Jonas Bohatsch

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to coding-related technologies and their applications in the realms of art and design. The primary objective is not to turn you into a coding expert but to equip you with the skills needed to navigate projects that extend beyond graphical user interfaces. You'll gain practical knowledge and the confidence to harness the creative potential… 2025W, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 2.0 ECTS

Andrea Klaura

This course will introduce you to modern web development basics in a playful approach by (re)creating simple web-based game prototypes. Throughout this course you will develop your own skills to develop websites and simple games that can be run in (almost) any web browser and be integrated into (almost) any web page. Course Webpage: https://tantemalkah.at/web-coding (Note: This course was formerly… 2025W, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 2.0 ECTS

Julian Palacz

ꜛ-͎ꜜꜛ=͎ꜜꜛ-͎₱ⱤØ₥₱₮₮Ɇ₴₮ĐɆ฿Ʉ₲ⱤɆ₱Ɇ₳₮ꜛ-͎ꜜꜛ=͎ꜜꜛ-͎ du bist lektor auf der uni für angewandte kunst, klasse narrativemedia.design - dort hältst du eine geblockte lv für vibe coding, also programmieren mit large language models und agentic coding, dem großen bruder davon. im workshop werden die wichtigsten werkzeuge, paradigmen und fallstricke beleuchtet. bringe ein, dass ich mich in meiner künstlerischen praxis viel mit daten und deren ästhetik… 2026S, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 3.0 ECTS

Lucian Viorel Gheorghita

This course builds on the winter semester course Coding as a Tool and introduces fundamental concepts of data analysis and data-driven thinking using Python. Students expand their existing coding knowledge by working with datasets, learning how to prepare, explore, and interpret data for scientific, artistic, or hybrid projects. The focus is on using code as a practical tool rather than… 2025W/2026S, scientific seminar, 4.0 ECTS

Jonas Bohatsch

This course is designed as a shared space for work, production and discourse, in which students explore artistic, technical, and critical issues at the intersection of art and digital technologies.This semester, the focus is on artistic and experimental work with LED panels as image, light and display technology. Both practical aspects (electronics, programming, materiality, color spaces, errors, artifacts, information aesthetics)… 2025W/2026S, Project Work, 2.0 ECTS

Leonard Weydemann

We will use Blender's Scripting workspace to automate 3D-Scene creation and manipulation with the help of Large Language Models. Topics include: * Programming basics: learn to read, write, understand and debug basic Python scripts * 3D Computer Graphics: learn about the primitives of 3DCG - vertices, faces, edges, normals, and more! * Large Language Models: learn about LLMs, AI and… 2026S, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 2.0 ECTS

Gerd Haselsteiner

The course teaches the design of digital interfaces using practical examples and exercises. In addition to websites, all other designable interfaces (apps, automation, touchscreens, etc.) are also covered. The goal for the summer semester 2026 is competence in project-based material design thinking. Particularly successful examples with good user experience are analysed – after the course, it is possible to create… 2025W/2026S, Practical Exercises, 3.0 ECTS

Hanin Eisa

Webcoding: Let’s Build a Personal Website! is a course about making your unique mark on the web, whether that be a website about fixing bikes to a site dedicated to your favourite character. In this case, a Personal Website is place to show the internet/world who you are. By carving this little space on the net, you and the people… 2025W, artistic Seminar, 1.0 ECTS

Franz Schubert

The seminar will explore the possibilities of real-time 3D with the free game engine Unity in conjunction with 3D animation/texturing software (Cinema4D/Blender, Substance Painter) for interactive applications. Game Asset and Level Creation (Modular Low Polycount Modeling, Composite Texture Maps, Modular Animations), User Interaction, Character Controller. Terrain Building, Terrain Texturing, Trees, Plants, Environmental Effects C#: User Interaction, Triggering Animations, Scripting Projectiles,… 2025W/2026S, artistic Seminar, 2.0 ECTS

Stephanie Klaura

Artistic Technology / Digital Knitting KNIT LABThis course offers an experimental approach to digital knitting with an electronic knitting machine. Together with artist Veronika Persché, students will develop their own patterns and transform them directly into knitted pieces.The focus is on artistic textile design, exploring machine possibilities, and a hands-on, research-oriented pattern development.Work is done both analog (sketches, pattern cards)… 2025W, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 2.0 ECTS

Philipp Frei

CREATIVE ROBOTICS: FROM CONCEPT TO FABRICATION < ROBOT-ASSISTED PROJECT WORK - ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND ART PRODUCTION > In the context of art, design, and architecture, robotics opens up new possibilities for the physical realization of creative ideas. Industrial robots, originally developed for standardized production processes, are increasingly becoming tools for creative research and experimental practice. They enable the translation of… 2026S, Project Work, 2.0 ECTS

Galo Patricio Moncayo Asan

Machines to exposed the unseen In present day architectural discourse, the mouse, the keyboard, hardware and software have become the main tools in the design process. These tools guide us in conscious and unconscious ways, influencing our way of working and thinking, therefore our design. In recent years, technological developments have started to close the gap between digital design and… 2025W, artistic Seminar, 4.0 ECTS

