#18 Transformation der Entwurfslehre
Astrid Staufer und Lorenzo De Chiffre lehren und forschen am Forschungsbereich Hochbau und Entwerfen der TU Wien. Sie berichten von der Neuauflegung des Grundkurses Hochbau 1, welcher seit zwei Semestern den Bestand in den Fokus stellt und damit Studierende bereits zum Anfang ihres Studiums den Umgang mit dem Bestand näherbringt. Madlyn Miessgang spricht mit ihnen in Folge 18 über ihren didaktischen Ansatz, die nötige Kompetenztransformation auf Seiten von Studierenden, Lehrenden und Praktizierenden und nicht zuletzt über Dialogfähigkeit und Empathie, die uns die Auseinandersetzung mit unserer gebauten Umwelt abverlangt.
Astrid Staufer and Lorenzo De Chiffre teach and conduct research in the Forschungsbereich Hochbau und Entwerfen at TU Wien. They report on the relaunch of the Grundkurses Hochbau 1, which for the past two semesters has focused on existing buildings, thereby familiarizing students with existing buildings right from the start of their studies. In episode 18, Madlyn Miessgang talks to them about their didactic approach, the necessary transformation of skills on the part of students, teachers, and practitioners, and, last but not least, the ability to engage in dialogue and empathy that dealing with our built environment demands of us.
Lorenzo De Chiffre is an architect, Senior Scientist at TU Wien, and author of numerous texts on architecture published internationally. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and the University of East London. In 2016, he completed his doctorate on the topic “Wiener Terrassenhaus”, and in 2017 he curated the exhibition “Das Terrassenhaus: Ein Wiener Fetisch?” at Architekturzentrum Wien.
Astrid Staufer is an architect and professor. After studying architecture at ETH Zürich, she co-founded the practice Staufer & Hasler Architekten with Thomas Hasler in 1994. Her academic career includes professorships at EPFL Lausanne and TU Wien, where she has headed the research unit Hochbau & Entwerfen since 2023. Staufer serves on various committees, including the Commission for Nature Conservation and Open Space Planning of the City of Zurich. In recognition of her achievements, she and Thomas Hasler were awarded the Grand Prix Kunst / Prix Meret Oppenheim by the Federal Office of Culture in 2015. Her work is characterized by the close interweaving of research, teaching, and practice, with a particular focus on working with existing structures.
Photo credits: HB1, Kai Merkert; Hidden Gardens Triest, Elia Krönert, 2024; Hidden Gardens Triest, Julian Feelner, Tim Guckelberger, Philip Kaloumenos, 2022.
About the podcast
ZUKUNFT STADT is a podcast project of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at TU Wien. It is produced in cooperation between the future.lab and the Research Unit of Local Planning (Örtliche Raumplanung) at TU Wien.
Concept and production, audio and editing: Lukas Bast, Lena Hohenkamp, Lisa-Marie Kramer and Madlyn Miessgang
Intro music: Jakob Kotal