Information Architecture

Official opening of Singapore-ETH Centre

On 16 march 2012 the Singapore-ETH Centre for Global Environmental Sustainability was officially opened.

Modelling dream cities

The Sonntagszeitung published an article on city planning issues on February 12, 2012. Read about urban simulation modelling and the Future Cities Laboratory, with statements from ETH Professors Gerhard Schmitt and Vittorio Lampugnani.

Sonntagszeitung 12-02-12

Integrated / Course Elective: Public Projections

051-1228-12 U Fridays 13:00 – 16:00, HIT H12 Learn 3D, can be counted as course elective too! Keywords: Perspective Illusions, 3D Modeling / Rendering, Blender 3D, Percent for Art (Kunst am Bau), Baden Stadtfest, VFX, Urban Scale Interaction/Animations

051-1228-12 U
Fridays 13:00 – 16:00, HIT H12

Learn 3D, can be counted as course elective too!
Keywords: Perspective Illusions, 3D Modeling / Rendering, Blender 3D, Percent for Art (Kunst am Bau), Baden Stadtfest, VFX, Urban Scale Interaction/Animations

SIMULATING URBAN DESIGN FUTURES

The elective course introduces the new area of Information Architecture. The underlying example is the Future Cities Laboratory in Singapore with its three scales small, medium, and large. Inspired by numerous built and virtual examples, the course discusses the consequences when information space and physical architecture merge [...]

The elective course introduces the new area of Information Architecture. The underlying example is the Future Cities Laboratory in Singapore with its three scales small, medium, and large. Inspired by numerous built and virtual examples, the course discusses the consequences when information space and physical architecture merge [...]

Articulating Urban Complexities

The weekly workshop “Articulating Urban Complexities” investigates the use of parametric design tools for urban design. The exercise addresses contemporary computational challenges in urban design in order to provide students with practical knowledge in the field of architecture [...]

The weekly workshop “Articulating Urban Complexities” investigates the use of parametric design tools for urban design. The exercise addresses contemporary computational challenges in urban design in order to provide students with practical knowledge in the field of architecture [...]

Major Course: NEWSIM

The course consists of lectures and exercises of state-of-the-art and emerging simulation methods that can assist urban planners, architects and landscape planners in the design process. The simulations are based on the stocks and flows model and include parameters such as density, transportation, materials, capital, sustainability and visualization.

The course consists of lectures and exercises of state-of-the-art and emerging simulation methods that can assist urban planners, architects and landscape planners in the design process. The simulations are based on the stocks and flows model and include parameters such as density, transportation, materials, capital, sustainability and visualization.

Thesis Elective: For Garbage

The Collaborative Course is focused on the environmental problem of the Big Garbage Patch in The Pacific Ocean and the architects contribution to solving dramatically rising amount of plastics in the lifecycle of the planet. The course will go through different phases of discussions, lectures, experiments, design and perhaps fabrication of the masterpieces. It will have a weekly regime and will be held in cooperation with Prag Faculty of Architecture using videoconference and multitouch screens of the Value Lab.

The Collaborative Course is focused on the environmental problem of the Big Garbage Patch in The Pacific Ocean and the architects contribution to solving dramatically rising amount of plastics in the lifecycle of the planet. The course will go through different phases of discussions, lectures, experiments, design and perhaps fabrication of the masterpieces. It will have a weekly regime and will be held in cooperation with Prag Faculty of Architecture using videoconference and multitouch screens of the Value Lab.

The urban energy enigma

Energy – it is generated, consumed, and expelled. Our cities have a constant appetite for it. Euronews broadcasts a series of reports on the future of energy consumption. So how could that kind of consumption of power and fuel ever be sustainable? Gerhard Schmitt said: “A sustainable city is a city able to survive over decades and centuries which really works well. ”

Energy – it is generated, consumed, and expelled. Our cities have a constant appetite for it. Euronews broadcasts a series of reports on the future of energy consumption.
So how could that kind of consumption of power and fuel ever be sustainable?
Gerhard Schmitt said: “A sustainable city is a city able to survive over decades and centuries which really works well. ”

iA Work 2011

This video was developed for the annual exhibition 2011 at the department of architecture ETH Zurich. It reflects the different teaching and research activites that were most important throughout the year. The exhibition is located at the HIL building in Science City and can be visited from September 29th until October 28th.

Eisberge in Singapur

Dr. Remo Burkhard elaborates on the importance of images as the most reliable and easiest way of explaining a subject. Being exposed to people from different countries and ethnical backgrounds, images have been a good way for him to communicate in Singapore. Knowing the importance of vizualisation, he and a team created a project to aid [...]