ITECH

lnteqronve 1echno/oqies &

4rchitecturo/ uesiqn keseorch
M.Sc. Programme, Faculty of Architecture and Urban
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cootJloouoq losutotes.
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rof. AA ulpl.(Pons.) Arch. Achlm Menges
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1be M.5c. ltoqtomme loteqtouve
Technologies & Architectural Design
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The goal of the ITECH programme is to prepare
stuoents om o|eent o|sc|o||nes o t|e connnu|ng
aovancement o tec|no|og|ca| ano comoutanona|
oocesses |n ac||tectue, as t|ey mege t|e e|os o
oes|gn, eng|nee|ng, constucnon ano natua| sc|ences.
Couo||ng an |ntens|ve, c|nca| ano ana|ynca| aoooac|
to comoutanona| oes|gn, s|mu|anon ano ab|canon, t|e
l1LCl oogamme |s ocuseo on c|a||eng|ng t|e oes|gn
soace bounoa|es o cuent ac||tectua| ano eng|nee|ng
oacnce. lt see|s to oovo|e a e-exam|nanon o
tec|n|ques, oacnces ano t|eo|es o oes|gn |n e|anon to
t|e e|os o eng|nee|ng, oboncs, o|g|ta| manuactu|ng,
mate|a| sc|ence ano b|o|ogy.
1|e oogamme |s ooen to stuoents w|t| a ecogn|zeo
uac|e|o oegee |n ac||tectue (o ac||tectua| sc|ence),
uban o|ann|ng, c|v|| eng|nee|ng, b|o|ogy o b|om|mencs,
environmental engineering or similar engineering
o natua| sc|ence oegees. A|| oogam couses ae
|nstucteo |n Lng||s|.
1|e oogamme |s stuctueo as a 2 yea ooess|ona|
mastes oegee o stuoents w|t| a 3 yea bac|e|o
oegee. loweve, stuoents w|t| a su|tab|e 4 yeas
bac|e|os oegee o stuoents w|o a|eaoy |o|o a mastes
oegee may aoo|y o aovanceo stano|ng - subect to
t|e ev|ew by t|e un|ves|ty. Suc| aoo||cants w||| be
cons|oeeo o o|acement on t|e t||o semeste o t|e
oogamme. lo stuoents w|t| a oev|ous oegee |n
ac||tectue t|e como|enon o t|e oogamme oov|oes
an |ntenanona||y acceo|teo ooess|ona| oegee |n
ac||tectue.
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1ec|no|og|ca| oogess |as a|ways been a cata|yst o
oes|gn |nnovanon |n ac||tectue. 1ooay, tec|no|og|ca|
aovancements acoss mu|no|e o|sc|o||nes suggest a
ooouno tansomanon o t|e way t|e utue bu||t
env|onment |s conce|veo, oes|gneo ano mate|a||zeo.
1|e |nceas|ng ub|qu|ty o comoutanona| oocesses, t|e
eos|on o estab||s|eo o|sc|o||nay ||eac||es o oes|gn
ano t|e ao|o c|ange o |noust|a| |og|cs o oooucnon
|as ogeo new a|||ances between t|e e|os o oes|gn,
eng|nee|ng ano natua| sc|ences, |eao|ng to nove|
mu|no|sc|o||nay ano mu|naceteo oes|gn cu|tues.
Les|gn o|ays a c|nca| o|e |n t||s tansomanon: lee,
t|e nonon o oes|gn |s extenoeo beyono t|e oes|gn o
soace, suace ano stuctue to t|e oes|gn o oocesses,
systems ano ec|ooc|nes.
1|e mastes oogamme |nvesngates t|e ea|m o
|nteganve tec|no|og|ca| aovancements as nove|
tecton|c, soana|, stuctua|, aest|enc ano eco|og|ca|
ootenna|s |n ac||tectue. lt see|s to oeoae
stuoents o t|e como|ex contemooay cono|nons
o ac||tectue, w||c| |s ac|ng eve moe st|ngent
env|onmenta| ano econom|c c|a||enges w|||e at t|e
same nme exoe|enc|ng t|e emegence o new tec|n|ca|
ooootun|nes at an unoeceoenteo soeeo. 1|us, t|e
maste oogamme |s |nqu|y-o|enteo, exoe|ment-
baseo ano s|aoeo aouno contemooay asoects
o oes|gn eseac|. Stuoents w||| engage w|t| t|e
|nteganon o cumng-eoge comoutanona| ac||tectua|
oes|gn, stuctua| ano c||mate eng|nee|ng as we|| as
aovanceo ab|canon ano constucnon tec|no|og|es.
