connect eye and hand. The development of the power of observation is at the centre of
the exercises. Free drawing is a concrete tool to find access to seeing, to train the process of perception, to recognise forms
and proportions. The seminar is structured as a process, the drawing skills are developed gradually and playfully and
transferred into experimental, open formats during the course of the semester.
Appointment: Tue 6:15 PM - 9:00 PM ;
First meeting: 16.04.2024 , 6:15 PM
Submission/Exam:
Number of participants: 10 + 2 Erasmus

Selected Topics of Fine Art: Greenspace: DisPlayZone Practice (Ü)

V 1710364, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

170
Module Handbook as of 28/03/2024
4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Fine Art 2 [T-ARCH-107323]

Content
An infrastructure for artistic interventions is to be developed for a derelict section of the former Westwall in Rheinstetten. In
this way, the site is to be opened up for a transformation process of aesthetic design. An exhibition zone is to be created
alongside and with lively, growing spatial structures: In collaboration with the scenography department of the HFG,
temporary exhibition (outdoor) spaces are to be designed and tested in the area of the emerging orchard, making the
possible interactions of sustainability and aesthetics visible. The boundary conditions of the task consist of the co-creative
processes of human and non-human beings and the imaginative, aesthetic translatability of spatial structures with simple
means. Cooperation with Hanne König (academic assistant HFG) and the students of the exhibition design and scenography
group as part of the Open Studio (HfG), Olaf Quantius (artist, doctoral student at the Kunsthochschule Linz), Martin Reuter
(nature conservation officer, City of Rheinstetten),
Regular date: Fridays, 09:45 a.m - 1:00 pm
First date: Friday 19.04.2024 09:45 a.m in the drawing room, 204 building 20.40
Special date with Hanne König on May 2, 2024 10:00 a.m.
Submission/examination:
Number of participants: 7

Selected Topics of Fine Art: How you look at it Practice (Ü)

V 1710368, SS 2024, 4 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Photography is a technical medium. Photographic practice requires a comprehensive knowledge of the equipment and tools
to be used, a deep understanding of the underlying processes and their critical reflection.
The focus of the seminar is the development of an independent photographic work on a given topic. The theoretical input
includes an analysis of photographic images and a guide to understanding the impact of photography. The seminar begins
with an examination of a photographic position. The next step is a visit to an exhibition to explore the use of different
media in the display of images and the presentation of photography. After a short exercise, the process of developing a
personal interpretation of the seminar topic begins, starting with brainstorming, continuous corrections and the final
presentation of the photographic work in a possible exhibition context.
Regular date: Mondays, 14:00h - 17:00h
Dates: Monday, 15.04.2024 and 15.07.24 09:45
Final presentation: Monday, 05.08.2024, 09:45
Room: Green Grotto
Participants 6

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

171
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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Structural Analysis [T-ARCH-112498]

T 4.55 Course: Selected Topics of Structural Analysis [T-ARCH-112498]

Responsible: Dr. Anette Busse

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-106127 - Selected Topics of Structural Analysis

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a term paper with a written and a drawing part in accordance with the layout
requirements, 6-10 pages DIN B 4.

Prerequisites
none

Architecture Bachelor (B.Sc.)

172
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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Structural Design [T-ARCH-109243]

T 4.56 Course: Selected Topics of Structural Design [T-ARCH-109243]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie Wagner
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-104513 - Selected Topics of Structural Design

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Irregular 1

Events
WT 23/24 1720761 Selected Topics of Structural Seminar / 🗣 La Magna, Andersson
Design: DomeCrafters Largueche
ST 2024 1720754 Selected Topics of Structural 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 La Magna, Andersson
Design: Form and Structure - Largueche, Ehrhardt
Structural Skins
ST 2024 1720763 Selected Topics of Structural Seminar / 🗣 La Magna, Haußer
Design: WEarth it! Horizontally
Tensioned Earth
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of seminar papers in written and/or drawn form encompassing a maximum of
20 pages and a presentation or an oral talk lasting a maximum of 20 minutes.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topics of Structural Design: DomeCrafters Seminar (S)

V 1720761, WS 23/24, SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The seminar DomeCrafters will focus on bending-active timber structures, from planning to realization. In the first part of
the seminar, the students will be introduced to the underlying geometrical and structural principles of elastic bending, as
well as typical digital workflows from form-finding to production. The main goal of the seminar is to realize a full-scale
geodesic timber dome. Through this design & build exercise, the students will gain knowledge and experience in CNC
fabrication and in the construction of geometrically complex structures. Knowledge in Rhino3D and Grasshopper is
welcome, but is not a prerequisite.

1st meeting: 23.10.2023; 11:30 a.m.

Rule date: Monday, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Delivery/Examination: to be announced
Number of participants: 15
Language: German/English

Organizational issues
Liebe Studierende,
das DomeCrafters-Seminar (Prof. La Magna) findet am 23. Oktober 2023 im Raum 240 / 2.OG (Bauko) statt.
Bei Fragen wenden Sie sich bitte an Mayerling Wolf unter 0721 608 42183.

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Selected Topics of Structural Design: Form and Structure - Structural Skins Seminar (S)
V 1720754, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In the seminar "Form and Structure” special topics within structural design, such as form finding, optimization
and complex geometries will be treated. The students will be introduced to the various topics through lectures,
however the focus will lie on the digital tools used to handle these topics. Throughout the seminar, students
will work individually or in groups of two, where they will be asked to develop a structure that demands both
geometric and structural analysis, as well as considerations for its performative aspects. Previous knowledge in
Rhino3D and Grasshopper is asked of the students.

1st meeting: 15.04.2024; 2:00 p.m.

Rule date: Monday, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: B. 20.40 R. 240
Delivery/Examination: to be announced
Number of participants: 20

Selected Topics of Structural Design: WEarth it! Horizontally Tensioned Earth Seminar (S)
V 1720763, SS 2024, SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The seminar "WEarth it! Horizontally tensioned earth" aims to delve into the foundational aspects of the
construction material earth, exploring its limitations and advancing the development of horizontally engaging
structural elements through its combination with wood. The focus will be on developing and producing
prototypes, as well as conceptualizing and designing a comprehensive ceiling system, with a particular
emphasis on detail development.

1st meeting: 16.04.2024; 14:00 a.m.

Rule date: Tuesday 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: B. 20.40 R. 221
Delivery/Examination: after announcement!
Number of participants: 16

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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Sustainability [T-ARCH-107426]

T 4.57 Course: Selected Topics of Sustainability [T-ARCH-107426]

Responsible: Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Hebel

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103684 - Selected Topics of Sustainability

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each summer term 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a worked out, written paper of a self-chosen topic within the framework of
the seminar, having coordinated this with the lecturer beforehand.

Prerequisites
none

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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Urban Design [T-ARCH-107334]

T 4.58 Course: Selected Topics of Urban Design [T-ARCH-107334]

Responsible: Prof. Henri Bava

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Barbara Engel
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Prof. Markus Neppl
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103593 - Selected Topics of Urban Design

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1731096 Selected Topics of Urban Design: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Neppl, Haug, Zeile
An Urban Hunt for Stressors in
Cycling and Walking
WT 23/24 1731157 Selected Topics of Urban Design: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Engel, Staab
Metropol.X – Tbilisi
ST 2024 1731157 Selected Topics of Urban Design: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Engel, Lev
Metropol.X. Pristina. Crises and
Challenges
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a term paper in written and/or drawn form to the scope of maximum 20
pages and a presentation or an oral talk of maximum 20 minutes duration.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topics of Urban Design: An Urban Hunt for Stressors in Cycling and WalkingSeminar (S)
V 1731096, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
"Stress and the City" is Mazda Adli’s description of the young research field of neurourbanism. With the help of sensors and
methods from the Urban Emotions Initiative, it is possible to detect stress points in the city. But the question is: What
triggers this stress? Is it personal noise or the urban environment directly affecting each? Are indices like Bikeability and
Walkability reliable in assessing infrastructure? What correlations can be observed? We will provide you with a canon of
methods to conduct your own stress measurements and GIS analyses in an urban context, and to try them out in partner
communities.
The research seminar is embedded in the ESSEM project.

Appointment: Tue, 9:45 am–1:00 pm, Bldg. 11.40, R015

Excursion: during the event
Submission/exam: 27.02.2024
Number of Participants: 8
Form: teamwork (2)

Selected Topics of Urban Design: Metropol.X – Tbilisi Seminar (S)

V 1731157, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Content
In its more than 1500 years of history, Georgia's capital Tbilisi was subjected to a variety of political and cultural influences.
Whilst being part of the Persian Kingdom when founded, it later became part of Byzantium, Turkey, and later Russia,
respectively the Soviet Union. The different phases of the city's development are still clearly visible in its spatial structure.
The seminar examines the different facets of the city, be it housing, infrastructure, education, geography, greenery,
economy, lifestyle, or public space, which are to be critically evaluated and visualized on maps. As a result, an atlas of the
contemporary urban landscape of Tbilisi should be produced.
Appointment: Tue 09:45-11:15, 11.40 R013
First Meeting: Tue 24.10.2023
Pin-up: Tue 28.11.2023
Presentation: Tue 06.02.2024
Submission: Tue 05.03.2024
Number of Participants: 12 (BA)
Groupwork: Teamwork

Selected Topics of Urban Design: Metropol.X. Pristina. Crises and Challenges Seminar (S)
V 1731157, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Pristina faces many challenges: Uncontrolled construction activity and a growing housing shortage, an increase in social
inequality, a deficit in green spaces and the congestion of the transport infrastructure characterize the capital of Kosovo. A
lack of governance structures and weak institutions encourage corruption and illegal developments. How can resilient urban
development succeed in the face of these crises? In the seminar, selected aspects of the city will be mapped, critically
evaluated and finally visualized. The result will be an atlas of Pristina's contemporary urban landscape.
Appointment: Tue 11:30 am-1:00 pm, 11.40 R013
First Meeting: Tue 16.04.2024
Submission: Tue 13.08.2024
Number of Participants: 15 (BA+ MA)
Groupwork: Single/Teams of two
Focus of Study: Urban Design
In WS 24/25, an Urban Design Studio Workshop in Pristina will be offered.

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4 COURSES Course: Selected Topics of Urban Design - Workshop [T-ARCH-107697]

T 4.59 Course: Selected Topics of Urban Design - Workshop [T-ARCH-107697]

Responsible: Prof. Henri Bava

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Barbara Engel
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Prof. Markus Neppl
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103811 - Selected Topics of Urban Design - Workshop

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Irregular 1

Events
WT 23/24 1731157 Selected Topics of Urban Design: 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Engel, Staab
Metropol.X – Tbilisi
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of a term paper in written and/or drawn form to the scope of maximum 20
pages and a presentation or an oral talk of maximum 20 minutes duration.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Selected Topics of Urban Design: Metropol.X – Tbilisi Seminar (S)

V 1731157, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In its more than 1500 years of history, Georgia's capital Tbilisi was subjected to a variety of political and cultural influences.
Whilst being part of the Persian Kingdom when founded, it later became part of Byzantium, Turkey, and later Russia,
respectively the Soviet Union. The different phases of the city's development are still clearly visible in its spatial structure.
The seminar examines the different facets of the city, be it housing, infrastructure, education, geography, greenery,
economy, lifestyle, or public space, which are to be critically evaluated and visualized on maps. As a result, an atlas of the
contemporary urban landscape of Tbilisi should be produced.
Appointment: Tue 09:45-11:15, 11.40 R013
First Meeting: Tue 24.10.2023
Pin-up: Tue 28.11.2023
Presentation: Tue 06.02.2024
Submission: Tue 05.03.2024
Number of Participants: 12 (BA)
Groupwork: Teamwork

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4 COURSES Course: Selectet Topics of Building Studies and Design [T-ARCH-107317]

T 4.60 Course: Selectet Topics of Building Studies and Design [T-ARCH-107317]

Responsible: Prof. Marc Frohn

Prof. Simon Hartmann
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103577 - Selectet Topics of Building Studies and Design

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Irregular 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consist, as a rule, of seminar papers in written and/or drawn form to the scope of, as a
rule, maximum 40 pages and a presentation or an oral presentation taking maximum 20 minutes as a whole.

Prerequisites
none

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T 4.61 Course: Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 1 not graded [T-ARCH-111746]

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 2 pass/fail Each term 1

Competence Certificate
Completed coursework that varies type-wise and scope-wise, depending upon the course taken.

Prerequisites
none

Self service assignment of supplementary stdues

This course can be used for self service assignment of grade aquired from the following study providers:

• House of Competence
• Sprachenzentrum
• Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale

Annotation
'Not assigned grades' can be assigned by the students themselves; titel and CP of the grades are taken over.

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4 COURSES Course: Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 2 not graded [T-ARCH-111747]

T 4.62 Course: Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 2 not graded [T-ARCH-111747]

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 2 pass/fail Each term 1

Competence Certificate
Completed coursework that varies type-wise and scope-wise, depending upon the course taken.

Prerequisites
none

Self service assignment of supplementary stdues

This course can be used for self service assignment of grade aquired from the following study providers:

• House of Competence
• Sprachenzentrum
• Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale

Annotation
'Not assigned grades' can be assigned by the students themselves; titel and CP of the grades are taken over.

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4 COURSES Course: Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 3 not graded [T-ARCH-111748]

T 4.63 Course: Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 3 not graded [T-ARCH-111748]

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 2 pass/fail Each term 1

Competence Certificate
Completed coursework that varies type-wise and scope-wise, depending upon the course taken.

Prerequisites
none

Self service assignment of supplementary stdues

This course can be used for self service assignment of grade aquired from the following study providers:

• House of Competence
• Sprachenzentrum
• Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale

Annotation
'Not assigned grades' can be assigned by the students themselves; titel and CP of the grades are taken over.

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T 4.64 Course: Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 4 graded [T-ARCH-111749]

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 2 Grade to a third Each term 1

Competence Certificate
according to the assignment to be credited

Prerequisites
none

Self service assignment of supplementary stdues

This course can be used for self service assignment of grade aquired from the following study providers:

• House of Competence
• Sprachenzentrum
• Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale

Annotation
'Not assigned grades' can be assigned by the students themselves; titel and CP of the grades are taken over.

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4 COURSES Course: Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 5 graded [T-ARCH-111750]

T 4.65 Course: Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 5 graded [T-ARCH-111750]

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 2 Grade to a third Each term 1

Competence Certificate
according to the assignment to be credited

Prerequisites
none

Self service assignment of supplementary stdues

This course can be used for self service assignment of grade aquired from the following study providers:

• House of Competence
• Sprachenzentrum
• Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale

Annotation
'Not assigned grades' can be assigned by the students themselves; titel and CP of the grades are taken over.

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4 COURSES Course: Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 6 graded [T-ARCH-111751]

T 4.66 Course: Self Assignment HoC-ZAK-SpZ 6 graded [T-ARCH-111751]

Responsible: Studiendekan/in Architektur

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 2 Grade to a third Each term 1

Competence Certificate
according to the assignment to be credited

Prerequisites
none

Self service assignment of supplementary stdues

This course can be used for self service assignment of grade aquired from the following study providers:

• House of Competence
• Sprachenzentrum
• Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale

Annotation
'Not assigned grades' can be assigned by the students themselves; titel and CP of the grades are taken over.

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T 4.67 Course: Seminar Week [T-ARCH-111342]

Responsible: Studiendekan/in Architektur

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 2 pass/fail Each term 1

Events
ST 2024 1700030 Seminar Week: sit 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Knipper
ST 2024 1700033 Seminar Week: Phantom Projects 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Jager
– Digital Study Workshop
ST 2024 1710109 Seminar Week: Archival Bastards 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Frohn, Streicher
ST 2024 1710304 Seminar Week: Go South 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Hartmann, Kadid,
Coricelli,
Vansteenkiste
ST 2024 1710360 Seminarweek: "At Home with 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Craig, Pawelzyk
Binti, Henry, and Benny, Ettlinger
Str. 6"
ST 2024 1710412 Seminar week: Annotated Italy! 1 SWS Excursion (E / 🗣 Meister, Knoop,
Living Archives! Wilkinson
ST 2024 1710455 Seminar week: Concrete 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Rambow, Alkadi
Communication: Frankfurt/Main
ST 2024 1720509 Seminar Week: Field Trip to Zurich 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Wappner, Hörmann,
(Wappner) Kochhan
ST 2024 1720558 Seminar Week: Space Perception 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Karmann, Song, Dong,
and Visual Impairment Yildiz, Sepúlveda
ST 2024 1720608 Seminar week: Zumthor et al. – A 1 SWS Excursion (E / 🗣 Hebel, Hoss, Boerman,
journey across the Alpine region Rausch
ST 2024 1720656 Seminar Week: Enjoy the Silence 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Klinge, Michalski,
(Klinge) Weber
ST 2024 1720713 Seminarweek: BIM-Projects and 2 SWS Block / 🗣 von Both, Sartorius
Measurment
ST 2024 1720751 Seminar Week: Digital Skins 1 SWS Block / 🗣 La Magna,
Dörstelmann, Fuentes
Quijano, Feldmann
ST 2024 1720810 Seminarwoche: TerraTimber 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Dörstelmann, La
Magna, Fischer,
Zanetti, Witt, Haußer
ST 2024 1720907 Seminar Week: A round matter - 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Wagner, Ge, Sickinger,
Roadtrip along surfaces with Mildenberger
curvature
ST 2024 1720983 Seminar Week: Solar Decathlon Block / 🗣 Wagner, Rissetto,
Revisited Mann
ST 2024 1731094 Seminarweek: Urban [Remote] 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Neppl, Haug, Zeile
Sensing
ST 2024 1731199 Seminar Week: Critical Mapping 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Engel, Böcherer, Lev,
Karlsruhe (Engel) Staab, Kannen
ST 2024 1731299 Seminarweek: Stockholm 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Inderbitzin, Multerer,
Archipelago Schork, Zickert,
Zlokapa, von Zepelin
ST 2024 1741383 Seminar week: Granada Excursion: 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Medina Warmburg
Architectural Travel in Theory and
Practice

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ST 2024 1741386 Seminar week: The Potsdam 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Gawlik

Cultural Landscape - Architectural
and Landscape-Historical
Development between 1750 and
1930
ST 2024 1741389 Seminar week: Learning to 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Brehm
Interpret Remains - Introduction
to Architectural Research at
Freiburg Minster
ST 2024 1800025 Seminar Week: Graffiti in 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Papenbrock
Karlsruhe
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Seminar Week: sit Block (B)

V 1700030, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
We learn this basic attitude at the age of about five to nine months. Our buttocks and thighs rest on a defined base when
the upper body is upright. Sitting has always had a social meaning and at the same time it affects our body. We try to shed
light on the connections together. In addition to looking at the basic attitude, we look at how architects have dealt with this
task and search for proportion, meaning and materiality in their results. In simple structural models, we try to approach the
different seating options in order to be able to understand what the differences are.
Appointment: 21.-24.05.2024
1st Meeting: , Geb. 20.40, R-149
Costs: about 35 Euro
Number of Participants: 6

Seminar Week: Phantom Projects – Digital Study Workshop Block (B)

V 1700033, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Exploring unrealized possibilities in model making
The seminar week offers a unique opportunity to explore creative ideas and experimental techniques. The focus is on
innovative materials and an effective workflow. Topics include file optimization, material selection and time saving.
Participants design a model of approx. 20x20x20 centimeters. Basic materials will be provided, there should be no
additional costs.
The aim of the seminar is to create a model that not only reflects the creativity of the participants, but also demonstrates
the possibilities of model making. An exhibition of the model will honor and document the work of the participants, giving
them the opportunity to share their experiences and insights and pass on their knowledge.
Date: 21-24.05.2024
1st meeting: 21.05.2024 10:00 am
Costs: -
Number of participants: 8

Seminar Week: Archival Bastards Seminar (S)

V 1710109, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Open in study portal On-Site

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Content
The seminar offers the opportunity to dive into the wealth of architectural
knowledge stored at SAAI, making it accessible and meaningful as a trigger
for your own design practice. Instead of following the usual silos of
classification (by author, date or type), the seminar seeks to match archival
material that was not destined to meet.
You will work with a series of pre-selected sectional drawings of projects
from a wide variety of architects, historical periods as well as typologies.
Using different strategies of visual association such as Exquisite corps,
Palimpsest and Cut-up, you will bring together two of these unrelated
drawings thereby creating your own “architectural bastard”.
Through this process of bastardization, the seminar explores a design
methodology based on the fortuitous meeting of architectural antagonists.
The result will be a series of three sectional line drawings each of which is
based on a specific approach to visual association. Will your bastards be
architectural compromises? Can they be read as a synthesis? Or will they
embody a non-resolvable conflict between both sources?
Appointment: 21.05.2024 – 24.05.2024
First Meeting: 21.05.2024 – 9.30
Submission: 24.05.24

Seminar Week: Go South Block (B)

V 1710304, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Our seminar trip will take us to Barcelona, where, in addition to visiting historical and contemporary buildings, the students
will come into contact with many noteworthy contemporary architecture firms.
The video material from the visits and interviews will result in a collective final report in short films.
Language: English
Event Format: On-site
First Meeting and Presentation of the Program: 17.05.2024, online
Schedule: Full Day Activities from 21.05 – 24.05.2024
Form: Collective work
Deliverables: Short films (interviews+building recordings)
Costs: ca. 350 Euro

Seminarweek: "At Home with Binti, Henry, and Benny, Ettlinger Str. 6" Block (B)
V 1710360, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
We are conducting a comprehensive visual investigation on the theme of "Architecture for Animals." With consideration for
the Human-Animal aspect, our focus is on designing habitats for animals that directly interact with human living spaces. The
emphasis is on the documentary and illustrative analysis of existing examples of zoo architecture found in the Karlsruhe
Zoo. Throughout the seminar week, we aim to create sketches and drawings that serve as a form of site analysis, capturing
all relevant aspects. We will collect visual information about various animal species, their habits, and needs, as well as the
daily routines of zoo residents, staff, and visitors. In a daily concluding feedback session, we will exchange our observations,
thoughts, research findings, and ideas, along with sharing sketches.
For the implementation, we will require a sketchpad in A4 or A3 formats, along with pencils of varying hardness (HB, B, 2B,
4B to 8B). Additional drawing materials such as a white eraser, kneaded eraser, and optionally a drawing pad or board are
recommended. Depending on personal preference, other drawing materials such as ballpoint pens, felt-tip markers, ink and
nib holders, charcoal, pastel chalk, colored pencils, and a portable camping chair may also be used.
The discounted admission fee is €5 per person per day.

