052-0560-19L  Storytelling in Architecture

SemesterFrühjahrssemester 2019
DozierendeC. Roth, A. Brandlhuber
Periodizitätjedes Semester wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch


KurzbeschreibungArchitecture is often communicated through precise drawings and final models, carefully designed books and curated exhibitions. However, architecture is more than an object to be mediated on — it should be told through stories that can communicate with wider publics, giving architecture the opportunity to be understood as an argumentative, discursive practice.
LernzielThe course is aimed at teaching students to identify and design architectural arguments introduced through narrative, inviting a wider audience to respond and interact with their ideas. Students will first research pressing social topics, frame their relevance in architecture, and develop compressed arguments for final architectural proposals.
InhaltThe students will gain insight to the history and theory of film, video, and television, with a clear focus on different methods of storytelling. Together we will think about the relations between subjects, human and nonhuman, and discuss ways of translating architectural knowledge to time-based media. The students will therefore construct narratives that communicate architectural, social, and political concepts more directly in the context of a wider argument.

The course will be structured through input-lectures with accompanying discussions, aimed at developing individual perspectives on the course topic. These reflections will include economic, political and philosophical aspects and will lead to a coherent collaborative project, that will be carried out as a group.
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes- No requirements / prior knowledge
- Upon agreement with the class there might the option for a half day-long trip according to the topic