1|e |ntee|anon o suc| too|cs w||| be exooseo as bot|
a tec|n|ca| ano |nte||ectua| ventue. 1|e oogamme
encouages a cono|n|ng conceonon o tec|no|og|ca|
oogess, oes|gn |nnovanon ano cu|tua| oooucnon,
emo|as|z|ng |goous |nvesnganon, ceanve engagement
ano c|nca| efecnon on t|e |mo||canons ano ootenna|s
o tec|no|og|ca| |nnovanon o ac||tectua| oes|gn.
Lxamo|es o t|e |ong-stano|ng teac||ng ano eseac|
co||aboanon o t|e cooo|nanng |nsntutes |nc|uoe t|e
lCL/l1lL 8eseac| lav|||ons ano va|ous ot|e ooects.
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TEAM who we ore!
1|e M.Sc. logamme |oteqtotveec|oo|oq|es8
ArchitecturalDesignResearch |s cooo|nateo by t|e
ICD |osttotefotcoopototooo||es|qo and the ITKE
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|n co||aboanon w|t| t|e lul2 |osttoteof3o||J|oq
5ttoctotes.
ICD - 1|e lnsntute for computonono/ uesiqn (link)
oov|oes exoense |n aovanceo oes|gn comoutanon ano
obonc ab|canon as |t oeta|ns to ac||tectue. 1|e lCL's
eseac|es |ave stuo|eo |n wo|o c|ass sc|oo|s o ac||tectue
ano/o |ave wo|eo o |eao|ng ac||tectua| oacnces. lo.
Ac||m Menges |s |ntenanona||y enowneo o ||s oes|gn wo|
ano eseac|, w|t| v|s|nng ooessos||os at bot| lavao
bn|ves|ty ano t|e Ac||tectua| Assoc|anon.
ITKE - 1|e lnsntute of 8ui/dinq 5tructures ond
5tructuro/ uesiqn (link) |s ocuseo on eseac| |n ||g||y
emc|ent stuctues ano new mate|a|s o ac||tectue. 1|e
mu|no|sc|o||nay team o l1lL eseac| assoc|ates b|ngs
toget|e comoetences om va|ous e|os o aovanceo
bu||o|ng tec|no|og|es. lo. !an ln|ooes |s aut|o o
numeous boo|s ano oub||canons, as we|| as oatne |n an
|ntenanona| eng|nee|ng m co||aboanng w|t| enowneo
ac||tects aouno t|e g|obe.
1|e mu|no|sc|o||nay ano eseac|-o|enteo c|aacte o
t|e l1LCl oogamme |as been oeve|ooeo to oov|oe
stuoents w|t| t|e ooootun|ty to ta|e u|| benet o
t|e |age, |ntenanona| netwo| o |nteo|sc|o||nay
eseac| ano exoense ava||ab|e t|oug| t|e oatne
|nsntutes, t|e un|ves|ty ano |ts e|ateo extena|-|nousty
co||aboatos. 1|e oogamme |as t|e un|que aovantage
o been s|tuateo w|t||n t|e |eat|ano o tec|no|og|ca|
|nnovanon |n Cemany, t|e l1LCl oogamme |s a|meo
at ut|e|ng t|e |ong-stano|ng e|anons||o w|t| |nousty
netwo|s t|at t|e oatne |nsntutes |ave estab||s|eo.
1|e un|ves|ty as a w|o|e |s ecogn|zeo |ntenanona||y
o |ts eoucanon ano eseac| |n tec|no|ogy ano ganes
s|gn|cant eseac| unos |n a vast aay o e|os o
tec|no|ogy ano oes|gn. 1|e lacu|ty o Ac||tectue
cons|stent|y an|s among t|e too sc|oo|s |n Cemany,
ano |s a|so suoooteo by extens|ve eseac| t|oug|
bot| o|vate |nousty ano oub||c|y unoeo ooects. 1|e
bn|ves|ty o Stutgat |s a|so enowneo o ceanve|y
engag|ng t|e |gou ano |ns|g|ts o eng|nee|ng sc|ence
|n ac||tectua| oes|gn. 1||s ||g| |eve| o eseac|
exoosue |s efecteo o|ect|y |n t|e qua||ty o t|e
sc|oo|'s acu|ty ano cu|cu|um.