Organizational issues
21.05.-24.05.24 09:00-18:00 Uhr

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Seminar week: Annotated Italy! Living Archives! Excursion (EXK)

V 1710412, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In a historical overlay, we will re-enact and annotate a KIT excursion to Italy from 2002 during the seminar week.
Using original slides, timelines and built examples, we will compare the aging processes, urban and demographic
changes and appropriations since 2002 on site. Changes in the medial mediation of architecture (slides vs. Instagram,
lecture vs. TikTok) will be illustrated as well as the question of renaissance and postmodernism, antiquity and archives
that overlap. A workshop at the Institute of Art History in Florence at Palazzo Grifoni will examine archival processes
as a critical practice.
Focus of study: Architectural and Cultural Heritag
Expenses: ca. 300€ travel expenses + 300€ accommodation costs. self-booking.
Block seminar (seminar week): 21.05.24 - 24.05.24
Briefing: 23.04.24 13 - 14 pm, Geb.20.40 Seminarraum Architekturtheorie R. 258
Number of Participants: 20

Seminar week: Concrete Communication: Frankfurt/Main Block (B)

V 1710455, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Frankfurt, which can be reached from Karlsruhe by ICE in just over an hour, is one of the most exciting cities in Germany. It
features an extreme concentration of urbanistic themes and contradictions on a relatively small footprint. It has always had
a tradition of open debate, but also of pragmatic solutions and a fundamental trust in the possibility of positive
development. We want to roam this lovely small metropolis for four days, focusing on those places where architecture is
mediated, communicated and argued about: The German Architecture Museum, the City History Museum, the New Old Town,
the Schauspielhaus etc.
You will have to organize your own travel to and from Frankfurt. We will make suggestions for accommodation. The walks
should be documented photographically. A good cell phone camera is perfectly sufficient.
Cost (without travel, incl. Hostel, Tickets, subway etc.): approx. 200 euros
Block date: Tue 21.05.– Fri 24.05.2024, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
1st meeting: Tue, 21.05.2024, 9:00 am, meeting point will be announced via ILIAS
Number of participants: 20

Seminar Week: Field Trip to Zurich (Wappner) Block (B)

V 1720509, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Situated between the lake and mountain peaks, Zurich has much more to offer than just the well-known postcard motifs of the
Swiss capital. The city's social and cultural diversity is essentially based on its rich history of multi-layered urban development
with its numerous striking and cityscape-defining cultural and infrastructure buildings from different eras, traditional cooperative
residential buildings and contemporary housing experiments, the many artificial landscape gardens and extraordinary
cemeteries.
An architectural excursion to Zurich lasting several days offers us the opportunity to get to know the enviable building culture
with regard to the distinctive competition system and the high building density with regard to current urban planning, open space
planning and architectural developments. We want to move through the established structures of the core city as well as through
numerous newly developed areas in the surrounding area and explore the specifically selected neighborhoods and buildings in
more detail with expert explanations and guided tours in order to discuss the concepts and structural implementations together.
Period: 21.05.2024, preliminary meeting with distribution of tasks
22.05.2024 - 24.05.2024, excursion, full day
Location: Zurich
Costs: approx. 280 €
Number of participants: 14 places Bachelor, 6 places Master

Seminar Week: Space Perception and Visual Impairment Block (B)

V 1720558, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Understanding the environment around us is very useful and reassuring. It helps us to reach given locations and gives us
the confidence to explore new places. To understand spaces, we first use our vision. This is how we perceive shapes,
estimate distances and read maps. But what do people with visually impairment rely on to understand spaces?
During this week, we want to raise students' awareness of the visual impairment, get them to test and identify the visual and
non-visual elements that are useful for understanding space, and confront them with the creation of media (e.g. tactile
maps) to enable visually impaired people to understand building plans.
The week will include a trip to Frankfurt for the exhibition "Dialogues in the Dark", a trip to Marburg, a historical city later
adapted to blind users, and exchanges with multiple guests to discuss space perception and research on accessible
mapping.
In line with the language of the lecturers, the course will be held mainly in English. Yet, some guest speakers may also speak
German.
Appointment: 21.05.2024 – 24.05.2024

Seminar week: Zumthor et al. – A journey across the Alpine region Excursion (EXK)
V 1720608, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
During Whitsun week, we want to travel to the Alpine foreland to experience Peter Zumthor's buildings and his work with
space, light and material. The region, rich in diverse architecture, has numerous other projects to offer. Our aim during the
four days of our trip is to develop an understanding of regional materials, the places associated with them and processing
technologies. We will get to know multifaceted industrial and residential architecture, but also visit museums and, last but
not least, religious buildings. In addition, we will take the opportunity to meet the people behind the architecture by visiting
architectural offices and a carpentry workshop in the region.The cost for travel, accommodation with breakfast and
programme is estimated at around €375 per person.
First Meeting: 17.04.24, 11.30 am, building 11.40, Raum 26
Excursion: 21.05.2024 – 24.05.2024
Number of Participants: 26 Slots Bachelor / Master

Organizational issues
1. Treffen: 17.04.24, 11.30 Uhr, Geb. 11.40, Raum 26
Exkursion: 21. – 24.05.2024

Seminar Week: Enjoy the Silence (Klinge) Block (B)

V 1720656, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
During the seminar week, we will focus on the experimental construction of a straw noise barrier for the
MitMachGarten Ostring e.V. in Karlsruhe. This event offers the opportunity to gain practical experience in the
field of sustainable building with straw and reused building components and to explore innovative solutions to
noise protection problems.
Noise pollution is one of the biggest challenges, especially in an urban context, which can affect the quality of
life of local residents. MitMachGarten is therefore looking for an environmentally friendly solution to reduce
noise pollution for its members on the garden plot on Ostring.
The aim of this event is to give participants an understanding of sustainable building techniques and to
develop practical skills in building a straw sound barrier. We place particular emphasis on minimizing the
impact on the soil ecosystem by making the foundations deconstructable and recyclable.
With our pilot noise barrier, we want to create a creative and environmentally friendly basis for the
construction of the entire noise barrier by combining theoretical knowledge and practical implementation.
Period: 21.05.2023 - 24.05.2024 all day
Location: Karlsruhe
Number of participants: 20 places Bachelor / Master

Seminarweek: BIM-Projects and Measurment Block (B)

V 1720713, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Accurate quantity calculation plays a central role in construction projects as it forms the basis for cost estimation, material
procurement, and scheduling. Traditionally, this process has been time- and labor-intensive, requiring manual
measurements and calculations that are prone to errors. Building Information Modeling (BIM) streamlines this practice by
offering a digital, integrated approach to the planning, construction, and management of construction projects. With the use
of BIM, quantities can be automatically and precisely derived from digital models, and they can be kept up-to-date even
with floor plan changes.
Learn how to create quantity measurement Lists in ArchiCAD 27. No prior knowledge of ArchiCAD
is required. Participants must have a laptop with the ARCHICAD 27 Student version installed.
The seminar includes lectures and hands-on exercises.
Seminar week, four-day seminar in the form of a workshop 21.05.- 24.05.2024,, 09:00 am, all day long, in Presence
Submission: Friday 19.04.2024, 9:45 am, Seminar Room BLM
Number of participants: 20 + 1 Erasmus Student

Seminar Week: Digital Skins Block (B)

V 1720751, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Digital Skins offers an in-depth exploration of digital tools and computational strategies for the geometrical
processing and patterning of surfaces. The seminar, a joint collaboration between Design of Structures (dos)
and Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF), will delve into the use of computational tools through scripts and
definitions that will be developed during the course to manipulate mesh and NURBS objects by creating
bespoke structural and ornamental patterns. The outcome of the explorations will be implemented into high-
end animations as well as 3d-printed test-objects. Knowledge of Rhino and Grasshopper is welcome but not
compulsory.

First Meeting: Tue, 21.05.2024; 09:45 am

Bldg. 20.40, R tba
Submission/Exam: Fri, 24.05.2024
Number of Participants: 20

La Magna, Riccardo
Dörstelmann, Moritz,
Andersson Largueche, David
Fuentes Quijano, Javier
Feldmann, Carolin

Seminarwoche: TerraTimber Block (B)

V 1720810, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
TerraTimber offers an opportunity to gain firsthand insights and experience in digital design and fabrication
systems that enable circular, material-appropriate, and -efficient architecture. Utilizing computational tools
and augmented reality, our goal is to upcycle wood waste and combine it with earth into a circular construction
system. Based on concepts from previous studios, we will build a full-scale research demonstrator for the "Das
Fest" festival in July 2024. This structure will showcase our research and serve as a pavilion for public discourse.
We will be hands-on, sorting wood waste, applying computational concepts through augmented reality and
crafting circular wood components.
21.05.- 24.05.2024
Place: DDF_Lab
Number of Participants: 20
No prior knowledge is required.

Seminar Week: A round matter - Roadtrip along surfaces with curvature Block (B)
V 1720907, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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For four days, we set out to explore load-bearing structures that combine the efficiency and aesthetics of double-curved
surfaces. We will experience spaces whose boundaries between wall and ceiling are fluid, have unusual geometries and
convey a sense of lightness. With timber, membrane and reinforced concrete structures in Cologne, Luxembourg and Metz,
among others, we will get to know and understand a broad spectrum of materials, forms and constructions.
Time: Tue. 21.05.2024, 8.00 a.m. - Fri. 24.05.2024, 6.00 p.m.
Location: Cologne, Luxembourg, Metz
Shared accommodation in youth hostels
Costs for accommodation and meals:
250€ per person for transportation and half board. The students must also pay for additional food and drink.
Travel costs and entrance fees are covered
A different kind of exam
Participants: 16 Bachelor and 5 Master places

Seminar Week: Solar Decathlon Revisited Block (B)

V 1720983, SS 2024, SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Two years ago, the Solar Decathlon Europe took place in Wuppertal - a competition for sustainable, solar buildings, which
our faculty won with the RoofKIT. There are still 8 buildings on the Wuppertal SolarCampus that serve as living labs for
research. During the seminar week, we want to study these buildings in more detail and discuss them from various
perspectives. The task will be to explore the building concepts on the basis of literature and personal inspections and then
present them to the other members of the excursion group. Together with students from the University of Wuppertal,
additional key topics will be discussed in workshops. Number of participants 16, costs per person approx. 200 €.
Seminar Week: 21.05 until 24.05.24 R.240
First Appointment: 21.05.24 10:00 AM
Exam: 24.05.24
Places: 9 bachelor, 7 master

Seminarweek: Urban [Remote] Sensing Block (B)

V 1731094, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
What factors influence our perception when we move through the city? In which urban spaces do we feel comfortable or
uncomfortable? And above all: how can we decipher these stressors?
The innovation of emotion sensing makes it possible to objectively measure human perception of the city. However, the
question of the causes remains largely unexplored with this method. Often, they can only be captured with elaborate on-
site inspections (e.g. mappings).
During the seminar week, we would therefore like to work with you to create a toolbox with which we can also record urban
stressors "remotely" in the future. We will focus on two study areas in the city of Osnabrück.
Seminar Week: 21.-24.05.2024
First meeting: 21.05.2024, 9:45 am, Bldg. 11.40, R015
Exam performance: documentation
Cost: 0,- € (no excursion, seminar week takes place in Karlsruhe)
Number of Participants: 20

Seminar Week: Critical Mapping Karlsruhe (Engel) Block (B)

V 1731199, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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How can we understand urban spaces in their complexity and sensuality? During the seminar week,
selected urban places in Karlsruhe will be tracked down, their intrinsic logics perceived, researched and
noted, and spatial, political, ephemeral, perhaps invisible phenomena highlighted. The choice of scale,
style of projection, symbols and pictograms is intended to develop new forms of representation and
encourage new ways of thinking about how our environment can be represented, how structures can be
distilled from the data set and how relationships and relations can be shown. The aim is to create
rhetorical, mental and graphic maps that reflect the subjective understanding of urban spaces in
Karlsruhe.
Appointment: Tue - Fri
First Meeting: Tue 21.05.2024, 9:30 am, 11.40 R013
Submission/Exam: Fri 24.05.2024
Number of Participants: 20

Seminarweek: Stockholm Archipelago Block (B)

V 1731299, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
During the seminar week we continue our series of sailing trips and spend a week in the Stockholm archipelago. The
architectural discoveries will focus on the rich heritage of the city of Stockholm, the «Venice of the North» with its fourteen
islands. From there, we will sail out to the lesser-known buildings on the many islands in the archipelago. The aim will be to
understand the architecture and its genesis in relation to the territory, which means the geology and the water. In the
evenings, we will moor in harbours or drop anchor and sleep, cook and eat together on the boat.
Travel dates: 18.5.-25.5.2024
Introduction meeting: will be published
Costs: approx. 550 Euro (excl. individual arrival)
Number of Participants: presumably 14

Seminar week: Granada Excursion: Architectural Travel in Theory and Practice Block (B)
V 1741383, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
For a long time, travel was one of the fundamental cultural techniques used by both budding professionals and experienced
enthusiasts to acquire a personal store of relevant architectural experiences. These educational and pleasure trips included
both the Grand Tour of Classicism and the Oriental Journeys of Modernism. The latter will be the subject of an international
conference at the University of Granada (Spain). Our excursion will not only include participation in this academic congress
at the Alhambra: we will also examine the contemporary practice of architectural travel in situ, reflecting on the traditional
means and purposes of this cultural technique.
Travel and accommodation must be organized by yourself. Costs approx. 800 €
(20.05.-24.05.2024)
First Meeting: Preliminary consultation
Thu 02.04.2024 5:15 pm - 18:30 pm
Seminar room history of building and architecture; Bldg. 20.40, R 015
Number of participants: 12
Study focus: Architectural and Cultural Heritage

Seminar week: The Potsdam Cultural Landscape - Architectural and Landscape-

Block (B)
V Historical Development between 1750 and 1930 On-Site
1741386, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

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On our excursion we want to take an intensive look at the parks of Sanssouci and Neuer Garten as well as the palaces of
Sanssouci, Neues Palais, Charlottenhof, Marmorpalais and Cecilienhof. Frederick II the Great (reign: 1740-86) and Frederick
William IV (reign: 1840-61) wanted to create a new park in a geographically small area in Potsdam's Spree landscape. (reign:
1840-61), accompanied by their respective architects Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (1699-1753), Karl Friedrich Schinkel
(1781-1841), Ludwig Persius (1803-45) and the garden designer Peter Joseph Lenné (1789-1866), a unity of ideal landscape
(French or Italian model) and expressive stately architecture was created.
Together we will take a walk through the gardens and visit the named palaces.
Admission costs around 52 euros per student. Please make your own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

A visit to Karl Förster's perennial garden (1874-1970) in Potsdam Bornim will round off our excursion. Together with Hermann
Mattern and Herta Hammerbacher, Förster, a perennial plant breeder known throughout Germany, planned and
implemented pioneering modern garden design in Potsdam and Berlin during the 1920s and 1930s.
Seminar week/excursion (4 days, Tue 21.5.24 - Fri 24.5.24)
1.Meeting: Fr 03.05.2024 5 pm, Bldg. 20.40, R 015
Number of Participants: 10
Focus of study: Architectural and Cultural Heritage

Seminar week: Learning to Interpret Remains - Introduction to Architectural Research

Block (B)
V at Freiburg Minster On-Site
1741389, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Freiburg Minster was built between the 13th and 16th century and further developed in the following centuries with
additions and stone replacements. Since the Middle Ages, the stone has been handled by the building lodge (Bauhütte), a
stonemasonry business that carries out restoration work as well as stone replacement. In spring 2024, two new areas of the
cathedral will be scaffolded. Two buttresses on the south side of the cathedral show signs of damage that need to be
addressed. Both components show traces of a chequered history, which will be deciphered during the seminar week. After
gaining an insight into the work of the building lodge today, we will head to the scaffolding. The following questions will be
explored in small working groups: Which components date from which period and how can this be recognised? What clues
can be seen about the construction technique, the production and the backfilling? Which traces indicate the construction
process? How many people were involved in the construction?
The program is enriched by half-day excursions to buildings that show visible traces of history and its development, which
are read, deciphered and interpreted together.
1st meeting: 21.05.2024, 10:30, Schoferstraße 4, 79098 Freiburg
Please bring along: 1 drawing board (min. DinA4), pencil, coloured pencils, folding rule, sturdy shoes, sturdy clothing
Costs: The journey from Karlsruhe to Freiburg and back must be organised by the participants themselves. Simple overnight
accommodation with sleeping mat and sleeping bag in the building lodge (Münsterbauhütte) (please register in advance).
Number of participants: 20
Study focus: Architectural and Cultural Heritage

Seminar Week: Graffiti in Karlsruhe Block (B)

V 1800025, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
This course, which takes place during the seminar week, is about the documentation of graffiti in Karlsruhe. Participants are
to photograph graffiti in Karlsruhe's urban space, upload it via an app (lingscape) and record and analyze it in a structured
way in a database (INGRID). The condition for participation is the possession of a smartphone.
Seminar week: 21.5. to 24.5.2024
Exam: 24.5.2024
Places: 20

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Responsible: Studiendekan/in Architektur

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105821 - Seminar Week

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 2 pass/fail Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1700030 Seminar Week: sit 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Knipper
ST 2024 1700033 Seminar Week: Phantom Projects 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Jager
– Digital Study Workshop
ST 2024 1710109 Seminar Week: Archival Bastards 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Frohn, Streicher
ST 2024 1710304 Seminar Week: Go South 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Hartmann, Kadid,
Coricelli,
Vansteenkiste
ST 2024 1710360 Seminarweek: "At Home with 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Craig, Pawelzyk
Binti, Henry, and Benny, Ettlinger
Str. 6"
ST 2024 1710412 Seminar week: Annotated Italy! 1 SWS Excursion (E / 🗣 Meister, Knoop,
Living Archives! Wilkinson
ST 2024 1710455 Seminar week: Concrete 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Rambow, Alkadi
Communication: Frankfurt/Main
ST 2024 1720509 Seminar Week: Field Trip to Zurich 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Wappner, Hörmann,
(Wappner) Kochhan
ST 2024 1720558 Seminar Week: Space Perception 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Karmann, Song, Dong,
and Visual Impairment Yildiz, Sepúlveda
ST 2024 1720608 Seminar week: Zumthor et al. – A 1 SWS Excursion (E / 🗣 Hebel, Hoss, Boerman,
journey across the Alpine region Rausch
ST 2024 1720656 Seminar Week: Enjoy the Silence 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Klinge, Michalski,
(Klinge) Weber
ST 2024 1720713 Seminarweek: BIM-Projects and 2 SWS Block / 🗣 von Both, Sartorius
Measurment
ST 2024 1720751 Seminar Week: Digital Skins 1 SWS Block / 🗣 La Magna,
Dörstelmann, Fuentes
Quijano, Feldmann
ST 2024 1720810 Seminarwoche: TerraTimber 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Dörstelmann, La
Magna, Fischer,
Zanetti, Witt, Haußer
ST 2024 1720907 Seminar Week: A round matter - 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Wagner, Ge, Sickinger,
Roadtrip along surfaces with Mildenberger
curvature
ST 2024 1720983 Seminar Week: Solar Decathlon Block / 🗣 Wagner, Rissetto,
Revisited Mann
ST 2024 1731094 Seminarweek: Urban [Remote] 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Neppl, Haug, Zeile
Sensing
ST 2024 1731199 Seminar Week: Critical Mapping 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Engel, Böcherer, Lev,
Karlsruhe (Engel) Staab, Kannen
ST 2024 1731299 Seminarweek: Stockholm 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Inderbitzin, Multerer,
Archipelago Schork, Zickert,
Zlokapa, von Zepelin
ST 2024 1741383 Seminar week: Granada Excursion: 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Medina Warmburg
Architectural Travel in Theory and
Practice

