The course addresses spatio-temporal interrelations between human and non-human living environments. By means of individual narrations we explore various kinds of interdependencies, paying particular attention to seemingly contradictory assessments of scales and angles of observation.

SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY

Drawing from a distorted view of a genre that may be coined speculative documentary the course puts emphasis on developing a sense of reality that resides within and beyound the factual and narrative of how inhabitable space can be known, described, analyzed and imagined. Based on the movie The Wild Blue Yonder by Werner Herzog (2005), in 10 chapters we will browse through the history of mankind, its relation to nature and at the same time project trajectories of a future earth, deep into time, far from now.

Continuous assessment through frequent and active participation.
Presentation, investigation of a sub-topic.
Seminar-work: documented visual/textual elaboration with negotiable focus, related to individual interest and the subject of the course.

Priority is given to students of architecture who did not yet participate in the course and are in their higher semesters from their 2nd year on. Ranking is made by time of registration and semester level. Others are very welcome as long as there are places (max 20 participants).

Note: Online registration until 27th February is mandatory for participation. With online enrollment it is agreed that the list of accepted participants (+ pot. waiting list) is accordingly provided to all registered students latest by March 1st.

In order to avoid administrative detours and blocking of places, please only register if you really intend to take the class, and please de-register timley in case you decided otherwise.