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CONTENT - whot to expect?
1|e oogamme oes t|e ooootun|ty to stuoy
w|t| one o t|e |eao|ng teams o tec|no|og|ca| ano
comoutanona| oes|gn eseac|, ano as a team, t|e
oatne |nsntutes st|ve to oesent stuoents w|t| a
cumng-eoge eoucanona| exoe|ence t|at ostes t|e
development of the students own individual interests
|n ac||tectua| oes|gn, stuctues, tec|no|ogy ano
comoutanon.
1|e oogamme |s centeo on t|e |nteganve omat
o Les|gn 8eseac| loects ano a Maste 1|es|s. 1|e
ooects ta|e aovantage o t|e extens|ve co||aboanon
among t|e oatne |nsntutes ano ae suoooteo by
a o|vese ange o Suoo|ementay Moou|es, ano
Lxoet Co||oqu|ums, oeeo by bot| |nsntutes. 1|e
suoo|ementay moou|es oov|oe t|e tec|n|ca| ano
conceotua| ounoanon necessay o t|e successu|
oeve|ooment o 8eseac| loects w|||e a||ow|ng
stuoents to exo|oe |no|v|oua| aeas o |nteest.
The ma|n he|ds of |nvesnganon for the Des|gn
kesearch ro[ects |nc|ude:
Moo|ogenenc comoutanona| oes|gn oocesses.
uotom-uo oes|gn ano eng|nee|ng o mate|a| systems
ano |yb|o stuctues.
lnvesnganon o nove| oooucnon oaao|gms enab|eo by
oboncs ano geneanve manuactu|ng.
lnteganon o b|om|menc stateg|es o t|e oes|gn ano
eng|nee|ng o oeomance-o|enteo ac||tectua|
moo|o|ogy ano eco|og|ca||y embeooeo ac||tectua|
o|ys|o|ogy.
Lxo|oanon o nove| ac||tectua| tecton|cs ano e|ateo
oeomance caoac|nes.
lnteganve tesnng t|oug| u||-sca|e oototyoes ano
moc|-uos.
Suppornng sem|nar modu|es expose students to the
fo||ow|ng top|cs:
computonono/ uesiqn
- Contextua| ana|ys|s of contemporary
computanona| des|gn cu|tures.
8eseac| on t|eoenca| ano ooess|ona| |mo||canons
o a comoutanona||y o|ven oaao|gm s||, oeceoent
eseac| wo| ano s|gn|cant ooects.
- Deve|opment and |mp|ementanon of advanced
computanona| des|gn techn|ques for arch|tecture.
Les|gn o|enteo oata ano geomety management:
A|go|t|m|c ooceoues, evo|unonay comoutanon,
agent baseo mooe|||ng, oaamet|c mooe|||ng, s|mu|anon
ano t|e| suooonng oogamm|ng |anguage (v|sua|
oogamm|ng, sowae soec|c sc|onng, lyt|on, !ava,
etc.).
- Computanona| and computer-a|ded
methodo|og|es for |ntegranve des|gn,
manufactur|ng and fabr|canon strateg|es.
Mac||ne-soec|c consta|nt soace mooe|||ng, eeobac|
tec|n|ques, automateo conto| |anguage, oooucnon
s|mu|anon, oototyo|ng ano e|ateo comoutanona| too|s
o aovanceo manuactu|ng ano obonc ab|canon.
5tructuro/ uesiqn
- Iorm-hnd|ng of hybr|d structures.
Comoutanona| ano o|ys|ca| om-no|ng stateg|es o
om- ano suace acnve ||g|twe|g|t stuctues.
- S|mu|anon techno|og|es and computanona|
opnm|zanon
uas|c |now|eoge o l|n|te L|ement Met|oos, evo|unonay
oonm|zanon stateg|es ano t|e| |nteganon |n
comoutanona| oes|gn oocesses.
- Character|zanon and tesnng of mater|a|s
Soec|canon o mec|an|ca|, enegenc ano eco|og|ca|
oooenes o mate|a|s, oeve|ooment o mu|nuncnona|
comoos|te mate|a|s ano exo|oanon o t|e| ac||tectua|
ano stuctua| ootenna|s, met|oos o mate|a| tesnng |n
t|eoy ano oacnce.