Hanin Eisa

"Ur Brain on Javascript" is an introductory course to Javascript. Javascript is an Object Oriented Programming language, and it lets you add a little bit of interactivity to your website. Javascript is also the basis for building apps, and browser extensions. We will go over basics like syntax, data types to creating functions, as well as concepts that you will… 2026S, artistic Seminar, 1.0 ECTS

Hanin Eisa

"Ur Brain on Interface Design" is a Javascript course all about using Javascript to dynamically print your websites. Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of Javascript is required. I will do a recap on the first lesson, but everything after that will be new territory. What you need: - A computer with a text editor (Notepad on windows, TextEdit on Mac, Nano/vim on… 2026S, artistic Seminar, 1.0 ECTS

Walter Lunzer

Stitchlab - Nach Strich MIT Faden: Stitchlab ist eine Forschungsinitiative, die ausgediente Haushaltsnähmaschinen in Open-Source-Stickmaschinen verwandelt. Basierend auf digitalen Fertigungstechniken und der modularen Logik des 3D-Drucks erhält die analoge Maschine ein digitales Gehirn – sie wird programmierbar, vernetzbar und eröffnet neue kreative Möglichkeiten. Neben der Weiterentwicklung der DIY Stickmaschine "Stitchlab" geht es in dieser Lehrveranstaltung um die Anwendung digitalen Stickens.… 2025W/2026S, artistic Seminar, 2.0 ECTS

Stefan Maier

Bird on the Wire: Postnatural Soundscapes in the Phonocene A bird perches on the wires of the city – singing against the noise of data streams, Wi-Fi networks, power lines, and machines. In the age of the Phonocene, where technological infrastructures permeate the acoustic environment, each birdcall becomes an echo of a shifting listening culture – between nature and technology.… 2025W, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 3.0 ECTS

Robert Zimmermann

Praxistest versteht sich als freie, experimentelle Studiosituation, welche – fokussiert auf auditive/visuelle künstlerische/design Produktion – StudentInnen eine Anlaufstelle für ihre Projekte bietet. Spielerische Auseinandersetzung mit Klang-, Video- und Medienkunst, Elektronik-Grundlagen abseits des Winkler-Bausatzes, das Aus- und Einbrechen aus und in digitale Systeme/physical computing. Im Gegensatz zu einer klassischen Werkstätte mit ihren auf eine konkrete Produktion gerichteten Gerätschaften, gleicht dagegen das… 2025W/2026S, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 3.0 ECTS

Robert Zimmermann

Praxistest versteht sich als freie, experimentelle Studiosituation, welche – fokussiert auf auditive/visuelle künstlerische/design Produktion – StudentInnen eine Anlaufstelle für ihre Projekte bietet. Spielerische Auseinandersetzung mit Klang-, Video- und Medienkunst, Elektronik-Grundlagen abseits des Winkler-Bausatzes, das Aus- und Einbrechen aus und in digitale Systeme/physical computing. Im Gegensatz zu einer klassischen Werkstätte mit ihren auf eine konkrete Produktion gerichteten Gerätschaften, gleicht dagegen das… 2025W/2026S, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 3.0 ECTS

Robert Zimmermann

Praxistest versteht sich als freie, experimentelle Studiosituation, welche – fokussiert auf auditive/visuelle künstlerische/design Produktion – StudentInnen eine Anlaufstelle für ihre Projekte bietet. Spielerische Auseinandersetzung mit Klang-, Video- und Medienkunst, Elektronik-Grundlagen abseits des Winkler-Bausatzes, das Aus- und Einbrechen aus und in digitale Systeme/physical computing. Im Gegensatz zu einer klassischen Werkstätte mit ihren auf eine konkrete Produktion gerichteten Gerätschaften, gleicht dagegen das… 2025W/2026S, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 2.0 ECTS

Olivia Jaques

Mz* Baltazar’s Lab presents: My Tool, My Choice** Mz*Baltazar's Lab (Erika Farina, Olivia Jaques, Patrícia J. Reis, Lale Rodgarkia-Dara, Anna Watzinger and Sarah Wilhelmy) invites you to bring along your individual artistic practices and personal interests, and to actively engage in workshops and discussions, while trying out new or familiar approaches. It is important to us to be curious about… 2025W, artistic Seminar, 4.0 ECTS

Silke Geppert

How did different identities dress in antiquity and the Middle Ages? Where did raw materials come from and how were they traded? What do we know about dress codes in antiquity and how do they live on in the Middle Ages? These and other questions of the material cultural history of textiles and clothing will be explored in this lecture… 2025W, Lecture, 2.0 ECTS

Jörg Hofstätter

Design a concept for an app that shows and exposes a Bias. Unconscious biases are social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their conscious awareness. Since large language models (LLMs) are mainly fed with human data, they are also biased, with an increasing effect on society. - In the course, we design a simple App following… 2025W, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 3.0 ECTS

