Architecture and Technology

The Institute of Architecture and Technology explores technology in the broadest sense. Its purpose is to investigate how architecture can contribute to socially and environmentally sustainable societal development.

Through critical dialogue, close collaboration with practice, and interdisciplinary research and teaching, the institute promotes architecture that is contextually anchored, user-oriented, well-constructed, and rich in architectural quality.

Graduates from the institute possess extensive knowledge of technology and the possibilities of architecture. They utilize both digital and analog tools to develop sustainable solutions that address present and future challenges on both local and global scales.

The institute works with topics such as:

• Tectonics
• Structures
• Building techniques
• Computation
• New materials
• Construction execution