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ST 2024 1741386 Seminar week: The Potsdam 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Gawlik

Cultural Landscape - Architectural
and Landscape-Historical
Development between 1750 and
1930
ST 2024 1741389 Seminar week: Learning to 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Brehm
Interpret Remains - Introduction
to Architectural Research at
Freiburg Minster
ST 2024 1800025 Seminar Week: Graffiti in 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Papenbrock
Karlsruhe
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Completed courseworks consisting of attendance at one seminar week and completion of the tasks set there.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Seminar Week: sit Block (B)

V 1700030, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
We learn this basic attitude at the age of about five to nine months. Our buttocks and thighs rest on a defined base when
the upper body is upright. Sitting has always had a social meaning and at the same time it affects our body. We try to shed
light on the connections together. In addition to looking at the basic attitude, we look at how architects have dealt with this
task and search for proportion, meaning and materiality in their results. In simple structural models, we try to approach the
different seating options in order to be able to understand what the differences are.
Appointment: 21.-24.05.2024
1st Meeting: , Geb. 20.40, R-149
Costs: about 35 Euro
Number of Participants: 6

Seminar Week: Phantom Projects – Digital Study Workshop Block (B)

V 1700033, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Exploring unrealized possibilities in model making
The seminar week offers a unique opportunity to explore creative ideas and experimental techniques. The focus is on
innovative materials and an effective workflow. Topics include file optimization, material selection and time saving.
Participants design a model of approx. 20x20x20 centimeters. Basic materials will be provided, there should be no
additional costs.
The aim of the seminar is to create a model that not only reflects the creativity of the participants, but also demonstrates
the possibilities of model making. An exhibition of the model will honor and document the work of the participants, giving
them the opportunity to share their experiences and insights and pass on their knowledge.
Date: 21-24.05.2024
1st meeting: 21.05.2024 10:00 am
Costs: -
Number of participants: 8

Seminar Week: Archival Bastards Seminar (S)

V 1710109, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Open in study portal On-Site

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The seminar offers the opportunity to dive into the wealth of architectural
knowledge stored at SAAI, making it accessible and meaningful as a trigger
for your own design practice. Instead of following the usual silos of
classification (by author, date or type), the seminar seeks to match archival
material that was not destined to meet.
You will work with a series of pre-selected sectional drawings of projects
from a wide variety of architects, historical periods as well as typologies.
Using different strategies of visual association such as Exquisite corps,
Palimpsest and Cut-up, you will bring together two of these unrelated
drawings thereby creating your own “architectural bastard”.
Through this process of bastardization, the seminar explores a design
methodology based on the fortuitous meeting of architectural antagonists.
The result will be a series of three sectional line drawings each of which is
based on a specific approach to visual association. Will your bastards be
architectural compromises? Can they be read as a synthesis? Or will they
embody a non-resolvable conflict between both sources?
Appointment: 21.05.2024 – 24.05.2024
First Meeting: 21.05.2024 – 9.30
Submission: 24.05.24

Seminar Week: Go South Block (B)

V 1710304, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Our seminar trip will take us to Barcelona, where, in addition to visiting historical and contemporary buildings, the students
will come into contact with many noteworthy contemporary architecture firms.
The video material from the visits and interviews will result in a collective final report in short films.
Language: English
Event Format: On-site
First Meeting and Presentation of the Program: 17.05.2024, online
Schedule: Full Day Activities from 21.05 – 24.05.2024
Form: Collective work
Deliverables: Short films (interviews+building recordings)
Costs: ca. 350 Euro

Seminarweek: "At Home with Binti, Henry, and Benny, Ettlinger Str. 6" Block (B)
V 1710360, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
We are conducting a comprehensive visual investigation on the theme of "Architecture for Animals." With consideration for
the Human-Animal aspect, our focus is on designing habitats for animals that directly interact with human living spaces. The
emphasis is on the documentary and illustrative analysis of existing examples of zoo architecture found in the Karlsruhe
Zoo. Throughout the seminar week, we aim to create sketches and drawings that serve as a form of site analysis, capturing
all relevant aspects. We will collect visual information about various animal species, their habits, and needs, as well as the
daily routines of zoo residents, staff, and visitors. In a daily concluding feedback session, we will exchange our observations,
thoughts, research findings, and ideas, along with sharing sketches.
For the implementation, we will require a sketchpad in A4 or A3 formats, along with pencils of varying hardness (HB, B, 2B,
4B to 8B). Additional drawing materials such as a white eraser, kneaded eraser, and optionally a drawing pad or board are
recommended. Depending on personal preference, other drawing materials such as ballpoint pens, felt-tip markers, ink and
nib holders, charcoal, pastel chalk, colored pencils, and a portable camping chair may also be used.
The discounted admission fee is €5 per person per day.

Organizational issues
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Seminar week: Annotated Italy! Living Archives! Excursion (EXK)

V 1710412, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In a historical overlay, we will re-enact and annotate a KIT excursion to Italy from 2002 during the seminar week.
Using original slides, timelines and built examples, we will compare the aging processes, urban and demographic
changes and appropriations since 2002 on site. Changes in the medial mediation of architecture (slides vs. Instagram,
lecture vs. TikTok) will be illustrated as well as the question of renaissance and postmodernism, antiquity and archives
that overlap. A workshop at the Institute of Art History in Florence at Palazzo Grifoni will examine archival processes
as a critical practice.
Focus of study: Architectural and Cultural Heritag
Expenses: ca. 300€ travel expenses + 300€ accommodation costs. self-booking.
Block seminar (seminar week): 21.05.24 - 24.05.24
Briefing: 23.04.24 13 - 14 pm, Geb.20.40 Seminarraum Architekturtheorie R. 258
Number of Participants: 20

Seminar week: Concrete Communication: Frankfurt/Main Block (B)

V 1710455, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Frankfurt, which can be reached from Karlsruhe by ICE in just over an hour, is one of the most exciting cities in Germany. It
features an extreme concentration of urbanistic themes and contradictions on a relatively small footprint. It has always had
a tradition of open debate, but also of pragmatic solutions and a fundamental trust in the possibility of positive
development. We want to roam this lovely small metropolis for four days, focusing on those places where architecture is
mediated, communicated and argued about: The German Architecture Museum, the City History Museum, the New Old Town,
the Schauspielhaus etc.
You will have to organize your own travel to and from Frankfurt. We will make suggestions for accommodation. The walks
should be documented photographically. A good cell phone camera is perfectly sufficient.
Cost (without travel, incl. Hostel, Tickets, subway etc.): approx. 200 euros
Block date: Tue 21.05.– Fri 24.05.2024, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
1st meeting: Tue, 21.05.2024, 9:00 am, meeting point will be announced via ILIAS
Number of participants: 20

Seminar Week: Field Trip to Zurich (Wappner) Block (B)

V 1720509, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Situated between the lake and mountain peaks, Zurich has much more to offer than just the well-known postcard motifs of the
Swiss capital. The city's social and cultural diversity is essentially based on its rich history of multi-layered urban development
with its numerous striking and cityscape-defining cultural and infrastructure buildings from different eras, traditional cooperative
residential buildings and contemporary housing experiments, the many artificial landscape gardens and extraordinary
cemeteries.
An architectural excursion to Zurich lasting several days offers us the opportunity to get to know the enviable building culture
with regard to the distinctive competition system and the high building density with regard to current urban planning, open space
planning and architectural developments. We want to move through the established structures of the core city as well as through
numerous newly developed areas in the surrounding area and explore the specifically selected neighborhoods and buildings in
more detail with expert explanations and guided tours in order to discuss the concepts and structural implementations together.
Period: 21.05.2024, preliminary meeting with distribution of tasks
22.05.2024 - 24.05.2024, excursion, full day
Location: Zurich
Costs: approx. 280 €
Number of participants: 14 places Bachelor, 6 places Master

Seminar Week: Space Perception and Visual Impairment Block (B)

V 1720558, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Understanding the environment around us is very useful and reassuring. It helps us to reach given locations and gives us
the confidence to explore new places. To understand spaces, we first use our vision. This is how we perceive shapes,
estimate distances and read maps. But what do people with visually impairment rely on to understand spaces?
During this week, we want to raise students' awareness of the visual impairment, get them to test and identify the visual and
non-visual elements that are useful for understanding space, and confront them with the creation of media (e.g. tactile
maps) to enable visually impaired people to understand building plans.
The week will include a trip to Frankfurt for the exhibition "Dialogues in the Dark", a trip to Marburg, a historical city later
adapted to blind users, and exchanges with multiple guests to discuss space perception and research on accessible
mapping.
In line with the language of the lecturers, the course will be held mainly in English. Yet, some guest speakers may also speak
German.
Appointment: 21.05.2024 – 24.05.2024

Seminar week: Zumthor et al. – A journey across the Alpine region Excursion (EXK)
V 1720608, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
During Whitsun week, we want to travel to the Alpine foreland to experience Peter Zumthor's buildings and his work with
space, light and material. The region, rich in diverse architecture, has numerous other projects to offer. Our aim during the
four days of our trip is to develop an understanding of regional materials, the places associated with them and processing
technologies. We will get to know multifaceted industrial and residential architecture, but also visit museums and, last but
not least, religious buildings. In addition, we will take the opportunity to meet the people behind the architecture by visiting
architectural offices and a carpentry workshop in the region.The cost for travel, accommodation with breakfast and
programme is estimated at around €375 per person.
First Meeting: 17.04.24, 11.30 am, building 11.40, Raum 26
Excursion: 21.05.2024 – 24.05.2024
Number of Participants: 26 Slots Bachelor / Master

Organizational issues
1. Treffen: 17.04.24, 11.30 Uhr, Geb. 11.40, Raum 26
Exkursion: 21. – 24.05.2024

Seminar Week: Enjoy the Silence (Klinge) Block (B)

V 1720656, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
During the seminar week, we will focus on the experimental construction of a straw noise barrier for the
MitMachGarten Ostring e.V. in Karlsruhe. This event offers the opportunity to gain practical experience in the
field of sustainable building with straw and reused building components and to explore innovative solutions to
noise protection problems.
Noise pollution is one of the biggest challenges, especially in an urban context, which can affect the quality of
life of local residents. MitMachGarten is therefore looking for an environmentally friendly solution to reduce
noise pollution for its members on the garden plot on Ostring.
The aim of this event is to give participants an understanding of sustainable building techniques and to
develop practical skills in building a straw sound barrier. We place particular emphasis on minimizing the
impact on the soil ecosystem by making the foundations deconstructable and recyclable.
With our pilot noise barrier, we want to create a creative and environmentally friendly basis for the
construction of the entire noise barrier by combining theoretical knowledge and practical implementation.
Period: 21.05.2023 - 24.05.2024 all day
Location: Karlsruhe
Number of participants: 20 places Bachelor / Master

Seminarweek: BIM-Projects and Measurment Block (B)

V 1720713, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Accurate quantity calculation plays a central role in construction projects as it forms the basis for cost estimation, material
procurement, and scheduling. Traditionally, this process has been time- and labor-intensive, requiring manual
measurements and calculations that are prone to errors. Building Information Modeling (BIM) streamlines this practice by
offering a digital, integrated approach to the planning, construction, and management of construction projects. With the use
of BIM, quantities can be automatically and precisely derived from digital models, and they can be kept up-to-date even
with floor plan changes.
Learn how to create quantity measurement Lists in ArchiCAD 27. No prior knowledge of ArchiCAD
is required. Participants must have a laptop with the ARCHICAD 27 Student version installed.
The seminar includes lectures and hands-on exercises.
Seminar week, four-day seminar in the form of a workshop 21.05.- 24.05.2024,, 09:00 am, all day long, in Presence
Submission: Friday 19.04.2024, 9:45 am, Seminar Room BLM
Number of participants: 20 + 1 Erasmus Student

Seminar Week: Digital Skins Block (B)

V 1720751, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Digital Skins offers an in-depth exploration of digital tools and computational strategies for the geometrical
processing and patterning of surfaces. The seminar, a joint collaboration between Design of Structures (dos)
and Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF), will delve into the use of computational tools through scripts and
definitions that will be developed during the course to manipulate mesh and NURBS objects by creating
bespoke structural and ornamental patterns. The outcome of the explorations will be implemented into high-
end animations as well as 3d-printed test-objects. Knowledge of Rhino and Grasshopper is welcome but not
compulsory.

First Meeting: Tue, 21.05.2024; 09:45 am

Bldg. 20.40, R tba
Submission/Exam: Fri, 24.05.2024
Number of Participants: 20

La Magna, Riccardo
Dörstelmann, Moritz,
Andersson Largueche, David
Fuentes Quijano, Javier
Feldmann, Carolin

Seminarwoche: TerraTimber Block (B)

V 1720810, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
TerraTimber offers an opportunity to gain firsthand insights and experience in digital design and fabrication
systems that enable circular, material-appropriate, and -efficient architecture. Utilizing computational tools
and augmented reality, our goal is to upcycle wood waste and combine it with earth into a circular construction
system. Based on concepts from previous studios, we will build a full-scale research demonstrator for the "Das
Fest" festival in July 2024. This structure will showcase our research and serve as a pavilion for public discourse.
We will be hands-on, sorting wood waste, applying computational concepts through augmented reality and
crafting circular wood components.
21.05.- 24.05.2024
Place: DDF_Lab
Number of Participants: 20
No prior knowledge is required.

Seminar Week: A round matter - Roadtrip along surfaces with curvature Block (B)
V 1720907, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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For four days, we set out to explore load-bearing structures that combine the efficiency and aesthetics of double-curved
surfaces. We will experience spaces whose boundaries between wall and ceiling are fluid, have unusual geometries and
convey a sense of lightness. With timber, membrane and reinforced concrete structures in Cologne, Luxembourg and Metz,
among others, we will get to know and understand a broad spectrum of materials, forms and constructions.
Time: Tue. 21.05.2024, 8.00 a.m. - Fri. 24.05.2024, 6.00 p.m.
Location: Cologne, Luxembourg, Metz
Shared accommodation in youth hostels
Costs for accommodation and meals:
250€ per person for transportation and half board. The students must also pay for additional food and drink.
Travel costs and entrance fees are covered
A different kind of exam
Participants: 16 Bachelor and 5 Master places

Seminar Week: Solar Decathlon Revisited Block (B)

V 1720983, SS 2024, SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Two years ago, the Solar Decathlon Europe took place in Wuppertal - a competition for sustainable, solar buildings, which
our faculty won with the RoofKIT. There are still 8 buildings on the Wuppertal SolarCampus that serve as living labs for
research. During the seminar week, we want to study these buildings in more detail and discuss them from various
perspectives. The task will be to explore the building concepts on the basis of literature and personal inspections and then
present them to the other members of the excursion group. Together with students from the University of Wuppertal,
additional key topics will be discussed in workshops. Number of participants 16, costs per person approx. 200 €.
Seminar Week: 21.05 until 24.05.24 R.240
First Appointment: 21.05.24 10:00 AM
Exam: 24.05.24
Places: 9 bachelor, 7 master

Seminarweek: Urban [Remote] Sensing Block (B)

V 1731094, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
What factors influence our perception when we move through the city? In which urban spaces do we feel comfortable or
uncomfortable? And above all: how can we decipher these stressors?
The innovation of emotion sensing makes it possible to objectively measure human perception of the city. However, the
question of the causes remains largely unexplored with this method. Often, they can only be captured with elaborate on-
site inspections (e.g. mappings).
During the seminar week, we would therefore like to work with you to create a toolbox with which we can also record urban
stressors "remotely" in the future. We will focus on two study areas in the city of Osnabrück.
Seminar Week: 21.-24.05.2024
First meeting: 21.05.2024, 9:45 am, Bldg. 11.40, R015
Exam performance: documentation
Cost: 0,- € (no excursion, seminar week takes place in Karlsruhe)
Number of Participants: 20

Seminar Week: Critical Mapping Karlsruhe (Engel) Block (B)

V 1731199, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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How can we understand urban spaces in their complexity and sensuality? During the seminar week,
selected urban places in Karlsruhe will be tracked down, their intrinsic logics perceived, researched and
noted, and spatial, political, ephemeral, perhaps invisible phenomena highlighted. The choice of scale,
style of projection, symbols and pictograms is intended to develop new forms of representation and
encourage new ways of thinking about how our environment can be represented, how structures can be
distilled from the data set and how relationships and relations can be shown. The aim is to create
rhetorical, mental and graphic maps that reflect the subjective understanding of urban spaces in
Karlsruhe.
Appointment: Tue - Fri
First Meeting: Tue 21.05.2024, 9:30 am, 11.40 R013
Submission/Exam: Fri 24.05.2024
Number of Participants: 20

Seminarweek: Stockholm Archipelago Block (B)

V 1731299, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
During the seminar week we continue our series of sailing trips and spend a week in the Stockholm archipelago. The
architectural discoveries will focus on the rich heritage of the city of Stockholm, the «Venice of the North» with its fourteen
islands. From there, we will sail out to the lesser-known buildings on the many islands in the archipelago. The aim will be to
understand the architecture and its genesis in relation to the territory, which means the geology and the water. In the
evenings, we will moor in harbours or drop anchor and sleep, cook and eat together on the boat.
Travel dates: 18.5.-25.5.2024
Introduction meeting: will be published
Costs: approx. 550 Euro (excl. individual arrival)
Number of Participants: presumably 14

Seminar week: Granada Excursion: Architectural Travel in Theory and Practice Block (B)
V 1741383, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
For a long time, travel was one of the fundamental cultural techniques used by both budding professionals and experienced
enthusiasts to acquire a personal store of relevant architectural experiences. These educational and pleasure trips included
both the Grand Tour of Classicism and the Oriental Journeys of Modernism. The latter will be the subject of an international
conference at the University of Granada (Spain). Our excursion will not only include participation in this academic congress
at the Alhambra: we will also examine the contemporary practice of architectural travel in situ, reflecting on the traditional
means and purposes of this cultural technique.
Travel and accommodation must be organized by yourself. Costs approx. 800 €
(20.05.-24.05.2024)
First Meeting: Preliminary consultation
Thu 02.04.2024 5:15 pm - 18:30 pm
Seminar room history of building and architecture; Bldg. 20.40, R 015
Number of participants: 12
Study focus: Architectural and Cultural Heritage

Seminar week: The Potsdam Cultural Landscape - Architectural and Landscape-

Block (B)
V Historical Development between 1750 and 1930 On-Site
1741386, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

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On our excursion we want to take an intensive look at the parks of Sanssouci and Neuer Garten as well as the palaces of
Sanssouci, Neues Palais, Charlottenhof, Marmorpalais and Cecilienhof. Frederick II the Great (reign: 1740-86) and Frederick
William IV (reign: 1840-61) wanted to create a new park in a geographically small area in Potsdam's Spree landscape. (reign:
1840-61), accompanied by their respective architects Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (1699-1753), Karl Friedrich Schinkel
(1781-1841), Ludwig Persius (1803-45) and the garden designer Peter Joseph Lenné (1789-1866), a unity of ideal landscape
(French or Italian model) and expressive stately architecture was created.
Together we will take a walk through the gardens and visit the named palaces.
Admission costs around 52 euros per student. Please make your own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

A visit to Karl Förster's perennial garden (1874-1970) in Potsdam Bornim will round off our excursion. Together with Hermann
Mattern and Herta Hammerbacher, Förster, a perennial plant breeder known throughout Germany, planned and
implemented pioneering modern garden design in Potsdam and Berlin during the 1920s and 1930s.
Seminar week/excursion (4 days, Tue 21.5.24 - Fri 24.5.24)
1.Meeting: Fr 03.05.2024 5 pm, Bldg. 20.40, R 015
Number of Participants: 10
Focus of study: Architectural and Cultural Heritage

Seminar week: Learning to Interpret Remains - Introduction to Architectural Research

