Institute Institutes - Fakultät für Architektur - TUM

Forschung Research
Building Register
Building Register is a research programme which examines historically significant
buildings as references within the current architectural debate on housing
and urbanism. The programme takes the form of a series of surveys documenting
both the general characteristics of projects and selected areas of de tailed study.
The buildings are explored both at the urban scale and in detail, at the level of
a single room or construction assembly. This may include the internal structure
of a large residential complex in relation to its urban form, or the defining presence
of a material or detail in view of the effect they have on the urban context.
Significant emphasis is placed on the graphic representation of the phenomena
under observation and their analysis. The art of drawing is therefore central to
this study.
Each study is carried out by small groups of students to encourage the development
of a strong sense of collaboration, the sharing of research and joint authorship.
By reflecting the reality of professional work, the programme aims to provide
an initiation and a foundation for future practice.
The first series of booklets were published in February 2012, distributed by
Schiermeier Verlag, Munich, and are available in many specialised bookshops
around Europe.
180 Städtebau und Wohnungswesen Urban Design and Housing
left side: Robin Hood Gardesn
right side: Borstei typical apartment plans
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