Faculty of Architecture | RWTH Aachen

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Additional Information
Assessment I:
Assessment II:
Assessment III:
Design Project:
Academic Calendar:
WS begins 26.09.2011
SS begins 14.02.2012
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In the third Bachelor year, the design studio is taught in cooperation with the subject CAAD, in order
to develop presentational and design skills.
Three master programmes are offered:
1. Architectural Design (programme foundation)
2. Urban Design
3. Building Construction Design [Bouwtechnisch ontwerp]
The subject, “Design Studio Interiors“ deals with the highly detailed design of furniture.
Other affiliated courses:
BACHELOR
Faculty of Architecture | RWTH Aachen
Information technology 8
Mathematics 13
Chemistry 5
Natural sciences 9
MASTER
Building economics 4
Religion 3
Sociology 3
Deontology 3
Construction law 3
Optional courses 16
Final project 24
The Bachelor programme does not offer the possibility to take optional courses.
Compatibility Study 2010/2011
BACHELOR
Every year is dedicated to a specific theme.
In first year housing is dealt with. The course is one year long and entails many small design projects.
The second year focuses on public architecture and the use-conversion of existing buildings. This
includes consideration of load-bearing structures and the development of construction details.
In the third year, students apply their design skills on the urban planning scale. The focus lies in the
relationship between buildings and the urban environment. In Part 3 focuses on the calculation of the
structural steel elements of the design.
MASTER
Architectural design studio 4 has specific architectural demands: Either a building or a building
ensemble, a museum, a swimming pool, a mausoleum or a crematorium as well as the design of a
furniture piece must be completed by the student.
Final Project:
An integrated project in which the student must apply his/her acquired knowledge. A jury of at least
three persons grades the assignment on the following three aspects: process (independence, critical
approach, creativity), product (final project) and presentation (hand-in colloquium)