Block (B)
V at Freiburg Minster On-Site
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Content
Freiburg Minster was built between the 13th and 16th century and further developed in the following centuries with
additions and stone replacements. Since the Middle Ages, the stone has been handled by the building lodge (Bauhütte), a
stonemasonry business that carries out restoration work as well as stone replacement. In spring 2024, two new areas of the
cathedral will be scaffolded. Two buttresses on the south side of the cathedral show signs of damage that need to be
addressed. Both components show traces of a chequered history, which will be deciphered during the seminar week. After
gaining an insight into the work of the building lodge today, we will head to the scaffolding. The following questions will be
explored in small working groups: Which components date from which period and how can this be recognised? What clues
can be seen about the construction technique, the production and the backfilling? Which traces indicate the construction
process? How many people were involved in the construction?
The program is enriched by half-day excursions to buildings that show visible traces of history and its development, which
are read, deciphered and interpreted together.
1st meeting: 21.05.2024, 10:30, Schoferstraße 4, 79098 Freiburg
Please bring along: 1 drawing board (min. DinA4), pencil, coloured pencils, folding rule, sturdy shoes, sturdy clothing
Costs: The journey from Karlsruhe to Freiburg and back must be organised by the participants themselves. Simple overnight
accommodation with sleeping mat and sleeping bag in the building lodge (Münsterbauhütte) (please register in advance).
Number of participants: 20
Study focus: Architectural and Cultural Heritage

Seminar Week: Graffiti in Karlsruhe Block (B)

V 1800025, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
This course, which takes place during the seminar week, is about the documentation of graffiti in Karlsruhe. Participants are
to photograph graffiti in Karlsruhe's urban space, upload it via an app (lingscape) and record and analyze it in a structured
way in a database (INGRID). The condition for participation is the possession of a smartphone.
Seminar week: 21.5. to 24.5.2024
Exam: 24.5.2024
Places: 20

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Responsible: Studiendekan/in Architektur

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-105821 - Seminar Week

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 2 pass/fail Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1700030 Seminar Week: sit 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Knipper
ST 2024 1700033 Seminar Week: Phantom Projects 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Jager
– Digital Study Workshop
ST 2024 1710109 Seminar Week: Archival Bastards 2 SWS Seminar / 🗣 Frohn, Streicher
ST 2024 1710304 Seminar Week: Go South 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Hartmann, Kadid,
Coricelli,
Vansteenkiste
ST 2024 1710360 Seminarweek: "At Home with 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Craig, Pawelzyk
Binti, Henry, and Benny, Ettlinger
Str. 6"
ST 2024 1710412 Seminar week: Annotated Italy! 1 SWS Excursion (E / 🗣 Meister, Knoop,
Living Archives! Wilkinson
ST 2024 1710455 Seminar week: Concrete 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Rambow, Alkadi
Communication: Frankfurt/Main
ST 2024 1720509 Seminar Week: Field Trip to Zurich 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Wappner, Hörmann,
(Wappner) Kochhan
ST 2024 1720558 Seminar Week: Space Perception 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Karmann, Song, Dong,
and Visual Impairment Yildiz, Sepúlveda
ST 2024 1720608 Seminar week: Zumthor et al. – A 1 SWS Excursion (E / 🗣 Hebel, Hoss, Boerman,
journey across the Alpine region Rausch
ST 2024 1720656 Seminar Week: Enjoy the Silence 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Klinge, Michalski,
(Klinge) Weber
ST 2024 1720713 Seminarweek: BIM-Projects and 2 SWS Block / 🗣 von Both, Sartorius
Measurment
ST 2024 1720751 Seminar Week: Digital Skins 1 SWS Block / 🗣 La Magna,
Dörstelmann, Fuentes
Quijano, Feldmann
ST 2024 1720810 Seminarwoche: TerraTimber 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Dörstelmann, La
Magna, Fischer,
Zanetti, Witt, Haußer
ST 2024 1720907 Seminar Week: A round matter - 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Wagner, Ge, Sickinger,
Roadtrip along surfaces with Mildenberger
curvature
ST 2024 1720983 Seminar Week: Solar Decathlon Block / 🗣 Wagner, Rissetto,
Revisited Mann
ST 2024 1731094 Seminarweek: Urban [Remote] 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Neppl, Haug, Zeile
Sensing
ST 2024 1731199 Seminar Week: Critical Mapping 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Engel, Böcherer, Lev,
Karlsruhe (Engel) Staab, Kannen
ST 2024 1731299 Seminarweek: Stockholm 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Inderbitzin, Multerer,
Archipelago Schork, Zickert,
Zlokapa, von Zepelin
ST 2024 1741383 Seminar week: Granada Excursion: 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Medina Warmburg
Architectural Travel in Theory and
Practice

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ST 2024 1741386 Seminar week: The Potsdam 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Gawlik

Cultural Landscape - Architectural
and Landscape-Historical
Development between 1750 and
1930
ST 2024 1741389 Seminar week: Learning to 2 SWS Block / 🗣 Brehm
Interpret Remains - Introduction
to Architectural Research at
Freiburg Minster
ST 2024 1800025 Seminar Week: Graffiti in 1 SWS Block / 🗣 Papenbrock
Karlsruhe
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Completed courseworks consisting of attendance at one seminar week and completion of the tasks set there.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Seminar Week: sit Block (B)

V 1700030, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
We learn this basic attitude at the age of about five to nine months. Our buttocks and thighs rest on a defined base when
the upper body is upright. Sitting has always had a social meaning and at the same time it affects our body. We try to shed
light on the connections together. In addition to looking at the basic attitude, we look at how architects have dealt with this
task and search for proportion, meaning and materiality in their results. In simple structural models, we try to approach the
different seating options in order to be able to understand what the differences are.
Appointment: 21.-24.05.2024
1st Meeting: , Geb. 20.40, R-149
Costs: about 35 Euro
Number of Participants: 6

Seminar Week: Phantom Projects – Digital Study Workshop Block (B)

V 1700033, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Exploring unrealized possibilities in model making
The seminar week offers a unique opportunity to explore creative ideas and experimental techniques. The focus is on
innovative materials and an effective workflow. Topics include file optimization, material selection and time saving.
Participants design a model of approx. 20x20x20 centimeters. Basic materials will be provided, there should be no
additional costs.
The aim of the seminar is to create a model that not only reflects the creativity of the participants, but also demonstrates
the possibilities of model making. An exhibition of the model will honor and document the work of the participants, giving
them the opportunity to share their experiences and insights and pass on their knowledge.
Date: 21-24.05.2024
1st meeting: 21.05.2024 10:00 am
Costs: -
Number of participants: 8

Seminar Week: Archival Bastards Seminar (S)

V 1710109, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Open in study portal On-Site

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The seminar offers the opportunity to dive into the wealth of architectural
knowledge stored at SAAI, making it accessible and meaningful as a trigger
for your own design practice. Instead of following the usual silos of
classification (by author, date or type), the seminar seeks to match archival
material that was not destined to meet.
You will work with a series of pre-selected sectional drawings of projects
from a wide variety of architects, historical periods as well as typologies.
Using different strategies of visual association such as Exquisite corps,
Palimpsest and Cut-up, you will bring together two of these unrelated
drawings thereby creating your own “architectural bastard”.
Through this process of bastardization, the seminar explores a design
methodology based on the fortuitous meeting of architectural antagonists.
The result will be a series of three sectional line drawings each of which is
based on a specific approach to visual association. Will your bastards be
architectural compromises? Can they be read as a synthesis? Or will they
embody a non-resolvable conflict between both sources?
Appointment: 21.05.2024 – 24.05.2024
First Meeting: 21.05.2024 – 9.30
Submission: 24.05.24

Seminar Week: Go South Block (B)

V 1710304, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Our seminar trip will take us to Barcelona, where, in addition to visiting historical and contemporary buildings, the students
will come into contact with many noteworthy contemporary architecture firms.
The video material from the visits and interviews will result in a collective final report in short films.
Language: English
Event Format: On-site
First Meeting and Presentation of the Program: 17.05.2024, online
Schedule: Full Day Activities from 21.05 – 24.05.2024
Form: Collective work
Deliverables: Short films (interviews+building recordings)
Costs: ca. 350 Euro

Seminarweek: "At Home with Binti, Henry, and Benny, Ettlinger Str. 6" Block (B)
V 1710360, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
We are conducting a comprehensive visual investigation on the theme of "Architecture for Animals." With consideration for
the Human-Animal aspect, our focus is on designing habitats for animals that directly interact with human living spaces. The
emphasis is on the documentary and illustrative analysis of existing examples of zoo architecture found in the Karlsruhe
Zoo. Throughout the seminar week, we aim to create sketches and drawings that serve as a form of site analysis, capturing
all relevant aspects. We will collect visual information about various animal species, their habits, and needs, as well as the
daily routines of zoo residents, staff, and visitors. In a daily concluding feedback session, we will exchange our observations,
thoughts, research findings, and ideas, along with sharing sketches.
For the implementation, we will require a sketchpad in A4 or A3 formats, along with pencils of varying hardness (HB, B, 2B,
4B to 8B). Additional drawing materials such as a white eraser, kneaded eraser, and optionally a drawing pad or board are
recommended. Depending on personal preference, other drawing materials such as ballpoint pens, felt-tip markers, ink and
nib holders, charcoal, pastel chalk, colored pencils, and a portable camping chair may also be used.
The discounted admission fee is €5 per person per day.

Organizational issues
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Seminar week: Annotated Italy! Living Archives! Excursion (EXK)

V 1710412, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In a historical overlay, we will re-enact and annotate a KIT excursion to Italy from 2002 during the seminar week.
Using original slides, timelines and built examples, we will compare the aging processes, urban and demographic
changes and appropriations since 2002 on site. Changes in the medial mediation of architecture (slides vs. Instagram,
lecture vs. TikTok) will be illustrated as well as the question of renaissance and postmodernism, antiquity and archives
that overlap. A workshop at the Institute of Art History in Florence at Palazzo Grifoni will examine archival processes
as a critical practice.
Focus of study: Architectural and Cultural Heritag
Expenses: ca. 300€ travel expenses + 300€ accommodation costs. self-booking.
Block seminar (seminar week): 21.05.24 - 24.05.24
Briefing: 23.04.24 13 - 14 pm, Geb.20.40 Seminarraum Architekturtheorie R. 258
Number of Participants: 20

Seminar week: Concrete Communication: Frankfurt/Main Block (B)

V 1710455, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Frankfurt, which can be reached from Karlsruhe by ICE in just over an hour, is one of the most exciting cities in Germany. It
features an extreme concentration of urbanistic themes and contradictions on a relatively small footprint. It has always had
a tradition of open debate, but also of pragmatic solutions and a fundamental trust in the possibility of positive
development. We want to roam this lovely small metropolis for four days, focusing on those places where architecture is
mediated, communicated and argued about: The German Architecture Museum, the City History Museum, the New Old Town,
the Schauspielhaus etc.
You will have to organize your own travel to and from Frankfurt. We will make suggestions for accommodation. The walks
should be documented photographically. A good cell phone camera is perfectly sufficient.
Cost (without travel, incl. Hostel, Tickets, subway etc.): approx. 200 euros
Block date: Tue 21.05.– Fri 24.05.2024, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
1st meeting: Tue, 21.05.2024, 9:00 am, meeting point will be announced via ILIAS
Number of participants: 20

Seminar Week: Field Trip to Zurich (Wappner) Block (B)

V 1720509, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Situated between the lake and mountain peaks, Zurich has much more to offer than just the well-known postcard motifs of the
Swiss capital. The city's social and cultural diversity is essentially based on its rich history of multi-layered urban development
with its numerous striking and cityscape-defining cultural and infrastructure buildings from different eras, traditional cooperative
residential buildings and contemporary housing experiments, the many artificial landscape gardens and extraordinary
cemeteries.
An architectural excursion to Zurich lasting several days offers us the opportunity to get to know the enviable building culture
with regard to the distinctive competition system and the high building density with regard to current urban planning, open space
planning and architectural developments. We want to move through the established structures of the core city as well as through
numerous newly developed areas in the surrounding area and explore the specifically selected neighborhoods and buildings in
more detail with expert explanations and guided tours in order to discuss the concepts and structural implementations together.
Period: 21.05.2024, preliminary meeting with distribution of tasks
22.05.2024 - 24.05.2024, excursion, full day
Location: Zurich
Costs: approx. 280 €
Number of participants: 14 places Bachelor, 6 places Master

Seminar Week: Space Perception and Visual Impairment Block (B)

V 1720558, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Understanding the environment around us is very useful and reassuring. It helps us to reach given locations and gives us
the confidence to explore new places. To understand spaces, we first use our vision. This is how we perceive shapes,
estimate distances and read maps. But what do people with visually impairment rely on to understand spaces?
During this week, we want to raise students' awareness of the visual impairment, get them to test and identify the visual and
non-visual elements that are useful for understanding space, and confront them with the creation of media (e.g. tactile
maps) to enable visually impaired people to understand building plans.
The week will include a trip to Frankfurt for the exhibition "Dialogues in the Dark", a trip to Marburg, a historical city later
adapted to blind users, and exchanges with multiple guests to discuss space perception and research on accessible
mapping.
In line with the language of the lecturers, the course will be held mainly in English. Yet, some guest speakers may also speak
German.
Appointment: 21.05.2024 – 24.05.2024

Seminar week: Zumthor et al. – A journey across the Alpine region Excursion (EXK)
V 1720608, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
During Whitsun week, we want to travel to the Alpine foreland to experience Peter Zumthor's buildings and his work with
space, light and material. The region, rich in diverse architecture, has numerous other projects to offer. Our aim during the
four days of our trip is to develop an understanding of regional materials, the places associated with them and processing
technologies. We will get to know multifaceted industrial and residential architecture, but also visit museums and, last but
not least, religious buildings. In addition, we will take the opportunity to meet the people behind the architecture by visiting
architectural offices and a carpentry workshop in the region.The cost for travel, accommodation with breakfast and
programme is estimated at around €375 per person.
First Meeting: 17.04.24, 11.30 am, building 11.40, Raum 26
Excursion: 21.05.2024 – 24.05.2024
Number of Participants: 26 Slots Bachelor / Master

Organizational issues
1. Treffen: 17.04.24, 11.30 Uhr, Geb. 11.40, Raum 26
Exkursion: 21. – 24.05.2024

Seminar Week: Enjoy the Silence (Klinge) Block (B)

V 1720656, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
During the seminar week, we will focus on the experimental construction of a straw noise barrier for the
MitMachGarten Ostring e.V. in Karlsruhe. This event offers the opportunity to gain practical experience in the
field of sustainable building with straw and reused building components and to explore innovative solutions to
noise protection problems.
Noise pollution is one of the biggest challenges, especially in an urban context, which can affect the quality of
life of local residents. MitMachGarten is therefore looking for an environmentally friendly solution to reduce
noise pollution for its members on the garden plot on Ostring.
The aim of this event is to give participants an understanding of sustainable building techniques and to
develop practical skills in building a straw sound barrier. We place particular emphasis on minimizing the
impact on the soil ecosystem by making the foundations deconstructable and recyclable.
With our pilot noise barrier, we want to create a creative and environmentally friendly basis for the
construction of the entire noise barrier by combining theoretical knowledge and practical implementation.
Period: 21.05.2023 - 24.05.2024 all day
Location: Karlsruhe
Number of participants: 20 places Bachelor / Master

Seminarweek: BIM-Projects and Measurment Block (B)

V 1720713, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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Accurate quantity calculation plays a central role in construction projects as it forms the basis for cost estimation, material
procurement, and scheduling. Traditionally, this process has been time- and labor-intensive, requiring manual
measurements and calculations that are prone to errors. Building Information Modeling (BIM) streamlines this practice by
offering a digital, integrated approach to the planning, construction, and management of construction projects. With the use
of BIM, quantities can be automatically and precisely derived from digital models, and they can be kept up-to-date even
with floor plan changes.
Learn how to create quantity measurement Lists in ArchiCAD 27. No prior knowledge of ArchiCAD
is required. Participants must have a laptop with the ARCHICAD 27 Student version installed.
The seminar includes lectures and hands-on exercises.
Seminar week, four-day seminar in the form of a workshop 21.05.- 24.05.2024,, 09:00 am, all day long, in Presence
Submission: Friday 19.04.2024, 9:45 am, Seminar Room BLM
Number of participants: 20 + 1 Erasmus Student

Seminar Week: Digital Skins Block (B)

V 1720751, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Digital Skins offers an in-depth exploration of digital tools and computational strategies for the geometrical
processing and patterning of surfaces. The seminar, a joint collaboration between Design of Structures (dos)
and Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF), will delve into the use of computational tools through scripts and
definitions that will be developed during the course to manipulate mesh and NURBS objects by creating
bespoke structural and ornamental patterns. The outcome of the explorations will be implemented into high-
end animations as well as 3d-printed test-objects. Knowledge of Rhino and Grasshopper is welcome but not
compulsory.

First Meeting: Tue, 21.05.2024; 09:45 am

Bldg. 20.40, R tba
Submission/Exam: Fri, 24.05.2024
Number of Participants: 20

La Magna, Riccardo
Dörstelmann, Moritz,
Andersson Largueche, David
Fuentes Quijano, Javier
Feldmann, Carolin

Seminarwoche: TerraTimber Block (B)

V 1720810, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
TerraTimber offers an opportunity to gain firsthand insights and experience in digital design and fabrication
systems that enable circular, material-appropriate, and -efficient architecture. Utilizing computational tools
and augmented reality, our goal is to upcycle wood waste and combine it with earth into a circular construction
system. Based on concepts from previous studios, we will build a full-scale research demonstrator for the "Das
Fest" festival in July 2024. This structure will showcase our research and serve as a pavilion for public discourse.
We will be hands-on, sorting wood waste, applying computational concepts through augmented reality and
crafting circular wood components.
21.05.- 24.05.2024
Place: DDF_Lab
Number of Participants: 20
No prior knowledge is required.

Seminar Week: A round matter - Roadtrip along surfaces with curvature Block (B)
V 1720907, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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For four days, we set out to explore load-bearing structures that combine the efficiency and aesthetics of double-curved
surfaces. We will experience spaces whose boundaries between wall and ceiling are fluid, have unusual geometries and
convey a sense of lightness. With timber, membrane and reinforced concrete structures in Cologne, Luxembourg and Metz,
among others, we will get to know and understand a broad spectrum of materials, forms and constructions.
Time: Tue. 21.05.2024, 8.00 a.m. - Fri. 24.05.2024, 6.00 p.m.
Location: Cologne, Luxembourg, Metz
Shared accommodation in youth hostels
Costs for accommodation and meals:
250€ per person for transportation and half board. The students must also pay for additional food and drink.
Travel costs and entrance fees are covered
A different kind of exam
Participants: 16 Bachelor and 5 Master places

Seminar Week: Solar Decathlon Revisited Block (B)

V 1720983, SS 2024, SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Two years ago, the Solar Decathlon Europe took place in Wuppertal - a competition for sustainable, solar buildings, which
our faculty won with the RoofKIT. There are still 8 buildings on the Wuppertal SolarCampus that serve as living labs for
research. During the seminar week, we want to study these buildings in more detail and discuss them from various
perspectives. The task will be to explore the building concepts on the basis of literature and personal inspections and then
present them to the other members of the excursion group. Together with students from the University of Wuppertal,
additional key topics will be discussed in workshops. Number of participants 16, costs per person approx. 200 €.
Seminar Week: 21.05 until 24.05.24 R.240
First Appointment: 21.05.24 10:00 AM
Exam: 24.05.24
Places: 9 bachelor, 7 master

Seminarweek: Urban [Remote] Sensing Block (B)

V 1731094, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
What factors influence our perception when we move through the city? In which urban spaces do we feel comfortable or
uncomfortable? And above all: how can we decipher these stressors?
The innovation of emotion sensing makes it possible to objectively measure human perception of the city. However, the
question of the causes remains largely unexplored with this method. Often, they can only be captured with elaborate on-
site inspections (e.g. mappings).
During the seminar week, we would therefore like to work with you to create a toolbox with which we can also record urban
stressors "remotely" in the future. We will focus on two study areas in the city of Osnabrück.
Seminar Week: 21.-24.05.2024
First meeting: 21.05.2024, 9:45 am, Bldg. 11.40, R015
Exam performance: documentation
Cost: 0,- € (no excursion, seminar week takes place in Karlsruhe)
Number of Participants: 20

Seminar Week: Critical Mapping Karlsruhe (Engel) Block (B)

V 1731199, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

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How can we understand urban spaces in their complexity and sensuality? During the seminar week,
selected urban places in Karlsruhe will be tracked down, their intrinsic logics perceived, researched and
noted, and spatial, political, ephemeral, perhaps invisible phenomena highlighted. The choice of scale,
style of projection, symbols and pictograms is intended to develop new forms of representation and
encourage new ways of thinking about how our environment can be represented, how structures can be
distilled from the data set and how relationships and relations can be shown. The aim is to create
rhetorical, mental and graphic maps that reflect the subjective understanding of urban spaces in
Karlsruhe.
Appointment: Tue - Fri
First Meeting: Tue 21.05.2024, 9:30 am, 11.40 R013
Submission/Exam: Fri 24.05.2024
Number of Participants: 20

Seminarweek: Stockholm Archipelago Block (B)