8ui/dinq construcnon:
- 8u||d|ng systems
Aovanceo |now|eoge o tec|n|ca| o|nc|o|es o
susta|nab|e ano esouce emc|ent bu||o|ng oes|gn ano
constucnon emo|as|z|ng t|e |ntee|anons between
bu||o|ng stuctue, bu||o|ng enve|ooe ano bu||o|ng
tec|no|og|es.
- 8u||d|ng enve|opes
Aovanceo t|eoenca| ano oacnca| |now|eoge o t|e
bu||o|ng enve|ooe ano |ts equ|ements, ano |n t|e
oes|gn oeve|ooment o como|ex bu||o|ng s||ns, egao|ng
mate|a|s ano comoonents, bas|c |now|eoge o bu||o|ng
o|ys|cs, aoaonve systems o bu||o|ng enve|ooes.
8iomimencs:
lntooucnon to |nteo|sc|o||nay eseac| met|oos ano
|now|eoge tanse |n co||aboanon w|t| b|o|og|sts.
lntooucnon to b|om|menc oes|gn stateg|es |nc|uo|ng
botom-uo / too-oown aoooac|es ano ooouct- /
oocess-o|entanon, as we|| as |ntooucnon to oeceoent
ooects ano eseac|.
Lxpert Co||oqu|um
ln aoo|non to t|e oev|ous moou|es, t|e Lxoet
Co||oqu|um |s oesenteo as a fex|b|e omat acaoem|c
exoe|ence o|ecteo by one o sevea| |eao|ng guest
eseac|es ano suoooteo by t|e oatne |nsntutes.
1|e |ntent o t|e co||oqu|um |s to b|ng |nteo|sc|o||nay
exoense om extena| cumng eoge eseac|es |nto
t|e oogamme t|oug| a fex|b|e acaoem|c omat.
1|e soec|c sc|eou|e, contents ano omat o eac|
co||oqu|um w||| be announceo ou|ng t|e coesoono|ng
acaoem|c semeste.
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ln aoo|non to t|e centa||y |ocateo stuo|o soace |n
t|e oowntown camous, t|e l1LCl oogamme oes
access to bot| t|e soec|a||zeo esouces o t|e oatne
|nsntutes, as we|| as t|e extens|ve esouces o t|e
lacu|ty o Ac||tectue ano t|e bn|ves|ty o Stutgat as
a w|o|e. 1|ese esouces |nc|uoe:
8obonc Laboatoy (RobotLab, 6-ax|s lblA l8
12S/2 |noust|a| obot ano a venca| tuntab|e as /
th

extena|-ax|s)
Mate|a| 1esnng Laboatoy (va|ous tesnng ac|||nes
o stanc ano oynam|c |oao|ng uo to 400|l)
Mooe| S|oo (t|ee |ase cutes, one cumng o|ote
ano two 3-ax|s ClC m||||ng mac||nes)
Comoute Laboatoy (CasinoIT, lacu|ty o
Ac||tectue comoute |aboatoy, 3L o|nte ano
o|ot sev|ce)
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uoon aom|ss|on to t|e oogamme t|e aovanceo
stano|ng aoo||canon w||| ta|e o|ace. l|ease note, t|at
aovanceo stano|ng aoo||cants m|g|t ece|ve aovanceo
stano|ng on some o none o t|e couse ceo|ts baseo
on t|e comm|tee's assessment. Lqu|va|ent ceo|ts
must be ana|ogous to t|e couse o stuoy o t|e st
yea o t|e l1LCl oogamme cu|cu|um ano must a|so
oemonstate ||g| |eve| o acaoem|c oeomance ano
oes|gn ooc|ency.
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Stuoents |o|o|ng oegee qua||canons t|at o|e om
t|e ||st oov|oeo above w||| be assesseo on an |no|v|oua|
bas|s.
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1|e M.Sc. logamme |oteqtotveec|oo|oq|esooJ
ArchitecturalDesignResearch |s eseac|-o|enteo,
mu|no|sc|o||nay, |ntenanona| ano t|us taug|t |n
Lng||s|.
