Settlement, Ecology & Tectonics

We are in the midst of an ecological crisis that affects all levels of people's lives and work. It calls for rethinking the way we manage nature's resources and a new understanding of the importance of architecture for sustainable societies. The architects of the future must be able to develop robust architecture that creates a close connection between settlement, ecology and tectonics. Based on an architectural approach that includes critical analysis and experimental practice, the students on this program learn to translate political, social, cultural and technological issues into architectural solutions. The city, settlement and the tectonic logic of the building is the focal point of the study, where the projects are formed as part of a larger cycle of resources and with an eye to the whole.