V 1731299, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
During the seminar week we continue our series of sailing trips and spend a week in the Stockholm archipelago. The
architectural discoveries will focus on the rich heritage of the city of Stockholm, the «Venice of the North» with its fourteen
islands. From there, we will sail out to the lesser-known buildings on the many islands in the archipelago. The aim will be to
understand the architecture and its genesis in relation to the territory, which means the geology and the water. In the
evenings, we will moor in harbours or drop anchor and sleep, cook and eat together on the boat.
Travel dates: 18.5.-25.5.2024
Introduction meeting: will be published
Costs: approx. 550 Euro (excl. individual arrival)
Number of Participants: presumably 14

Seminar week: Granada Excursion: Architectural Travel in Theory and Practice Block (B)
V 1741383, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
For a long time, travel was one of the fundamental cultural techniques used by both budding professionals and experienced
enthusiasts to acquire a personal store of relevant architectural experiences. These educational and pleasure trips included
both the Grand Tour of Classicism and the Oriental Journeys of Modernism. The latter will be the subject of an international
conference at the University of Granada (Spain). Our excursion will not only include participation in this academic congress
at the Alhambra: we will also examine the contemporary practice of architectural travel in situ, reflecting on the traditional
means and purposes of this cultural technique.
Travel and accommodation must be organized by yourself. Costs approx. 800 €
(20.05.-24.05.2024)
First Meeting: Preliminary consultation
Thu 02.04.2024 5:15 pm - 18:30 pm
Seminar room history of building and architecture; Bldg. 20.40, R 015
Number of participants: 12
Study focus: Architectural and Cultural Heritage

Seminar week: The Potsdam Cultural Landscape - Architectural and Landscape-

Block (B)
V Historical Development between 1750 and 1930 On-Site
1741386, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

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On our excursion we want to take an intensive look at the parks of Sanssouci and Neuer Garten as well as the palaces of
Sanssouci, Neues Palais, Charlottenhof, Marmorpalais and Cecilienhof. Frederick II the Great (reign: 1740-86) and Frederick
William IV (reign: 1840-61) wanted to create a new park in a geographically small area in Potsdam's Spree landscape. (reign:
1840-61), accompanied by their respective architects Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (1699-1753), Karl Friedrich Schinkel
(1781-1841), Ludwig Persius (1803-45) and the garden designer Peter Joseph Lenné (1789-1866), a unity of ideal landscape
(French or Italian model) and expressive stately architecture was created.
Together we will take a walk through the gardens and visit the named palaces.
Admission costs around 52 euros per student. Please make your own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

A visit to Karl Förster's perennial garden (1874-1970) in Potsdam Bornim will round off our excursion. Together with Hermann
Mattern and Herta Hammerbacher, Förster, a perennial plant breeder known throughout Germany, planned and
implemented pioneering modern garden design in Potsdam and Berlin during the 1920s and 1930s.
Seminar week/excursion (4 days, Tue 21.5.24 - Fri 24.5.24)
1.Meeting: Fr 03.05.2024 5 pm, Bldg. 20.40, R 015
Number of Participants: 10
Focus of study: Architectural and Cultural Heritage

Seminar week: Learning to Interpret Remains - Introduction to Architectural Research

Block (B)
V at Freiburg Minster On-Site
1741389, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
Freiburg Minster was built between the 13th and 16th century and further developed in the following centuries with
additions and stone replacements. Since the Middle Ages, the stone has been handled by the building lodge (Bauhütte), a
stonemasonry business that carries out restoration work as well as stone replacement. In spring 2024, two new areas of the
cathedral will be scaffolded. Two buttresses on the south side of the cathedral show signs of damage that need to be
addressed. Both components show traces of a chequered history, which will be deciphered during the seminar week. After
gaining an insight into the work of the building lodge today, we will head to the scaffolding. The following questions will be
explored in small working groups: Which components date from which period and how can this be recognised? What clues
can be seen about the construction technique, the production and the backfilling? Which traces indicate the construction
process? How many people were involved in the construction?
The program is enriched by half-day excursions to buildings that show visible traces of history and its development, which
are read, deciphered and interpreted together.
1st meeting: 21.05.2024, 10:30, Schoferstraße 4, 79098 Freiburg
Please bring along: 1 drawing board (min. DinA4), pencil, coloured pencils, folding rule, sturdy shoes, sturdy clothing
Costs: The journey from Karlsruhe to Freiburg and back must be organised by the participants themselves. Simple overnight
accommodation with sleeping mat and sleeping bag in the building lodge (Münsterbauhütte) (please register in advance).
Number of participants: 20
Study focus: Architectural and Cultural Heritage

Seminar Week: Graffiti in Karlsruhe Block (B)

V 1800025, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
This course, which takes place during the seminar week, is about the documentation of graffiti in Karlsruhe. Participants are
to photograph graffiti in Karlsruhe's urban space, upload it via an app (lingscape) and record and analyze it in a structured
way in a database (INGRID). The condition for participation is the possession of a smartphone.
Seminar week: 21.5. to 24.5.2024
Exam: 24.5.2024
Places: 20

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T 4.70 Course: Static and Strength of Materials [T-ARCH-107292]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103555 - Static and Strength of Materials

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Written examination 4 Grade to a third Each summer term 2

Events
ST 2024 1720902 Static and Strength of Materials 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Wagner, Sickinger
(lecture)
ST 2024 1720903 Static and Strength of Materials 2 SWS Practice / 🗣 Wagner, Sickinger
(Practical)
ST 2024 1720904 Static and Strength of Materials 2 SWS Practice / 🗣 Wagner, Sickinger
(analytical)
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Competence Certificate
Written exam taking 300 minutes.

Prerequisites
Requirement for the exam application is having passed the coursework "Statics and the Science of Material Strengths -
Tutorial". This is made up of several semester-accompanying tutorials that are directly related to the lecture contents.

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. The course T-ARCH-109234 - Static and Strength of Materials - Practical Course must have been passed.

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Static and Strength of Materials (lecture) Lecture (V)

V 1720902, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The basic and general principles of the behaviour of building materials and the load carrying behaviour are taught to which
buildings are exposed and which they have to withstand. Basic knowledge of mathematics and physics is applied to the
recording and description of load transfer in building structures. The basic concepts of structural analysis are dealt with,
which in their essence represent an assignment of physics to geometry and have a direct relationship to the built
environment via physics. An overview of the spatial structure of simple load-bearing structures is given and knowledge of
the functional relationships of elementary structural analysis is imparted for practical application in the design of load-
bearing structures.
Regular app.: Tue, 9:45 a.m. -11:15 a.m., 20.40, Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal
1st Date April 16th 2024 9:45 a.m.
Exam: August 7nd 2024

Static and Strength of Materials (Practical) Practice (Ü)

V 1720903, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

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Statics and strenght of materials is based on the principles of the classical science of observing, recognizing
interrelationships and describing them with word, sketches and mathematical functions in order to obtain knowledge about
the stability of buildings. The approaches to the contents are experimentation, the qualitative comprehension of quantities
and their correlations and the functional laws that can be derived from them. In the lecture and the physical exercise, the
functional correlations are presented and applied. In the practical exercises, the observation and perception of qualitatively
describable dependencies in load transfer are trained by means of experiments and the analysis of built examples.
Regular app.: Tue, 8:00 a.m. - 09:30 p.m., 20.40, Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal
First meeting: Tue, April 23th 2024 8.00 a.p.
Exam. another type

Static and Strength of Materials (analytical) Practice (Ü)

V 1720904, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Based on the laws of building material behaviour and the description of load transfer, which are presented in the
experiments and in general terms in the lecture, the transfer to concrete applications takes place in the theoretical
exercises. The content of the exercises is to assign the lecture-related topics to specific situations using examples. The
design of a supporting structure, the external and internal equilibrium, the stability and the spatial structure, which are
universally applicable in the principles of load-bearing behaviour, are used to explain the thickness of a ceiling with the size
of the live loads, to derive the height of a beam from the cross-sectional geometry or to illustrate the dependence of the
spatial stability on the joining technique.
Regular app.: Tue, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 20.40, Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal/Lecture room H9
First date April 16.04th 2024, 11.30 a.m.
Exam: Aug., 7th 2024

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T 4.71 Course: Static and Strength of Materials - Practical Course [T-

ARCH-109234]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie Wagner

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103555 - Static and Strength of Materials

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 0 pass/fail Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1720903 Static and Strength of Materials 2 SWS Practice / 🗣 Wagner, Sickinger
(Practical)
ST 2024 1720904 Static and Strength of Materials 2 SWS Practice / 🗣 Wagner, Sickinger
(analytical)
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Competence Certificate
Completed Coursework made up of several semester-accompanying tutorials that are directly related to the lecture
contents.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Static and Strength of Materials (Practical) Practice (Ü)

V 1720903, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Statics and strenght of materials is based on the principles of the classical science of observing, recognizing
interrelationships and describing them with word, sketches and mathematical functions in order to obtain knowledge about
the stability of buildings. The approaches to the contents are experimentation, the qualitative comprehension of quantities
and their correlations and the functional laws that can be derived from them. In the lecture and the physical exercise, the
functional correlations are presented and applied. In the practical exercises, the observation and perception of qualitatively
describable dependencies in load transfer are trained by means of experiments and the analysis of built examples.
Regular app.: Tue, 8:00 a.m. - 09:30 p.m., 20.40, Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal
First meeting: Tue, April 23th 2024 8.00 a.p.
Exam. another type

Static and Strength of Materials (analytical) Practice (Ü)

V 1720904, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Based on the laws of building material behaviour and the description of load transfer, which are presented in the
experiments and in general terms in the lecture, the transfer to concrete applications takes place in the theoretical
exercises. The content of the exercises is to assign the lecture-related topics to specific situations using examples. The
design of a supporting structure, the external and internal equilibrium, the stability and the spatial structure, which are
universally applicable in the principles of load-bearing behaviour, are used to explain the thickness of a ceiling with the size
of the live loads, to derive the height of a beam from the cross-sectional geometry or to illustrate the dependence of the
spatial stability on the joining technique.
Regular app.: Tue, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 20.40, Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal/Lecture room H9
First date April 16.04th 2024, 11.30 a.m.
Exam: Aug., 7th 2024

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T 4.72 Course: Structural Analysis [T-ARCH-107330]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103590 - Structural Analysis

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each term 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of the supporting structure analysis of an existing building that is drawn up
during the semester, the presentation of the results in an oral talk of about 20 minutes duration and a written paper of
maximum 20 pages. The work takes place in groups of two and regular supervision respectively corrections take place.

Prerequisites
none

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T 4.73 Course: Structural Design [T-ARCH-107295]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103558 - Structural Design

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Written examination 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 2

Events
WT 23/24 1720751 Structural Design (Lecture) 2 SWS Lecture / 🗣 La Magna
WT 23/24 1720752 Structural Design (Exercise) 2 SWS Practice / 🗣 La Magna,
Kalkbrenner, Haußer,
Andersson Largueche,
Özcan
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Competence Certificate
Written exam taking about 180 minutes on the contents of the lecture.

Prerequisites
Requirement for the exam application is having passed the completed coursework "Supporting Structure Design
Composition of the Studio Design".

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. The course T-ARCH-109235 - Structural Design - Practical Course must have been passed.

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Structural Design (Lecture) Lecture (V)

V 1720751, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
The module Structural Engineering teaches the fundamental functions and modes of action of the essential different
structures (physical and technical fundamentals) as well as the importance of structural design in the architectural design
process in terms of form, function, sustainability and design.
Appointment: Thu, 9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
First meeting: Thu, 26.10.23, 9:45 a.m.
Submission/Exam: Thu, 27.02.2024

Literature

Structural Design (Exercise) Practice (Ü)

V 1720752, WS 23/24, 2 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
In the module Structural Engineering, there will be 3 additional studio supervisions (approx. 4 hours each), 2 pin-ups
(approx. 8 hours each) and 1 final presentation (approx. 8 hours). In order to qualify for the exam, it is necessary to
successfully complete the weekly homework.
Appointment: Thu, 11:30 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
First meeting: Thu, 26.10.2023, 11:30 a.m.
Submission/Exam: Thu, 27.02.2024

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T 4.74 Course: Structural Design - Practical Course [T-ARCH-109235]

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103558 - Structural Design

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 0 pass/fail Each winter term 1

Competence Certificate
Completed coursework consisting of the semester-accompanying structural design composition of the draft project in the
module "Studio Material" which is to be worked on and produced during the semester. Working on the design project takes
place in the same groups as in the module "Studio Material". In the course of the semester up to three supervisions resp.
corrections take place. This part of the progress monitoring occurs during one’s studies in the framework of up to two
intermediate and one final presentation together with the presentation in the "Studio Material". There the worked out
results in the formats drawings, models, texts and presentations are portrayed and evaluated. The presentation duration of
the supporting structure design composition is approx. 5 minutes per group.

Prerequisites
none

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4 COURSES Course: Survey [T-BGU-108019]

T 4.75 Course: Survey [T-BGU-108019]

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Manfred Juretzko

Organisation: KIT Department of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences
Part of: M-ARCH-105811 - History of Architecture and Urban Planning and Building Survey

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 1 pass/fail Each summer term 1

Events
ST 2024 1741356 Building Survey and Survey 2 SWS /🧩 Medina Warmburg,
Juretzko, Busse
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
The completed coursework Surveying consists of prepared calculation exercises and the handing-in of the worked out
survey in the form of plans and tables.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Building Survey and Survey

V 1741356, SS 2024, 2 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
In the course "Building Surveying", lectures and exercises provide an introduction to the analytical and methodical
approach of surveying and measurement methods as well as the forms of documentation and focus on individual areas that
form the basis for accurate and well-founded planning with existing building fabric and its essential characteristics.
The exact and true-to-scale measurement is the basis for the future planning, which can be created with different methods.
With the recording on site and the documentation of the existing, the building is measured and documented in drawings
and thus made ascertainable and evaluable in its complexity.
Procedure:
Building Survey 2024 will take place in a mixed format of face-to-face and online events. All information, assignments and
lectures are provided on ILIAS. The work is done and handed in in groups of two, which in turn are placed in groups of four,
in which they organize themselves.
Several groups of two are assigned to a tutor, with whom they can arrange supervision appointments on designated days. At
least once each assignment must be submitted to the tutor for correction.
Submission /Exam: 26.07.2024

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4 COURSES Course: Sustainability [T-ARCH-107289]

T 4.76 Course: Sustainability [T-ARCH-107289]

Responsible: Prof.Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Hebel

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103552 - Sustainability

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 1

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirement that consists of an oral discussion on the topics of the lecture.

Prerequisites
none

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4 COURSES Course: Theory of Architecture 1 [T-ARCH-107298]

T 4.77 Course: Theory of Architecture 1 [T-ARCH-107298]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103561 - Theory of Architecture 1

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each winter term 3

Events
WT 23/24 1710401 Who’s afraid of architecture 4 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Meister, Knoop
theory?
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an Open Book Upload exam. The task is digitally supported and must be
completed within a defined time window of 90 minutes from home. Aids are permitted. Students download the tasks as a
file at the beginning of the time window, work on them digitally and upload the results as a submission immediately after
the end of the processing time in a limited time window. The submission includes the declaration of independent
processing and indication of the aids.

Prerequisites
Requirement for the exam application is having passed the completed coursework "Architecture Theory 1 - Tutorial".

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. The course T-ARCH-109236 - Theory of Architecture 1 - Practical Course must have been passed.

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Who’s afraid of architecture theory? Lecture (V)

V 1710401, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Architecture is a societal practice: the creation of spaces for others. So why theory? The built environment is a discourse,
with statements already standing, critiques being formulated - and like any discourse, it is in constant flux. Hence, whatever
architects contribute is always already part of a longer negotiation, and that is why it is important to know what position to
take, who one quotes (consciously or unconsciously), what one wants to question, what to stand up for. This includes critical
engagement with technophilic rhetorics of efficiency, rationalization, precision, or function, as well as expanding circles of
actors or considering the consequences of architectural action. The pressing questions of our discipline about intersectional
sustainability beyond the technicist belief in progress or diversification as a real change of perspective are foregrounded.
The questions that preoccupy us are therefore: who produces which architectures with what (social, political or aesthetic)
intention? At whose expense are they produced? Who and what is included or excluded? What images of society are
constructed by them? Different positions will be illuminated in order to ask better and better questions.
Appointment: Thu, 9:45-11:30am - Exercise: 11:30am -1:00pm

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4 COURSES Course: Theory of Architecture 1 - Practical Course [T-ARCH-109236]

T 4.78 Course: Theory of Architecture 1 - Practical Course [T-ARCH-109236]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103561 - Theory of Architecture 1

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 0 pass/fail Each winter term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1710401 Who’s afraid of architecture 4 SWS Lecture / 🗣 Meister, Knoop
theory?
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Completed coursework consisting of the weekly compilation of written position papers on the respective lecture topics of
approx. half an A4 page. The minimum number of position papers that have to be handed in will be made public at the start
of the university semester (approx. half of the number of lectures).

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Who’s afraid of architecture theory? Lecture (V)

V 1710401, WS 23/24, 4 SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Architecture is a societal practice: the creation of spaces for others. So why theory? The built environment is a discourse,
with statements already standing, critiques being formulated - and like any discourse, it is in constant flux. Hence, whatever
architects contribute is always already part of a longer negotiation, and that is why it is important to know what position to
take, who one quotes (consciously or unconsciously), what one wants to question, what to stand up for. This includes critical
engagement with technophilic rhetorics of efficiency, rationalization, precision, or function, as well as expanding circles of
actors or considering the consequences of architectural action. The pressing questions of our discipline about intersectional
sustainability beyond the technicist belief in progress or diversification as a real change of perspective are foregrounded.
The questions that preoccupy us are therefore: who produces which architectures with what (social, political or aesthetic)
intention? At whose expense are they produced? Who and what is included or excluded? What images of society are
constructed by them? Different positions will be illuminated in order to ask better and better questions.
Appointment: Thu, 9:45-11:30am - Exercise: 11:30am -1:00pm

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T 4.79 Course: Theory of Architecture 2 [T-ARCH-107299]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103562 - Theory of Architecture 2

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Examination of another type 4 Grade to a third Each summer term 3

Competence Certificate
Other examination requirements consisting of an Open Book Upload exam. The task is digitally supported and must be
completed within a defined time window of 90 minutes from home. Aids are permitted. Students download the tasks as a
file at the beginning of the time window, work on them digitally and upload the results as a submission immediately after
the end of the processing time in a limited time window. The submission includes the declaration of independent
processing and indication of the aids.

Prerequisites
Requirement for the exam application is having passed the completed coursework "Architecture Theory 1 - Tutorial".

Modeled Conditions
The following conditions have to be fulfilled:

1. The course T-ARCH-109237 - Theory of Architecture 2 - Practical Course must have been passed.

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T 4.80 Course: Theory of Architecture 2 - Practical Course [T-ARCH-109237]

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture

Part of: M-ARCH-103562 - Theory of Architecture 2

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 0 pass/fail Each summer term 1

Competence Certificate
Completed Coursework consisting of the weekly compilation of written position papers on the respective lecture topics of
approx. half an A4 page. The minimum number of position papers that have to be handed in will be made public at the start
of the university semester (approx. half of the number of lectures).

Prerequisites
none

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T 4.81 Course: Visit Lecture Series Bachelor [T-ARCH-109970]

Responsible: Studiendekan/in Architektur

Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 1 pass/fail Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1700000 Karlsruhe Architecture Lectures /🗣 Hebel
ST 2024 1700000 Karlsruher Architekturvorträge /🗣 Hebel
"Skizzenwerk"
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
The progress monitoring of the partial completed coursework "Participation in Lecture Series" consists of the confirmation
of having visited at least 15 lectures of the lecture series "Karlsruhe Architecture Lectures", "Lecture Series History of Art" or
"Construction History Colloquium" of the KIT Department of Architecture.

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Karlsruhe Architecture Lectures

V 1700000, WS 23/24, SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Attendance of at least 15 lectures of the event series "Karlsruher Architektur-vorträge", "Vortragsreihe Kunstgeschichte", or
"Baugeschichtliches Kolloquium" of the KIT Faculty of Architecture can be recognized with a credit point in the module Key
Qualifications.
Date: Wed, from 7 pm, 20.40, Fritz-Haller-Hörsaal
For dates and program see homepage of the KIT Faculty:
https://www.arch.kit.edu/architekturvortraege.php

Karlsruher Architekturvorträge "Skizzenwerk"

V 1700000, SS 2024, SWS, Language: German/English, Open in study portal On-Site

Content
Attendance of at least 15 lectures of the event series "Karlsruher Architektur-vorträge", "Vortragsreihe Kunstgeschichte", or
"Baugeschichtliches Kolloquium" of the KIT Faculty of Architecture can be recognized with a credit point in the module Key
Qualifications. For dates and program see homepage of the KIT Faculty.