The programme is open to students with a previous
uac|e|o oegee |n one o t|e o||ow|ng qua||y|ng e|os:
ac||tectue
uban o|ann|ng
c|v|| eng|nee|ng
b|o|ogy o b|on|cs
environmental engineering
o s|m||a eng|nee|ng o natua| sc|ence oegees
1|e oogamme |eaos to an |ntenanona||y acceo|teo
Mastes oegee ano |s oeeo as a two-yea u|| nme
oogamme (equ|va|ent to 120 LC1S), w|t| t|e ooss|b|||ty
o aovanceo o|acement to t|e secono yea o stuo|es
o e||g|b|e cano|oates:
Stuoents w|o |ave como|eteo at |east a 3 yea
uac|e|o logamme (equ|va|ent to a m|n|mum
o 180 LC1S) t|at |s |ntenanona||y ecogn|zeo
ano acceo|teo. lo stuoents w|t| a uac|e|o
oegee |n ac||tectue t|e como|enon o t|e u||
two yea M.Sc. logamme (120 LC1S) oov|oes
an |ntenanona||y acceo|teo ooess|ona|
oegee |n ac||tectue.
Stuoents w|o |ave como|eteo at |east a 4 yea
uac|e|o o Maste logamme (equ|va|ent to
a m|n|mum o 240 LC1S) ae e||g|b|e to aoo|y
o aovanceo stano|ng baseo on t|e| ab|||ty to
oov|oe ooo o equ|va|ent ceo|ts o uo to 60
LC1S . 1|ese ceo|ts must be om couses t|at
ae oat o t|e| oev|ous eoucanon, ano t|at
ae equ|va|ent to moou|es oeeo as oat o t|e
st yea cu|cu|um o t|e l1LCl oogamme.
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Aom|ss|on w|t| Aovanceo Stano|ng: Stuoents w|o |ave
como|eteo a 4 yeas bac|e|os oegee o stuoents w|o
a|eaoy |o|o a mastes oegee |n a qua||y|ng e|o may
aoo|y o aovanceo stano|ng |nto t|e l1LCl oogamme.
Suc| aoo||cants w||| be cons|oeeo o o|acement |n
t|e t||o semeste o t|e oogamme - cono|nona| on
a ev|ew by t|e |nvo|veo |nsntutes - t|us eouc|ng t|e
equ|eo couse stuoy to one yea. Aoo||cants w||| |n|na||y
be oeeo acceotance to t|e st semeste but t|ey
w||| a|so be noneo o t|e| aovance stano|ng e||g|b|||ty,
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T|e cu|cu|um |s baseo on t|e Ceman semeste
system: t|e w|nte semeste tyo|ca||y ta|es o|ace
between m|o Cctobe ano m|o lebuay w|t| a two
wee| C||stmas bea|, w|||e t|e summe semeste
ta|es o|ace between m|o Ao|| ano m|o !u|y. lt |s
|mootant to note t|at t||s |s a u||-nme oogamme
ano couse wo| ano stuo|o subm|ss|ons may a|so ta|e
o|ace outs|oe t|e semeste nmes.
lirst Yeor - Lu|ng t||s st yea, t|e cu|cu|um |s |eo
by two Les|gn 8eseac| loects t|at ae oeve|ooeo
as a co||aboanve unoeta||ng between t|e |nvo|veo
|nsntutes. 1|e |ntooucnon to e|evant too|cs |n
comoutanona| oes|gn, eng|nee|ng ano constucnon |s
oov|oeo t|oug| two suoo|ementay Sem|na Moou|es
oe semeste. ln aoo|non, a se|es o egu|a co||oqu|a
w||| exoose t|e stuoents to oesentanons |n cumng
eoge eseac| by |eao|ng exoets |n t|e e|ateo e|os.
uot|, sem|na moou|es ano exoet co||oqu|ums ae
stuctueo to oov|oe e|evant suooot o t|e ooect
oeve|ooment.
5econd Yeor - 1|e t||o semeste |s a|meo at |ay|ng
t|e ounoanon o a oom|s|ng maste's t|es|s t|oug|
a 1|es|s leoaanon loect. 1||s ma|n moou|e |s
suoooteo by two Suoo|ementay Sem|na Moou|es ano
an e|ecnve 3 LC1S couse o oancu|a e|evance o t|e
o|anneo eseac| t|es|s. 1|e enne out| semeste |s
oeo|cateo to t|e oeve|ooment o t|e Maste 1|es|s.
1|e LC1S stuctue o t|e oogamme |s equ|va|ent to
t|e acu|ty's genea| maste oogamme Architecture
ooJJt|oo||ooo|oq. 1||s oes stuoents t|e aoo|nona|
ooss|b|||ty to a|so ateno couses at some of the other
enowneo |nsntutes at t|e lacu|ty o Ac||tectue.
