Semester program Summer term 2023/24

Bachelor Courses Architecture 46
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
Event format: On-Site
Language: German
Medina Warmburg, Joaquín
1741366
Selected Topics of the History of
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Screening and Mapping the Collection
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
Event format: On-Site
Language: German
Rind, Nina Rebekka
1741367
Selected Topics of the History of
Architecture and Urban Planning: Cities
Between Two Rivers
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
Event format: On-Site
Language: German
Rind, Nina Rebekka
1741363
Selected Topics of the History of
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Sustainable and Robust: The Gothic Architecture
of Freiburg Cathedral 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
Event format: Blended (On-Site/Online)
Language: German
Brehm, Anne-Christine
1741361
Selected Topics of the History of
Architecture and Urban Planning:
Elements of Karlsruhe. Experimental
Catalog-Making and Speculative Redesign
of Historical Elements
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