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4 COURSES Course: Workshop Introduction [T-ARCH-107340]

T 4.82 Course: Workshop Introduction [T-ARCH-107340]

Responsible: Andreas Heil

Philipp Jager
Anita Knipper
Organisation: KIT Department of Architecture
Part of: M-ARCH-103602 - Key Qualifications

Type Credits Grading scale Recurrence Version

Completed coursework 1 pass/fail Each term 1

Events
WT 23/24 1700042 Workshop Introduction 1 SWS Knipper, Gäng, Heil,
Seeland, Engel, Jager
ST 2024 1700040 Workshop Introduction 1 SWS /🧩 Gäng, Heil, Jager,
Knipper
Legend: 🖥 Online, 🧩 Blended (On-Site/Online), 🗣 On-Site, 🗙 Cancelled

Competence Certificate
Completed coursework consisting of the "Werkstattführerschein".

Prerequisites
none

Below you will find excerpts from events related to this course:

Workshop Introduction
V 1700042, WS 23/24, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal

Content
In the course of the bachelor's program, introductions must be completed in all study workshops.
In some cases, the introductions are linked to specific courses.
Further information is available in the corresponding courses.

Workshop Introduction
V 1700040, SS 2024, 1 SWS, Language: German, Open in study portal Blended (On-Site/Online)

Content
In the course of the bachelor's program, introductions must be completed in all study workshops.
In some cases, the introductions are linked to specific courses.
Further information is available in the corresponding courses.
Examination: Participation is confirmed on workshop driver's license

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5 Studien- und Prüfungsordnung

Die Forschungsuniversität in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Amtliche Bekanntmachung

2016 Ausgegeben Karlsruhe, den 27. Juli 2016 Nr. 66

Inhalt Seite

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Studien- und Prüfungsordnung des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT)

für den Bachelorstudiengang Architektur

vom 26. Juli 2016

Aufgrund von § 10 Absatz 2 Ziff. 5 und § 20 Absatz 2 Satz 1 des Gesetzes über das Karlsruher
Institut für Technologie (KIT-Gesetz - KITG) in der Fassung vom 14. Juli 2009 (GBl. S. 317 f),
zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 5 des Dritten Gesetzes zur Änderung hochschulrechtlicher Vor-
schriften (3. Hochschulrechtsänderungsgesetz – 3. HRÄG) vom 01. April 2014 (GBl. S. 99, 167)
und § 32 Absatz 3 Satz 1 des Gesetzes über die Hochschulen in Baden-Württemberg (Landes-
hochschulgesetz - LHG) in der Fassung vom 1. Januar 2005 (GBl. S. 1 f), zuletzt geändert durch
Artikel 2 des Gesetzes zur Verwirklichung der Chancengleichheit von Frauen und Männern im
öffentlichen Dienst in Baden-Württemberg und zur Änderung des Landeshochschulgesetzes
vom 23. Februar 2016 (GBl. S. 108, 118), hat der Senat des KIT am 18. Juli 2016 die folgende
Studien- und Prüfungsordnung für den Bachelorstudiengang Architektur beschlossen.

Der Präsident hat seine Zustimmung gemäß § 20 Absatz 2 Satz 1 KITG i.V.m. § 32 Absatz 3
Satz 1 LHG am 26. Juli 2016 erteilt.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Allgemeine Bestimmungen
§ 1 Geltungsbereich
§ 2 Ziele des Studiums, akademischer Grad
§ 3 Regelstudienzeit, Studienaufbau, Leistungspunkte
§ 4 Modulprüfungen, Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen
§ 5 Anmeldung und Zulassung zu den Modulprüfungen und Lehrveranstaltungen
§ 6 Durchführung von Erfolgskontrollen
§ 6 a Erfolgskontrollen im Antwort-Wahl-Verfahren
§ 6 b Computergestützte Erfolgskontrollen
§ 7 Bewertung von Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen
§ 8 Orientierungsprüfungen, Verlust des Prüfungsanspruchs
§ 9 Wiederholung von Erfolgskontrollen, endgültiges Nichtbestehen
§ 10 Abmeldung; Versäumnis, Rücktritt
§ 11 Täuschung, Ordnungsverstoß
§ 12 Mutterschutz, Elternzeit, Wahrnehmung von Familienpflichten
§ 13 Studierende mit Behinderung oder chronischer Erkrankung
§ 14 Modul Bachelorarbeit
§ 15 Zusatzleistungen
§ 15 a Mastervorzug
§ 16 Überfachliche Qualifikationen

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§ 17 Prüfungsausschuss
§ 18 Prüfende und Beisitzende
§ 19 Anerkennung von Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen, Studienzeiten

II. Bachelorprüfung
§ 20 Umfang und Art der Bachelorprüfung
§ 21 Bestehen der Bachelorprüfung, Bildung der Gesamtnote
§ 22 Bachelorzeugnis, Bachelorurkunde, Diploma Supplement und Transcript of Records

III. Schlussbestimmungen
§ 23 Bescheinigung von Prüfungsleistungen
§ 24 Aberkennung des Bachelorgrades
§ 25 Einsicht in die Prüfungsakten
§ 26 Inkrafttreten, Übergangsvorschriften

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Präambel

Das KIT hat sich im Rahmen der Umsetzung des Bolognaprozesses zum Aufbau eines europäi-
schen Hochschulraumes zum Ziel gesetzt, dass am Abschluss des Studiums am KIT der Mas-
tergrad stehen soll. Das KIT sieht daher die am KIT angebotenen konsekutiven Bachelor- und
Masterstudiengänge als Gesamtkonzept mit konsekutivem Curriculum.

I. Allgemeine Bestimmungen

§ 1 Geltungsbereich
Diese Bachelorprüfungsordnung regelt Studienablauf, Prüfungen und den Abschluss des Studi-
ums im Bachelorstudiengang Architektur am KIT.

§ 2 Ziel des Studiums, akademischer Grad

(1) Im Bachelorstudium sollen die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen und die Methodenkompetenz der
Architektur vermittelt werden. Ziel des Studiums ist die Fähigkeit, einen konsekutiven Masterstudi-
engang erfolgreich absolvieren zu können sowie das erworbene Wissen berufsfeldbezogen an-
wenden zu können.
(2) Aufgrund der bestandenen Bachelorprüfung wird der akademische Grad „Bachelor of Science
(B.Sc.)“ für den Bachelorstudiengang Architektur verliehen.

§ 3 Regelstudienzeit, Studienaufbau, Leistungspunkte

(1) Die Regelstudienzeit beträgt sechs Semester.
(2) Das Lehrangebot des Studiengangs ist in Fächer, die Fächer sind in Module, die jeweiligen
Module in Lehrveranstaltungen gegliedert. Die Fächer und ihr Umfang werden in § 20 festgelegt.
Näheres beschreibt das Modulhandbuch.
(3) Der für das Absolvieren von Lehrveranstaltungen und Modulen vorgesehene Arbeitsaufwand
wird in Leistungspunkten (LP) ausgewiesen. Die Maßstäbe für die Zuordnung von Leistungs-
punkten entsprechen dem European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Ein Leistungspunkt ent-
spricht einem Arbeitsaufwand von etwa 30 Zeitstunden. Die Verteilung der Leistungspunkte auf
die Semester hat in der Regel gleichmäßig zu erfolgen.
(4) Der Umfang der für den erfolgreichen Abschluss des Studiums erforderlichen Studien- und
Prüfungsleistungen wird in Leistungspunkten gemessen und beträgt insgesamt 180 Leistungs-
punkte.
(5) Lehrveranstaltungen können nach vorheriger Ankündigung auch in englischer Sprache an-
geboten werden, sofern es deutschsprachige Wahlmöglichkeiten gibt.

§ 4 Modulprüfungen, Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen

(1) Die Bachelorprüfung besteht aus Modulprüfungen. Modulprüfungen bestehen aus einer oder
mehreren Erfolgskontrollen.
Erfolgskontrollen gliedern sich in Studien- oder Prüfungsleistungen.
(2) Prüfungsleistungen sind:
1. schriftliche Prüfungen,

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2. mündliche Prüfungen oder

3. Prüfungsleistungen anderer Art.
(3) Studienleistungen sind schriftliche, mündliche oder praktische Leistungen, die von den Stu-
dierenden in der Regel lehrveranstaltungsbegleitend erbracht werden. Die Bachelorprüfung darf
nicht mit einer Studienleistung abgeschlossen werden.
(4) Von den Modulprüfungen sollen mindestens 70 % benotet sein.
(5) Bei sich ergänzenden Inhalten können die Modulprüfungen mehrerer Module durch eine auch
modulübergreifende Prüfungsleistung (Absatz 2 Nr.1 bis 3) ersetzt werden.

§ 5 Anmeldung und Zulassung zu den Modulprüfungen und Lehrveranstaltungen

(1) Um an den Modulprüfungen teilnehmen zu können, müssen sich die Studierenden online im
Studierendenportal zu den jeweiligen Erfolgskontrollen anmelden. In Ausnahmefällen kann eine
Anmeldung schriftlich im Studierendenservice oder in einer anderen, vom Studierendenservice
autorisierten Einrichtung erfolgen. Für die Erfolgskontrollen können durch die Prüfenden Anmel-
defristen festgelegt werden. Die Anmeldung der Bachelorarbeit ist im Modulhandbuch geregelt.
(2) Sofern Wahlmöglichkeiten bestehen, müssen Studierende, um zu einer Prüfung in einem
bestimmten Modul zugelassen zu werden, vor der ersten Prüfung in diesem Modul mit der An-
meldung zu der Prüfung eine bindende Erklärung über die Wahl des betreffenden Moduls und
dessen Zuordnung zu einem Fach abgeben. Auf Antrag des/der Studierenden an den Prüfungs-
ausschuss kann die Wahl oder die Zuordnung nachträglich geändert werden. Ein einmal begon-
nenes Prüfungsverfahren ist zu beenden, d.h. eine erstmals nicht bestandene Prüfung ist zu
wiederholen.
(3) Zu einer Erfolgskontrolle ist zuzulassen, wer
1. in den Bachelorstudiengang Architektur am KIT eingeschrieben ist; die Zulassung beurlaubter
Studierender ist auf Prüfungsleistungen beschränkt; und
2. nachweist, dass er die im Modulhandbuch für die Zulassung zu einer Erfolgskontrolle festge-
legten Voraussetzungen erfüllt und
3. nachweist, dass er in dem Bachelorstudiengang Architektur den Prüfungsanspruch nicht ver-
loren hat.
(4) Nach Maßgabe von § 30 Abs. 5 LHG kann die Zulassung zu einzelnen Pflichtveranstaltungen
beschränkt werden. Der/die Prüfende entscheidet über die Auswahl unter den Studierenden, die
sich rechtzeitig bis zu dem von dem/der Prüfenden festgesetzten Termin angemeldet haben un-
ter Berücksichtigung des Studienfortschritts dieser Studierenden und unter Beachtung von § 13
Abs. 1 Satz 1 und 2, sofern ein Abbau des Überhangs durch andere oder zusätzliche Veranstal-
tungen nicht möglich ist. Für den Fall gleichen Studienfortschritts sind durch die KIT-Fakultäten
weitere Kriterien festzulegen. Das Ergebnis wird den Studierenden rechtzeitig bekannt gegeben.
(5) Die Zulassung ist abzulehnen, wenn die in Absatz 3 und 4 genannten Voraussetzungen nicht
erfüllt sind.

§ 6 Durchführung von Erfolgskontrollen

(1) Erfolgskontrollen werden studienbegleitend, in der Regel im Verlauf der Vermittlung der
Lehrinhalte der einzelnen Module oder zeitnah danach, durchgeführt.
(2) Die Art der Erfolgskontrolle (§ 4 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 bis 3, Abs. 3) wird von der/dem Prüfenden der
betreffenden Lehrveranstaltung in Bezug auf die Lerninhalte der Lehrveranstaltung und die
Lernziele des Moduls festgelegt. Die Art der Erfolgskontrolle, ihre Häufigkeit, Reihenfolge und
Gewichtung sowie gegebenenfalls die Bildung der Modulnote müssen mindestens sechs Wo-
chen vor Vorlesungsbeginn im Modulhandbuch bekannt gemacht werden. Im Einvernehmen von
Prüfendem und Studierender bzw. Studierendem können die Art der Prüfungsleistung sowie die

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Prüfungssprache auch nachträglich geändert werden; im ersten Fall ist jedoch § 4 Abs. 5 zu be-
rücksichtigen. Bei der Prüfungsorganisation sind die Belange Studierender mit Behinderung oder
chronischer Erkrankung gemäß § 13 Abs. 1 zu berücksichtigen. § 13 Abs. 1 Satz 3 und 4 gelten
entsprechend.
(3) Bei unvertretbar hohem Prüfungsaufwand kann eine schriftlich durchzuführende Prüfungs-
leistung auch mündlich, oder eine mündlich durchzuführende Prüfungsleistung auch schriftlich
abgenommen werden. Diese Änderung muss mindestens sechs Wochen vor der Prüfungsleis-
tung bekannt gegeben werden.
(4) Bei Lehrveranstaltungen in englischer Sprache (§ 3 Abs. 6) können die entsprechenden Er-
folgskontrollen in dieser Sprache abgenommen werden. § 6 Abs. 2 gilt entsprechend.
(5) Schriftliche Prüfungen (§ 4 Abs. 2 Nr. 1) sind in der Regel von einer/einem Prüfenden nach §
18 Abs. 2 oder 3 zu bewerten. Sofern eine Bewertung durch mehrere Prüfende erfolgt, ergibt
sich die Note aus dem arithmetischen Mittel der Einzelbewertungen. Entspricht das arithmeti-
sche Mittel keiner der in § 7 Abs. 2 Satz 2 definierten Notenstufen, so ist auf die nächstliegende
Notenstufe auf- oder abzurunden. Bei gleichem Abstand ist auf die nächstbessere Notenstufe zu
runden. Das Bewertungsverfahren soll sechs Wochen nicht überschreiten. Schriftliche Prüfun-
gen dauern mindestens 60 und höchstens 300 Minuten.
(6) Mündliche Prüfungen (§ 4 Abs. 2 Nr. 2) sind von mehreren Prüfenden (Kollegialprüfung) oder
von einer/einem Prüfenden in Gegenwart einer oder eines Beisitzenden als Gruppen- oder Ein-
zelprüfungen abzunehmen und zu bewerten. Vor der Festsetzung der Note hört die/der Prüfende
die anderen an der Kollegialprüfung mitwirkenden Prüfenden an. Mündliche Prüfungen dauern in
der Regel mindestens 15 Minuten und maximal 60 Minuten pro Studierenden.
Die wesentlichen Gegenstände und Ergebnisse der mündlichen Prüfung sind in einem Protokoll
festzuhalten. Das Ergebnis der Prüfung ist den Studierenden im Anschluss an die mündliche
Prüfung bekannt zu geben.
Studierende, die sich in einem späteren Semester der gleichen Prüfung unterziehen wollen,
werden entsprechend den räumlichen Verhältnissen und nach Zustimmung des Prüflings als
Zuhörerinnen und Zuhörer bei mündlichen Prüfungen zugelassen. Die Zulassung erstreckt sich
nicht auf die Beratung und Bekanntgabe der Prüfungsergebnisse.
(7) Für Prüfungsleistungen anderer Art (§ 4 Abs. 2 Nr. 3) sind angemessene Bearbeitungsfristen
einzuräumen und Abgabetermine festzulegen. Dabei ist durch die Art der Aufgabenstellung und
durch entsprechende Dokumentation sicherzustellen, dass die erbrachte Prüfungsleistung
dem/der Studierenden zurechenbar ist. Die wesentlichen Gegenstände und Ergebnisse einer
solchen Erfolgskontrolle sind in einem Protokoll festzuhalten.
Bei mündlich durchgeführten Prüfungsleistungen anderer Art muss neben der/dem Prüfenden
ein/e Beisitzende/r anwesend sein, die/der zusätzlich zum/zur Prüfenden das Protokoll zeichnet.
Schriftliche und/oder zeichnerische Arbeiten im Rahmen einer Prüfungsleistung anderer Art ha-
ben dabei die folgende Erklärung zu tragen: „Ich versichere wahrheitsgemäß, die Arbeit selbst-
ständig angefertigt, alle benutzten Hilfsmittel vollständig und genau angegeben und alles kennt-
lich gemacht zu haben, was aus Arbeiten anderer unverändert oder mit Abänderungen entnom-
men wurde.“ Trägt die Arbeit diese Erklärung nicht, wird sie nicht angenommen. Die wesentli-
chen Gegenstände und Ergebnisse der Erfolgskontrolle sind in einem Protokoll festzuhalten.

§ 6 a Erfolgskontrollen im Antwort-Wahl-Verfahren
Das Modulhandbuch regelt, ob und in welchem Umfang Erfolgskontrollen im Wege des Antwort-
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§ 6 b Computergestützte Erfolgskontrollen

(1) Erfolgskontrollen können computergestützt durchgeführt werden. Dabei wird die Antwort bzw.
Lösung der/des Studierenden elektronisch übermittelt und, sofern möglich, automatisiert ausge-
wertet. Die Prüfungsinhalte sind von einer/einem Prüfenden zu erstellen.

(2) Vor der computergestützten Erfolgskontrolle hat die/der Prüfende sicherzustellen, dass die
elektronischen Daten eindeutig identifiziert und unverwechselbar und dauerhaft den Studieren-
den zugeordnet werden können. Der störungsfreie Verlauf einer computergestützten Erfolgskon-
trolle ist durch entsprechende technische und fachliche Betreuung zu gewährleisten. Alle Prü-
fungsaufgaben müssen während der gesamten Bearbeitungszeit zur Bearbeitung zur Verfügung
stehen.

(3) Im Übrigen gelten für die Durchführung von computergestützten Erfolgskontrollen die §§ 6
bzw. 6 a.

§ 7 Bewertung von Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen

(1) Das Ergebnis einer Prüfungsleistung wird von den jeweiligen Prüfenden in Form einer Note
festgesetzt.
(2) Folgende Noten sollen verwendet werden:

sehr gut (very good) : hervorragende Leistung,

gut (good) : eine Leistung, die erheblich über den durch-
schnittlichen Anforderungen liegt,
befriedigend (satisfactory) : eine Leistung, die durchschnittlichen Anforde-
rungen entspricht,
ausreichend (sufficient) : eine Leistung, die trotz ihrer Mängel noch den
Anforderungen genügt,
nicht ausreichend (failed) : eine Leistung, die wegen erheblicher Mängel
nicht den Anforderungen genügt.

Zur differenzierten Bewertung einzelner Prüfungsleistungen sind nur folgende Noten zugelassen:

1,0; 1,3 : sehr gut

1,7; 2,0; 2,3 : gut
2,7; 3,0; 3.3 : befriedigend
3,7; 4,0 : ausreichend
5,0 : nicht ausreichend

(3) Studienleistungen werden mit „bestanden“ oder mit „nicht bestanden“ gewertet.
(4) Bei der Bildung der gewichteten Durchschnitte der Modulnoten, der Fachnoten und der Ge-
samtnote wird nur die erste Dezimalstelle hinter dem Komma berücksichtigt; alle weiteren Stel-
len werden ohne Rundung gestrichen.
(5) Jedes Modul und jede Erfolgskontrolle darf in demselben Studiengang nur einmal gewertet
werden.
(6) Eine Prüfungsleistung ist bestanden, wenn die Note mindestens „ausreichend“ (4,0) ist.