Clemens Preisinger

This seminar deals with the application of numerical simulation methods and the fundamental concepts on which they build. The focus lies on structural analysis and finite element calculations. After an introduction into the basic concepts of computer programming it will be shown how these can be used to write custom simulation code. 2025W, scientific seminar, 3.0 ECTS

Christoph Wize

Beschreibung Einführung in die Kommunikationstheorie: Diese Vorlesung bietet eine Einführung in die Kommunikationstheorie. Sie ist in zwei Hauptteile gegliedert und zielt darauf ab, euch nicht nur theoretische Konzepte zu vermitteln, sondern auch praktische Fähigkeiten und neue Perspektiven auf Kommunikation zu entwickeln. Teil 1: Überblick und Einführung in die Kommunikationstheorie Wir starten mit einem historischen Überblick über zentrale Kommunikationstheoretiker und ihre… 2025W, Lecture, 2.0 ECTS

Bernhard Sommer

Building physics constitutes a fundamental prerequisite for sound architectural design. Whether it pertains to the development of zero-carbon or energy-positive buildings, the imperative to ensure a healthy and sustainable built environment, or the capacity to complement, reinforce, and intrinsically inform architectural concepts, building physics remains an indispensable component of a rigorous and responsible design practice. The aim of the course… 2025W, scientific seminar, 3.0 ECTS

Zeynep Aksöz Balzar

This term, we will explore visual generative AI through a hands-on and critically engaged investigation into how artists and designers can implement artificial intelligence within their own unique media and methodologies. Moving beyond off-the-shelf tools and pre-trained models, the course focuses on demystifying AI technologies and reclaiming artistic agency in a rapidly evolving media landscape increasingly shaped by algorithmic systems.… 2025W, scientific seminar, 4.0 ECTS

Awi Blumenfeld

Experimental Laboratory of Identities The course Experimental Laboratory of Identities is conceived as a possible interdisciplinary space for thinking and working toward the critical analysis of social constructions of identity. It is based on the assumption that identities are not natural or given, but emerge through complex historical, cultural, religious, and political processes. They are shaped, among other factors, by… 2026S, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 1.0 ECTS

Naemi Luckner

Basierend auf Vorwissen von HTML und CSS, werden noch weitere HTML/CSS Themen erklärt und angewandt (zB forms). Zusätzlich beschäftigen wir uns mit JavaScript und jQuery (einer JavaScript library), um unsere Websites interaktiver gestalten zu können und Bootstrap (einem front-end open source Toolkit), um zu lernen, wie man existierenden Code kopieren und auf die eigenen Bedürfnisse anpassen kann. Als Abschlussarbeit wird… 2026S, Lecture with Practical Exercises, 2.0 ECTS

Silke Geppert

FASHION AND TEXTILE II From the Renaissance to the French Revolution How have different identities dressed since the Renaissance? Where did textile raw materials come from and how were they traded? What do we know about dress codes since the Renaissance and how do they live on to this day? These and other questions of the material cultural history of… 2026S, Lecture, 2.0 ECTS

Franz Sam

The lecture imparts expertise on the interplay of building parts in constructions, while taking into account selected building materials. The focus is concepts of “monomateriality” – i.e., one single material is used for creating the volume, the load-bearing structure and the skin of the building. Special attention is also given to the strains having an impact on the building and… 2025W, scientific seminar, 3.0 ECTS

Andreas Körner

This seminar investigates the building envelope as a dynamic system—considered as skin, shell, membrane, screen, and boundary. Students will examine its thermal, structural, and ecological functions, with particular attention to the envelope’s dual role as both ornate boundary and interstitial environment. This semester emphasises material transformation over time, with a focus on weathering processes, particularly those driven by water. Rather… 2026S, scientific seminar, 3.0 ECTS

Clemens Preisinger

This seminar deals with construction systems and techniques currently used in the building industry - their properties, liabilities and how they are used to assemble large scale structures. A selection of typical structural problems will be discussed and contextualized by referring to existing buildings. 2026S, scientific seminar, 3.0 ECTS

Petra Gruber

The course accompanies Architectural Design 5 (the pre-diploma project). According to their individual interests, the students define a construction topic that supports and/or complements the studio's design brief. The architectural design is enriched by technical considerations. Experimental approaches that start from a careful examination of standard building methods and explore unconventional constructions are welcome. Suitable working methods are to be… 2025W/2026S, scientific seminar, 3.0 ECTS

Franz Sam

The course accompanies Architectural Design 5 (the pre-diploma project). According to their individual interests, the students define a construction topic that supports and/or complements the studio's design brief. The architectural design is enriched by technical considerations. Experimental approaches that start from a careful examination of standard building methods and explore unconventional constructions are welcome. Suitable working methods are to be… 2025W, scientific seminar, 3.0 ECTS

Franz Sam

The seminar provides knowledge about practice-oriented processing of materials and technologies in workshops and on building sites.Specific basic lectures prepare the students for short seminars with selected companies of producers and processors to gain practical knowledge.The aim of the course is to inform students about current and new materials as well as manufacturing processes, and thus support current design processes… 2026S, scientific seminar, 3.0 ECTS