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(7) Die Modulprüfung ist bestanden, wenn alle erforderlichen Erfolgskontrollen bestanden sind.
Die Modulprüfung und die Bildung der Modulnote sollen im Modulhandbuch geregelt werden.
Sofern das Modulhandbuch keine Regelung über die Bildung der Modulnote enthält, errechnet
sich die Modulnote aus einem nach den Leistungspunkten der einzelnen Teilmodule gewichteter
Notendurchschnitt. Die differenzierten Noten (Absatz 2) sind bei der Berechnung der Modulnoten
als Ausgangsdaten zu verwenden.
(8) Die Ergebnisse der Erfolgskontrollen sowie die erworbenen Leistungspunkte werden durch
den Studierendenservice des KIT verwaltet.
(9) Die Noten der Module eines Faches gehen in die Fachnote mit einem Gewicht proportional
zu den ausgewiesenen Leistungspunkten der Module ein.
(10) Die Gesamtnote der Bachelorprüfung, die Fachnoten und die Modulnoten lauten:

bis 1,5 = sehr gut

von 1,6 bis 2,5 = gut
von 2,6 bis 3,5 = befriedigend
von 3,6 bis 4,0 = ausreichend

§ 8 Orientierungsprüfungen, Verlust des Prüfungsanspruchs

(1) Die Modulprüfungen in den Modulen „Architekturgeometrie und Digitales Gestalten 1“ (4 LP),
„Architekturtheorie 1“ (4 LP), „Studio Gefüge“ (10 LP) und „Bauphysik“ (4 LP) sind bis zum Ende
des Prüfungszeitraums des zweiten Fachsemesters abzulegen (Orientierungsprüfungen).
(2) Wer die Orientierungsprüfungen einschließlich etwaiger Wiederholungen bis zum Ende des
Prüfungszeitraums des dritten Fachsemesters nicht erfolgreich abgelegt hat, verliert den Prü-
fungsanspruch im Studiengang, es sei denn, dass die Fristüberschreitung nicht selbst zu vertre-
ten ist; hierüber entscheidet der Prüfungsausschuss auf Antrag der oder des Studierenden. Eine
zweite Wiederholung der Orientierungsprüfungen ist ausgeschlossen.
(3) Ist die Bachelorprüfung bis zum Ende des Prüfungszeitraums des neunten Fachsemesters
einschließlich etwaiger Wiederholungen nicht vollständig abgelegt, so erlischt der Prüfungsan-
spruch im Studiengang Architektur, es sei denn, dass die Fristüberschreitung nicht selbst zu
vertreten ist. Die Entscheidung über eine Fristverlängerung und über Ausnahmen von der Frist-
regelung trifft der Prüfungsausschuss unter Beachtung der in § 32 Abs. 6 LHG genannten Tätig-
keiten auf Antrag des/der Studierenden. Der Antrag ist schriftlich in der Regel bis sechs Wochen
vor Ablauf der in Satz 1 genannten Studienhöchstdauer zu stellen.
(4) Der Prüfungsanspruch geht auch verloren, wenn eine nach dieser Studien- und Prüfungs-
ordnung erforderliche Studien- oder Prüfungsleistung endgültig nicht bestanden ist.

§ 9 Wiederholung von Erfolgskontrollen, endgültiges Nichtbestehen

(1) Studierende können eine nicht bestandene schriftliche Prüfung (§ 4 Absatz 2 Nr. 1) einmal
wiederholen. Wird eine schriftliche Wiederholungsprüfung mit „nicht ausreichend“ (5,0) bewertet,
so findet eine mündliche Nachprüfung im zeitlichen Zusammenhang mit dem Termin der nicht
bestandenen Prüfung statt. In diesem Falle kann die Note dieser Prüfung nicht besser als „aus-
reichend“ (4,0) sein.
(2) Studierende können eine nicht bestandene mündliche Prüfung (§ 4 Absatz 2 Nr. 2) einmal
wiederholen.
(3) Wiederholungsprüfungen nach Absatz 1 und 2 müssen in Inhalt, Umfang und Form (münd-
lich oder schriftlich) der ersten entsprechen. Ausnahmen kann der zuständige Prüfungsaus-
schuss auf Antrag zulassen.
(4) Prüfungsleistungen anderer Art (§ 4 Absatz 2 Nr. 3) können einmal wiederholt werden.

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(5) Studienleistungen können mehrfach wiederholt werden.

(6) Die Prüfungsleistung ist endgültig nicht bestanden, wenn die mündliche Nachprüfung im Sin-
ne des Absatzes 1 mit „nicht ausreichend“ (5,0) bewertet wurde. Die Prüfungsleistung ist ferner
endgültig nicht bestanden, wenn die mündliche Prüfung im Sinne des Absatzes 2 oder die Prü-
fungsleistung anderer Art gemäß Absatz 4 zweimal mit „nicht bestanden“ bewertet wurde.
(7) Das Modul ist endgültig nicht bestanden, wenn eine für sein Bestehen erforderliche Prü-
fungsleistung endgültig nicht bestanden ist.
(8) Eine zweite Wiederholung derselben Prüfungsleistung gemäß § 4 Abs. 2 ist nur in Ausnah-
mefällen auf Antrag des/der Studierenden zulässig („Antrag auf Zweitwiederholung“). Der Antrag
ist schriftlich beim Prüfungsausschuss in der Regel bis zwei Monate nach Bekanntgabe der Note
zu stellen.
Über den ersten Antrag eines/einer Studierenden auf Zweitwiederholung entscheidet der Prü-
fungsausschuss, wenn er den Antrag genehmigt. Wenn der Prüfungsausschuss diesen Antrag
ablehnt, entscheidet ein Mitglied des Präsidiums. Über weitere Anträge auf Zweitwiederholung
entscheidet nach Stellungnahme des Prüfungsausschusses ein Mitglied des Präsidiums. Wird
der Antrag genehmigt, hat die Zweitwiederholung spätestens zum übernächsten Prüfungstermin
zu erfolgen. Absatz 1 Satz 2 und 3 gelten entsprechend.
(9) Die Wiederholung einer bestandenen Prüfungsleistung ist nicht zulässig.
(10) Die Bachelorarbeit kann bei einer Bewertung mit „nicht ausreichend“ (5,0) einmal wiederholt
werden. Eine zweite Wiederholung der Bachelorarbeit ist ausgeschlossen.

§ 10 Abmeldung; Versäumnis, Rücktritt

(1) Studierende können ihre Anmeldung zu schriftlichen Prüfungen ohne Angabe von Gründen
bis zur Ausgabe der Prüfungsaufgaben widerrufen (Abmeldung). Eine Abmeldung kann online
im Studierendenportal bis 24:00 Uhr des Vortages der Prüfung oder in begründeten Ausnahme-
fällen beim Studierendenservice innerhalb der Geschäftszeiten erfolgen. Erfolgt die Abmeldung
gegenüber dem/der Prüfenden hat diese/r Sorge zu tragen, dass die Abmeldung im Campus
Management System verbucht wird.
(2) Bei mündlichen Prüfungen muss die Abmeldung spätestens sieben Werktage vor dem be-
treffenden Prüfungstermin gegenüber dem/der Prüfenden erklärt werden. Der Rücktritt von einer
mündlichen Prüfung weniger als sieben Werktage vor dem betreffenden Prüfungstermin ist nur
unter den Voraussetzungen des Absatzes 5 möglich. Der Rücktritt von mündlichen Nachprüfun-
gen im Sinne von § 9 Abs. 1 ist grundsätzlich nur unter den Voraussetzungen von Absatz 5 mög-
lich.
(3) Die Abmeldung von Prüfungsleistungen anderer Art hat in der Regel bis sechs Wochen nach
Beginn der zugehörigen Lehrveranstaltung zu erfolgen. Die Abmeldung von Studienleistungen
ist im Modulhandbuch geregelt.
(4) Eine Erfolgskontrolle gilt als mit „nicht ausreichend“ (5,0) bewertet, wenn die Studierenden
einen Prüfungstermin ohne triftigen Grund versäumen oder wenn sie nach Beginn der Erfolgs-
kontrolle ohne triftigen Grund von dieser zurücktreten. Dasselbe gilt, wenn die Bachelorarbeit
nicht innerhalb der vorgesehenen Bearbeitungszeit erbracht wird, es sei denn, der/die Studie-
rende hat die Fristüberschreitung nicht zu vertreten.
(5) Der für den Rücktritt nach Beginn der Erfolgskontrolle oder das Versäumnis geltend gemach-
te Grund muss dem Prüfungsausschuss unverzüglich schriftlich angezeigt und glaubhaft ge-
macht werden. Bei Krankheit des/der Studierenden oder eines allein zu versorgenden Kindes
oder pflegebedürftigen Angehörigen kann die Vorlage eines ärztlichen Attestes verlangt werden.

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§ 11 Täuschung, Ordnungsverstoß
(1) Versuchen Studierende das Ergebnis ihrer Erfolgskontrolle durch Täuschung oder Benut-
zung nicht zugelassener Hilfsmittel zu beeinflussen, gilt die betreffende Erfolgskontrolle als mit
„nicht ausreichend“ (5,0) bewertet.
(2) Studierende, die den ordnungsgemäßen Ablauf einer Erfolgskontrolle stören, können von
der/dem Prüfenden oder der Aufsicht führenden Person von der Fortsetzung der Erfolgskontrolle
ausgeschlossen werden. In diesem Fall gilt die betreffende Erfolgskontrolle als mit „nicht ausrei-
chend“ (5,0) bewertet. In schwerwiegenden Fällen kann der Prüfungsausschuss diese Studie-
renden von der Erbringung weiterer Erfolgskontrollen ausschließen.
(3) Näheres regelt die Allgemeine Satzung des KIT zur Redlichkeit bei Prüfungen und Praktika in
der jeweils gültigen Fassung.

§ 12 Mutterschutz, Elternzeit, Wahrnehmung von Familienpflichten

(1) Auf Antrag sind die Mutterschutzfristen, wie sie im jeweils gültigen Gesetz zum Schutz der
erwerbstätigen Mutter (Mutterschutzgesetz - MuSchG) festgelegt sind, entsprechend zu berück-
sichtigen. Dem Antrag sind die erforderlichen Nachweise beizufügen. Die Mutterschutzfristen
unterbrechen jede Frist nach dieser Prüfungsordnung. Die Dauer des Mutterschutzes wird nicht
in die Frist eingerechnet.
(2) Gleichfalls sind die Fristen der Elternzeit nach Maßgabe des jeweils gültigen Gesetzes (Bun-
deselterngeld- und Elternzeitgesetz - BEEG) auf Antrag zu berücksichtigen. Der/die Studierende
muss bis spätestens vier Wochen vor dem Zeitpunkt, von dem an die Elternzeit angetreten wer-
den soll, dem Prüfungsausschuss, unter Beifügung der erforderlichen Nachweise, schriftlich mit-
teilen, in welchem Zeitraum die Elternzeit in Anspruch genommen werden soll. Der Prüfungs-
ausschuss hat zu prüfen, ob die gesetzlichen Voraussetzungen vorliegen, die bei einer Arbeit-
nehmerin bzw. einem Arbeitnehmer den Anspruch auf Elternzeit auslösen würden, und teilt
dem/der Studierenden das Ergebnis sowie die neu festgesetzten Prüfungszeiten unverzüglich
mit. Die Bearbeitungszeit der Bachelorarbeit kann nicht durch Elternzeit unterbrochen werden.
Die gestellte Arbeit gilt als nicht vergeben. Nach Ablauf der Elternzeit erhält der/die Studierende
ein neues Thema, das innerhalb der in § 14 festgelegten Bearbeitungszeit zu bearbeiten ist.
(3) Der Prüfungsausschuss entscheidet auf Antrag über die flexible Handhabung von Prüfungs-
fristen entsprechend den Bestimmungen des Landeshochschulgesetzes, wenn Studierende Fa-
milienpflichten wahrzunehmen haben. Absatz 2 Satz 4 bis 6 gelten entsprechend.

§ 13 Studierende mit Behinderung oder chronischer Erkrankung

(1) Bei der Gestaltung und Organisation des Studiums sowie der Prüfungen sind die Belange
Studierender mit Behinderung oder chronischer Erkrankung zu berücksichtigen. Insbesondere
ist Studierenden mit Behinderung oder chronischer Erkrankung bevorzugter Zugang zu teilnah-
mebegrenzten Lehrveranstaltungen zu gewähren und die Reihenfolge für das Absolvieren be-
stimmter Lehrveranstaltungen entsprechend ihrer Bedürfnisse anzupassen. Studierende sind
gemäß Bundesgleichstellungsgesetz (BGG) und Sozialgesetzbuch Neuntes Buch (SGB IX) be-
hindert, wenn ihre körperliche Funktion, geistige Fähigkeit oder seelische Gesundheit mit hoher
Wahrscheinlichkeit länger als sechs Monate von dem für das Lebensalter typischen Zustand
abweichen und daher ihre Teilhabe am Leben in der Gesellschaft beeinträchtigt ist. Der Prü-
fungsausschuss entscheidet auf Antrag der/des Studierenden über das Vorliegen der Voraus-
setzungen nach Satz 2 und 3. Die/der Studierende hat die entsprechenden Nachweise vorzule-
gen.
(2) Weisen Studierende eine Behinderung oder chronische Erkrankung nach und folgt daraus,
dass sie nicht in der Lage sind, Erfolgskontrollen ganz oder teilweise in der vorgeschriebenen
Zeit oder Form abzulegen, kann der Prüfungsausschuss gestatten, die Erfolgskontrollen in ei-

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nem anderen Zeitraum oder einer anderen Form zu erbringen. Insbesondere ist behinderten
Studierenden zu gestatten, notwendige Hilfsmittel zu benutzen.
(3) Weisen Studierende eine Behinderung oder chronische Erkrankung nach und folgt daraus,
dass sie nicht in der Lage sind, die Lehrveranstaltungen regelmäßig zu besuchen oder die ge-
mäß § 20 erforderlichen Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen zu erbringen, kann der Prüfungsaus-
schuss auf Antrag gestatten, dass einzelne Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen nach Ablauf der in
dieser Studien- und Prüfungsordnung vorgesehenen Fristen absolviert werden können.

§ 14 Modul Bachelorarbeit
(1) Voraussetzung für die Zulassung zum Modul Bachelorarbeit ist, dass die/der Studierende
1. das Fach „Entwerfen“,
2. das Fach „Integrales Entwerfen“ und
3. zusätzlich Modulprüfungen im Umfang von 76 LP erfolgreich abgelegt hat.
Über Ausnahmen entscheidet der Prüfungsausschuss auf Antrag der/des Studierenden.
(1 a) Dem Modul Bachelorarbeit sind 12 LP zugeordnet. Es besteht aus der Bachelorarbeit und
einer Präsentation. Die Bearbeitung und Präsentation hat nach dem vom Prüfungsausschuss
vorgegebenen Zeitplan zu erfolgen. Dieser für alle Studierende einheitliche Zeitplan ist mit der
Bachelorarbeit auszugegeben.
(2) Die Bachelorarbeit ist ein architektonischer Entwurf. Sie kann von Hochschullehrer/innen und
leitenden Wissenschaftler/innen gemäß § 14 Abs. 3 Ziff. 1 KITG vergeben werden. Darüber hin-
aus kann der Prüfungsausschuss weitere Prüfende gemäß § 18 Abs. 2 und 3 zur Vergabe des
Themas berechtigen. Soll die Bachelorarbeit außerhalb der KIT-Fakultät für Architektur angefer-
tigt werden, so bedarf dies der Genehmigung durch den Prüfungsausschuss. Für die Bachelor-
arbeit stehen in jedem Semester Themen zur Auswahl. Der Prüfungsausschuss bestimmt für
jedes Thema einen/eine Betreuer/in. Die Verteilung der Themen auf die Studierenden erfolgt per
Zuteilungsverfahren. Näheres regelt das Modulhandbuch. Die Bachelorarbeit kann auch in Form
einer Gruppenarbeit zugelassen werden, wenn der als Prüfungsleistung zu bewertende Beitrag
der einzelnen Studierenden aufgrund objektiver Kriterien, die eine eindeutige Abgrenzung er-
möglichen, deutlich unterscheidbar ist und die Anforderung nach Absatz 4 erfüllt. In Ausnahme-
fällen sorgt die/der Vorsitzende des Prüfungsausschusses auf Antrag der oder des Studierenden
dafür, dass die/der Studierende innerhalb von vier Wochen ein Thema für die Bachelorarbeit
erhält. Die Ausgabe des Themas erfolgt in diesem Fall über die/den Vorsitzende/n des Prü-
fungsausschusses.
(3) Thema, Aufgabenstellung und Umfang der Bachelorarbeit sind von dem Betreuer bzw. der
Betreuerin so zu begrenzen, dass sie mit dem in Absatz 4 festgelegten Arbeitsaufwand bearbei-
tet werden kann.
(4) Die Bachelorarbeit soll zeigen, dass die Studierenden in der Lage sind, ein Problem aus ih-
rem Studienfach selbstständig und in begrenzter Zeit nach wissenschaftlichen, gestalterischen,
konstruktiv-technischen, theoretisch-historischen, städtebaulichen, organisatorischen und ent-
werferischen Methoden zu bearbeiten. Die maximale Bearbeitungsdauer beträgt drei Monate.
Thema und Aufgabenstellung sind an den vorgesehenen Umfang anzupassen. Der Prüfungs-
ausschuss legt fest, in welchen Sprachen die Bachelorarbeit geschrieben werden kann. Auf An-
trag des Studierenden kann der/die Prüfende genehmigen, dass die Bachelorarbeit in einer an-
deren Sprache als Deutsch geschrieben wird.
(5) Bei der Abgabe der Bachelorarbeit haben die Studierenden schriftlich zu versichern, dass sie
die Arbeit selbstständig verfasst und keine anderen als die angegebenen Quellen und Hilfsmittel
benutzt haben, die wörtlich oder inhaltlich übernommenen Stellen als solche kenntlich gemacht
und die Satzung des KIT zur Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis in der jeweils gültigen
Fassung beachtet haben. Wenn diese Erklärung nicht enthalten ist, wird die Arbeit nicht ange-
nommen. Die Erklärung kann wie folgt lauten: „Ich versichere wahrheitsgemäß, die Arbeit
selbstständig verfasst, alle benutzten Hilfsmittel vollständig und genau angegeben und alles

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kenntlich gemacht zu haben, was aus Arbeiten anderer unverändert oder mit Abänderungen
entnommen wurde sowie die Satzung des KIT zur Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis in
der jeweils gültigen Fassung beachtet zu haben.“ Bei Abgabe einer unwahren Versicherung wird
die Bachelorarbeit mit „nicht ausreichend“ (5,0) bewertet.
(6) Der Zeitpunkt der Ausgabe des Themas der Bachelorarbeit ist durch die Betreuerin/ den Be-
treuer und die/den Studierenden festzuhalten und dies beim Prüfungsausschuss aktenkundig zu
machen. Der Zeitpunkt der Abgabe der Bachelorarbeit ist durch den/die Prüfende/n beim Prü-
fungsausschuss aktenkundig zu machen. Das Thema kann nur einmal und nur innerhalb des
ersten Monats der Bearbeitungszeit zurückgegeben werden. Macht der oder die Studierende
einen triftigen Grund geltend, kann der Prüfungsausschuss die in Absatz 3 festgelegte Bearbei-
tungszeit auf Antrag der oder des Studierenden um höchstens einen Monat verlängern. Wird die
Bachelorarbeit nicht fristgerecht abgeliefert, gilt sie als mit „nicht ausreichend“ (5,0) bewertet, es
sei denn, dass die Studierenden dieses Versäumnis nicht zu vertreten haben.
(7) Die Bachelorarbeit wird von mindestens einem/einer Hochschullehrer/in oder einem/einer
leitenden Wissenschaftler/in gemäß § 14 Abs. 3 Ziff. 1 KITG und einem/einer weiteren Prüfen-
den bewertet. In der Regel ist eine/r der Prüfenden die Person, die die Arbeit gemäß Absatz 2
vergeben hat. Bei nicht übereinstimmender Beurteilung dieser beiden Personen setzt der Prü-
fungsausschuss im Rahmen der Bewertung dieser beiden Personen die Note der Bachelorarbeit
fest; er kann auch einen weiteren Gutachter bestellen. Die Bewertung hat innerhalb von sechs
Wochen nach Abgabe der Bachelorarbeit zu erfolgen.

§ 15 Zusatzleistungen
(1) Es können auch weitere Leistungspunkte (Zusatzleistungen) im Umfang von höchstens 30
LP aus dem Gesamtangebot des KIT erworben werden. § 3 und § 4 der Prüfungsordnung blei-
ben davon unberührt. Diese Zusatzleistungen gehen nicht in die Festsetzung der Gesamt- und
Modulnoten ein. Die bei der Festlegung der Modulnote nicht berücksichtigten LP werden als Zu-
satzleistungen im Transcript of Records aufgeführt und als Zusatzleistungen gekennzeichnet.
Auf Antrag der/des Studierenden werden die Zusatzleistungen in das Bachelorzeugnis aufge-
nommen und als Zusatzleistungen gekennzeichnet. Zusatzleistungen werden mit den nach § 7
vorgesehenen Noten gelistet.
(2) Die Studierenden haben bereits bei der Anmeldung zu einer Prüfung in einem Modul diese
als Zusatzleistung zu deklarieren. Auf Antrag der Studierenden kann die Zuordnung des Moduls
später geändert werden.

§ 15 a Mastervorzug
Studierende, die im Bachelorstudium bereits mindestens 120 LP erworben haben, können zu-
sätzlich zu den in § 15 Abs. 1 genannten Zusatzleistungen Leistungspunkte aus einem konseku-
tiven Masterstudiengang am KIT im Umfang von höchstens 30 LP erwerben (Mastervorzugsleis-
tungen). § 3 und § 4 der Prüfungsordnung bleiben davon unberührt. Die Mastervorzugsleistun-
gen gehen nicht in die Festsetzung der Gesamt-, Fach- und Modulnoten ein. Sie werden im
Transcript of Records aufgeführt und als solche gekennzeichnet sowie mit den nach § 7 vorge-
sehenen Noten gelistet. § 15 Absatz 2 gilt entsprechend. Es können nur Module der Fächer
„Bautechnik“, „Geschichte, Kunst und Theorie“, „Gebäudeplanung“, „Stadt- und Landschaftspla-
nung“ sowie „Vertiefung“ und „Überfachliche Qualifikationen“ des Masterstudiengangs Architek-
tur als Mastervorzugsleistung erbracht werden.

§ 16 Überfachliche Qualifikationen
Neben der Vermittlung von fachlichen Qualifikationen ist der Auf- und Ausbau überfachlicher
Qualifikationen im Umfang von mindestens 6 LP Bestandteil eines Bachelorstudiums. Überfach-
liche Qualifikationen können additiv oder integrativ vermittelt werden.

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§ 17 Prüfungsausschuss
(1) Für den Bachelorstudiengang Architektur wird ein Prüfungsausschuss gebildet. Er besteht
aus fünf stimmberechtigten Mitgliedern: drei Hochschullehrer/innen/ leitenden Wissenschaft-
ler/innen gemäß § 14 Abs. 3 Ziff. 1 KITG / Privatdozentinnen bzw. -dozenten, zwei akademi-
schen Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern nach § 52 LHG / wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter/innen
gemäß § 14 Abs. 3 Ziff. 2 KITG und einer bzw. einem Studierenden mit beratender Stimme. Im
Falle der Einrichtung eines gemeinsamen Prüfungsausschusses für den Bachelor- und den Mas-
terstudiengang Architektur erhöht sich die Anzahl der Studierenden auf zwei Mitglieder mit bera-
tender Stimme, wobei je eine bzw. einer dieser Beiden aus dem Bachelor- und aus dem Master-
studiengang stammt. Die Amtszeit der nichtstudentischen Mitglieder beträgt zwei Jahre, die des
studentischen Mitglieds ein Jahr.
(2) Die/der Vorsitzende, ihre/sein Stellvertreter/in, die weiteren Mitglieder des Prüfungsaus-
schusses sowie deren Stellvertreter/innen werden von dem KIT-Fakultätsrat bestellt, die akade-
mischen Mitarbeiter/innen nach § 52 LHG, die wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter gemäß § 14 Abs. 3
Ziff. 2 KITG und die Studierenden auf Vorschlag der Mitglieder der jeweiligen Gruppe; Wieder-
bestellung ist möglich. Die/der Vorsitzende und deren/dessen Stellvertreter/in müssen Hoch-
schullehrer/innen oder leitende Wissenschaftler/innen § 14 Abs. 3 Ziff. 1 KITG sein. Die/der Vor-
sitzende des Prüfungsausschusses nimmt die laufenden Geschäfte wahr und wird durch das
jeweilige Prüfungssekretariat unterstützt.
(3) Der Prüfungsausschuss achtet auf die Einhaltung der Bestimmungen dieser Studien- und
Prüfungsordnung und fällt die Entscheidungen in Prüfungsangelegenheiten. Er entscheidet über
die Anerkennung von Studienzeiten sowie Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen und trifft die Fest-
stellung gemäß § 19 Absatz 1 Satz 1. Er berichtet der KIT-Fakultät regelmäßig über die Entwick-
lung der Prüfungs- und Studienzeiten, einschließlich der Bearbeitungszeiten für die Bachelorar-
beiten und die Verteilung der Modul- und Gesamtnoten. Er ist zuständig für Anregungen zur Re-
form der Studien- und Prüfungsordnung und zu Modulbeschreibungen. Der Prüfungsausschuss
entscheidet mit der Mehrheit seiner Stimmen. Bei Stimmengleichheit entscheidet der Vorsitzen-
de des Prüfungsausschusses.
(4) Der Prüfungsausschuss kann die Erledigung seiner Aufgaben für alle Regelfälle auf die/den
Vorsitzende/n des Prüfungsausschusses übertragen. In dringenden Angelegenheiten, deren
Erledigung nicht bis zu der nächsten Sitzung des Prüfungsausschusses warten kann, entschei-
det die/der Vorsitzende des Prüfungsausschusses.
(5) Die Mitglieder des Prüfungsausschusses haben das Recht, der Abnahme von Prüfungen
beizuwohnen. Die Mitglieder des Prüfungsausschusses, die Prüfenden und die Beisitzenden
unterliegen der Verschwiegenheit. Sofern sie nicht im öffentlichen Dienst stehen, sind sie durch
die/den Vorsitzende/n zur Verschwiegenheit zu verpflichten.
(6) In Angelegenheiten des Prüfungsausschusses, die eine an einer anderen KIT-Fakultät zu
absolvierende Prüfungsleistung betreffen, ist auf Antrag eines Mitgliedes des Prüfungsaus-
schusses eine fachlich zuständige und von der betroffenen KIT-Fakultät zu nennende prüfungs-
berechtigte Person hinzuzuziehen.
(7) Belastende Entscheidungen des Prüfungsausschusses sind schriftlich mitzuteilen. Sie sind
zu begründen und mit einer Rechtsbehelfsbelehrung zu versehen. Vor einer Entscheidung ist
Gelegenheit zur Äußerung zu geben. Widersprüche gegen Entscheidungen des Prüfungsaus-
schusses sind innerhalb eines Monats nach Zugang der Entscheidung schriftlich oder zur Nie-
derschrift bei diesem einzulegen. Über Widersprüche entscheidet das für Lehre zuständige Mit-
glied des Präsidiums.

§ 18 Prüfende und Beisitzende

(1) Der Prüfungsausschuss bestellt die Prüfenden. Er kann die Bestellung der/dem Vorsitzenden
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(2) Prüfende sind Hochschullehr/innen sowie leitende Wissenschaftler/innen gemäß § 14 Abs. 3

Ziff. 1 KITG, habilitierte Mitglieder und akademische Mitarbeiter/innen gemäß § 52 LHG, welche
der KIT-Fakultät angehören und denen die Prüfungsbefugnis übertragen wurde; desgleichen
kann wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeitern gemäß § 14 Abs. 3 Ziff. 2 KITG die Prüfungsbefugnis über-
tragen werden. Bestellt werden darf nur, wer mindestens die dem jeweiligen Prüfungsgegen-
stand entsprechende fachwissenschaftliche Qualifikation erworben hat.
(3) Soweit Lehrveranstaltungen von anderen als den unter Absatz 2 genannten Personen durch-
geführt werden, sollen diese zu Prüfenden bestellt werden, sofern die KIT-Fakultät eine Prü-
fungsbefugnis erteilt hat und sie die gemäß Absatz 2 Satz 2 vorausgesetzte Qualifikation nach-
weisen können.
(4) Die Beisitzenden werden durch die Prüfenden benannt. Zu Beisitzenden darf nur bestellt
werden, wer einen akademischen Abschluss in einem Studiengang der Architektur oder in einem
verwandten Studiengang erworben hat.

§ 19 Anerkennung von Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen, Studienzeiten

(1) Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen sowie Studienzeiten, die in Studiengängen an staatlichen
oder staatlich anerkannten Hochschulen und Berufsakademien der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
oder an ausländischen staatlichen oder staatlich anerkannten Hochschulen erbracht wurden,
werden auf Antrag der Studierenden anerkannt, sofern hinsichtlich der erworbenen Kompeten-
zen kein wesentlicher Unterschied zu den Leistungen oder Abschlüssen besteht, die ersetzt
werden sollen. Dabei ist kein schematischer Vergleich, sondern eine Gesamtbetrachtung vorzu-
nehmen. Bezüglich des Umfangs einer zur Anerkennung vorgelegten Studienleistung (Anrech-
nung) werden die Grundsätze des ECTS herangezogen.
(2) Die Studierenden haben die für die Anerkennung erforderlichen Unterlagen vorzulegen. Stu-
dierende, die neu in den Studiengang Architektur immatrikuliert wurden, haben den Antrag mit
den für die Anerkennung erforderlichen Unterlagen innerhalb eines Semesters nach Immatriku-
lation zu stellen. Bei Unterlagen, die nicht in deutscher oder englischer Sprache vorliegen, kann
eine amtlich beglaubigte Übersetzung verlangt werden. Die Beweislast dafür, dass der Antrag
die Voraussetzungen für die Anerkennung nicht erfüllt, liegt beim Prüfungsausschuss.
(3) Werden Leistungen angerechnet, die nicht am KIT erbracht wurden, werden sie im Zeugnis
als „anerkannt“ ausgewiesen. Liegen Noten vor, werden die Noten, soweit die Notensysteme
vergleichbar sind, übernommen und in die Berechnung der Modulnoten und der Gesamtnote
einbezogen. Sind die Notensysteme nicht vergleichbar, können die Noten umgerechnet werden.
Liegen keine Noten vor, wird der Vermerk „bestanden“ aufgenommen.
(4) Bei der Anerkennung von Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen, die außerhalb der Bundesrepub-
lik Deutschland erbracht wurden, sind die von der Kultusministerkonferenz und der Hochschul-
rektorenkonferenz gebilligten Äquivalenzvereinbarungen sowie Absprachen im Rahmen der
Hochschulpartnerschaften zu beachten.
(5) Außerhalb des Hochschulsystems erworbene Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten werden angerech-
net, wenn sie nach Inhalt und Niveau den Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen gleichwertig sind, die
ersetzt werden sollen und die Institution, in der die Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten erworben wur-
den, ein genormtes Qualitätssicherungssystem hat. Die Anrechnung kann in Teilen versagt wer-
den, wenn mehr als 50 Prozent des Hochschulstudiums ersetzt werden soll.
(6) Zuständig für Anerkennung und Anrechnung ist der Prüfungsausschuss. Im Rahmen der
Feststellung, ob ein wesentlicher Unterschied im Sinne des Absatz 1 vorliegt, sind die zuständi-
gen Fachvertreter/innen zu hören. Der Prüfungsausschuss entscheidet in Abhängigkeit von Art
und Umfang der anzurechnenden Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen über die Einstufung in ein
höheres Fachsemester.

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II. Bachelorprüfung

§ 20 Umfang und Art der Bachelorprüfung

(1) Die Bachelorprüfung besteht aus den Modulprüfungen nach Absatz 2 sowie dem Modul Ba-
chelorarbeit (§ 14)
(2) Es sind Modulprüfungen in folgenden Pflichtfächern abzulegen:
1. Entwerfen: Modul(e) im Umfang von 40 LP
2. Integrales Entwerfen: Modul(e) im Umfang von 14 LP
3. Bautechnik: Modul(e) im Umfang von 32 LP
4. Theoretische und historische Grundlagen: Modul(e) im Umfang von 20 LP
5. Gestalten und Darstellen: Modul(e) im Umfang von 20 LP
6. Stadt- und Landschaftsplanung: Modul(e) im Umfang von 20 LP,
7. Vertiefung: Modul(e) im Umfang von 16 LP
8. : Überfachliche Qualifikationen im Umfang von 6 LP gemäß § 16
Die Festlegung der zur Auswahl stehenden Module und deren Fachzuordnung werden im Mo-
dulhandbuch getroffen.
(3) Die Teilnahme an im Einzelnen festgelegten Exkursionen ist Pflicht (Pflichtexkursionen). Nä-
heres regeln die „Richtlinien zur Durchführung von Exkursionen des Karlsruher Instituts für
Technologie (KIT)“ sowie das Modulhandbuch.

§ 21 Bestehen der Bachelorprüfung, Bildung der Gesamtnote

(1) Die Bachelorprüfung ist bestanden, wenn alle in § 20 genannten Modulprüfungen mindestens
mit „ausreichend“ bewertet wurden.
(2) Die Gesamtnote der Bachelorprüfung errechnet sich als ein mit Leistungspunkten gewichte-
ter Notendurchschnitt der Fachnoten sowie des Moduls Bachelorarbeit. Dabei werden die Noten
der Fächer “Entwerfen“ und „Integrales Entwerfen“ und des Moduls Bachelorarbeit jeweils mit
dem doppelten Gewicht der Noten der übrigen Fächer berücksichtigt.
(3) Haben Studierende die Bachelorarbeit mit der Note 1,0 und die Bachelorprüfung mit einem
Durchschnitt von 1,2 oder besser abgeschlossen, so wird das Prädikat „mit Auszeichnung“ (with
distinction) verliehen.

§ 22 Bachelorzeugnis, Bachelorurkunde, Diploma Supplement und Transcript of Records

(1) Über die Bachelorprüfung werden nach Bewertung der letzten Prüfungsleistung eine Ba-
chelorurkunde und ein Zeugnis erstellt. Die Ausfertigung von Bachelorurkunde und Zeugnis soll
nicht später als drei Monate nach Ablegen der letzten Prüfungsleistung erfolgen. Bachelorurkun-
de und Bachelorzeugnis werden in deutscher und englischer Sprache ausgestellt. Bachelorur-
kunde und Zeugnis tragen das Datum der erfolgreichen Erbringung der letzten Prüfungsleistung.
Diese Dokumente werden den Studierenden zusammen ausgehändigt. In der Bachelorurkunde
wird die Verleihung des akademischen Bachelorgrades beurkundet. Die Bachelorurkunde wird
von dem Präsidenten und der KIT-Dekanin/ dem KIT-Dekan der KIT-Fakultät unterzeichnet und
mit dem Siegel des KIT versehen.
(2) Das Zeugnis enthält die Fach- und Modulnoten sowie die den Modulen und Fächern zuge-
ordnete Leistungspunkte und die Gesamtnote. Sofern gemäß § 7 Abs. 2 Satz 2 eine differenzier-
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entsprechende Dezimalnote ausgewiesen; § 7 Abs. 4 bleibt unberührt. Das Zeugnis ist von der
KIT-Dekanin/ dem KIT-Dekan der KIT-Fakultät und von der/dem Vorsitzenden des Prüfungsaus-
schusses zu unterzeichnen.
(3) Mit dem Zeugnis erhalten die Studierenden ein Diploma Supplement in deutscher und engli-
scher Sprache, das den Vorgaben des jeweils gültigen ECTS Users‘ Guide entspricht, sowie ein
Transcript of Records in deutscher und englischer Sprache.
(4) Das Transcript of Records enthält in strukturierter Form alle erbrachten Studien- und Prü-
fungsleistungen. Dies beinhaltet alle Fächer und Fachnoten samt den zugeordneten Leistungs-
punkten, die dem jeweiligen Fach zugeordneten Module mit den Modulnoten und zugeordneten
Leistungspunkten sowie die den Modulen zugeordneten Erfolgskontrollen samt Noten und zuge-
ordneten Leistungspunkten. Absatz 2 Satz 2 gilt entsprechend. Aus dem Transcript of Records
soll die Zugehörigkeit von Lehrveranstaltungen zu den einzelnen Modulen deutlich erkennbar
sein. Angerechnete Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen sind im Transcript of Records aufzuneh-
men. Alle Zusatzleistungen werden im Transcript of Records aufgeführt.
(5) Die Bachelorurkunde, das Bachelorzeugnis und das Diploma Supplement einschließlich des
Transcript of Records werden vom Studierendenservice des KIT ausgestellt.

III. Schlussbestimmungen

§ 23 Bescheinigung von Prüfungsleistungen

Haben Studierende die Bachelorprüfung endgültig nicht bestanden, wird ihnen auf Antrag und
gegen Vorlage der Exmatrikulationsbescheinigung eine schriftliche Bescheinigung ausgestellt,
die die erbrachten Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen und deren Noten enthält und erkennen lässt,
dass die Prüfung insgesamt nicht bestanden ist. Dasselbe gilt, wenn der Prüfungsanspruch erlo-
schen ist.

§ 24 Aberkennung des Bachelorgrades

(1) Haben Studierende bei einer Prüfungsleistung getäuscht und wird diese Tatsache nach der
Aushändigung des Zeugnisses bekannt, so können die Noten der Modulprüfungen, bei denen
getäuscht wurde, berichtigt werden. Gegebenenfalls kann die Modulprüfung für „nicht ausrei-
chend“ (5,0) und die Bachelorprüfung für „nicht bestanden“ erklärt werden.
(2) Waren die Voraussetzungen für die Zulassung zu einer Prüfung nicht erfüllt, ohne dass Stu-
dierende darüber täuschen wollte, und wird diese Tatsache erst nach Aushändigung des Zeug-
nisses bekannt, wird dieser Mangel durch das Bestehen der Prüfung geheilt. Hat die/der Studie-
rende die Zulassung vorsätzlich zu Unrecht erwirkt, so kann die Modulprüfung für „nicht ausrei-
chend“ (5,0) und die Bachelorprüfung für „nicht bestanden“ erklärt werden.
(3) Vor einer Entscheidung des Prüfungsausschusses ist Gelegenheit zur Äußerung zu geben.
(4) Das unrichtige Zeugnis ist zu entziehen und gegebenenfalls ein neues zu erteilen. Mit dem
unrichtigen Zeugnis ist auch die Bachelorurkunde einzuziehen, wenn die Bachelorprüfung auf-
grund einer Täuschung für „nicht bestanden“ erklärt wurde.
(5) Eine Entscheidung nach Absatz 1 und Absatz 2 Satz 2 ist nach einer Frist von fünf Jahren ab
dem Datum des Zeugnisses ausgeschlossen.
(6) Die Aberkennung des akademischen Grades richtet sich nach § 36 Abs. 7 LHG.

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§ 25 Einsicht in die Prüfungsakten

(1) Nach Abschluss der Bachelorprüfung wird den Studierenden auf Antrag innerhalb eines Jah-
res Einsicht in das Prüfungsexemplar ihrer Bachelorarbeit, die darauf bezogenen Gutachten und
in die Prüfungsprotokolle gewährt.
(2) Für die Einsichtnahme in die schriftlichen Modulprüfungen, schriftlichen Modulteilprüfungen
bzw. Prüfungsprotokolle gilt eine Frist von einem Monat nach Bekanntgabe des Prüfungsergeb-
nisses.
(3) Der/die Prüfende bestimmt Ort und Zeit der Einsichtnahme.
(4) Prüfungsunterlagen sind mindestens fünf Jahre aufzubewahren.

§ 26 Inkrafttreten, Übergangsvorschriften
(1) Diese Studien- und Prüfungsordnung tritt am 01. Oktober 2016 in Kraft und gilt für
1. Studierende, die ihr Studium im Bachelorstudiengang Architektur am KIT im ersten Fachse-
mester aufnehmen, sowie für
2. Studierende, die ihr Studium im Bachelorstudiengang Architektur am KIT in einem höheren
Fachsemester aufnehmen, sofern dieses Fachsemester nicht über dem Fachsemester liegt, das
der erste Jahrgang nach Ziff. 1 erreicht hat.
(2) Gleichzeitig wird die Studien- und Prüfungsordnung des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie
(KIT) für den Bachelorstudiengang Architektur vom 03.März 2016 (Amtliche Bekanntmachung
des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT) Nr. 11 vom 07. März 2016) aufgehoben. Die Stu-
dien- und Prüfungsordnung der Universität Karlsruhe (TH) für den Bachelorstudiengang Archi-
tektur vom 23. Juli 2009 (Amtliche Bekanntmachung der Universität Karlsruhe (TH) Nr. 64 vom
23. Juli 2009) in der Fassung der Satzung zur Änderung der Studien- und Prüfungsordnung des
Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT) für den Bachelorstudiengang Architektur vom 02. April
2012 (Amtliche Bekanntmachung des KIT Nr. 8 vom 02. April 2012) tritt zeitgleich außer Kraft.
(3) Studierende, die auf Grundlage der Studien- und Prüfungsordnung der Universität Karlsruhe
(TH) für den Bachelorstudiengang Architektur vom 23. Juli 2009 (Amtliche Bekanntmachung der
Universität Karlsruhe (TH) Nr. 64 vom 23. Juli 2009) in der Fassung der Satzung zur Änderung
der Studien- und Prüfungsordnung des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT) für den Ba-
chelorstudiengang Architektur vom 02. April 2012 (Amtliche Bekanntmachung des KIT Nr. 8 vom
02. April 2012) ihr Studium am KIT aufgenommen haben, können Prüfungen auf Grundlage die-
ser Studien- und Prüfungsordnung letztmalig zum Ende des Prüfungszeitraums des Sommer-
semesters 2020 ablegen.
(4) Studierende, die auf Grundlage der Studien- und Prüfungsordnung der Universität Karlsruhe
(TH) für den Bachelorstudiengang Architektur vom 23. Juli 2009 (Amtliche Bekanntmachung der
Universität Karlsruhe (TH) Nr. 64 vom 23. Juli2009) in der Fassung der Satzung zur Änderung
der Studien- und Prüfungsordnung des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT) für den Ba-
chelorstudiengang Architektur vom 02. April 2012 (Amtliche Bekanntmachung des KIT Nr. 8 vom
02. April 2012) ihr Studium am KIT aufgenommen haben, können auf Antrag ihr Studium nach
der vorliegenden Studien- und Prüfungsordnung fortsetzen.

Karlsruhe, den 26. Juli 2016

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Hanselka

(Präsident)

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