8
Sem|nar Modu|es (6 LC1S)
Comoutanona| Les|gn
(MoJo|eNo.11600601)
Comoutanona| Les|gn ano L|g|ta| lab|canon -
(MoJo|eNo.11600602)
lom l|no|ng
(MoJo|eNo.011!00601)
Mate|a| ano Stuctue
(MoJo|eNo.011!00602)
Building Envelopes
(MoJo|eNo.010220601)
uu||o|ng Systems
(MoJo|eNo.010220602)
Comoutanona| Les|gn ano S|mu|anon
(MoJo|eNo.1160060!)
Ac||tectua| u|om|mencs
(MoJo|eNo.011!00605)
Co||oqu|a Modu|es (3 LC1S)
Lxoet Co||oqu|um 1
(MoJo|eNo.011!00701)
Lxoet Co||oqu|um 2
(MoJo|eNo.11600701)
1|es|s leoaanon Moou|e
(MoJo|eNo.11600705)
MOuuL5
Master 1hes|s Modu|e (30 LC1S)
lnteganve 1ec|no|og|es ano Ac||tectua| Les|gn
8eseac| Maste 1|es|s.
(MoJo|eNo.11600900)
ro[ect]Des|gn Stud|o Modu|es (1S LC1S)
lnteganve 1ec|no|og|es ano Ac||tectua| Les|gn
8eseac| loect 1.
(MoJo|eNo.11600801)
lnteganve 1ec|no|og|es ano Ac||tectua| Les|gn
8eseac| loect 2.
(MoJo|eNo.011!00802)
lnteganve 1ec|no|og|es ano Ac||tectua| Les|gn
8eseac| 1|es|s leoaanon loect.
(MoJo|eNo.011!00805)
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Arch|tectura| Des|gn
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4PPLlc41lON - now to join?
ln ooe to aoo|y o t|e l1LCl M.Sc. oogamme (w|nte
semeste 2013-14, stanng on 14 Cctobe 2013) o|ease
subm|t t|e o||ow|ng mate|a|s by 1S May 2013.
(||eoseoote.||sJeoJ||oeopp||esoo|,fott|e|oto|e|occto|et
201!.|eopp||cotooJeoJ||oefotstoJ|escoooeoc|oq|occto|et
2014w||||e15.|e|toot,2014.)
1|e aoo||canon oocess |nc|uoes t|e o||ow|ng steos:
Step 1: Cn||ne app||canon
ln ooe to aoo|y o aom|ss|on to t|e Mastes
oogamme |n w|nte semeste 2013/2014 you neeo to
subm|t a u|| set o t|e equ|eo aoo||canon oocuments
(see be|ow) to t|e on||ne aoo||canon oota| no |ate t|an
1S May 2013.
Step 2: re-se|ecnon and |nterv|ews
l you |ave oasseo t|e oe-se|ecnon stage, you w|||
be |ntev|eweo by two membes o t|e se|ecnon
comm|tee. 1||s |ntev|ew may be a ace-to-ace o a
te|eo|one/S|yoe |ntev|ew. lo t|e |nta|e |n w|nte
semeste 2013/2014 |ntev|ews w||| ta|e o|ace at
t|e beg|nn|ng o Iune 2013. l|ease ma|e sue you
aoo||canon oocuments conta|n an uo-to-oate te|eo|one
numbe ano an ema|| aooess as we w||| |ave to contact
you |n ooe to ma|e an aooo|ntment o t|e |ntev|ew.
l we cannot contact you we w||| not be ab|e to cons|oe
you aoo||canon ut|e.
Step 3: Se|ecnon, subm|ss|on of hard copy documents,
scho|arsh|ps
1|e na| se|ecnon w||| ta|e o|ace at t|e eno o Iune
2013. ?ou w||| be |nomeo o t|e esu|ts as soon as
t|e oec|s|on |as been maoe. l se|ecteo to t|e l1LCl
M.Sc. logamme, |ao cooy o a|| o you oocuments
|s equ|eo. l|ease ma|e sue to |ave a|| t|e oocuments
eaoy o nme|y |ao cooy subm|ss|on.
Important: Stuoents cuent|y stuoy|ng |n t|e na| yea
o a uac|e|o oogamme can aoo|y o a cono|nona|
acceotance to t|e oogamme. loweve, o t|e
aom|ss|on to t|e oogamme t|e como|enon o t|e
uac|e|o oegee |s equ|eo.
P/eose note: 1|e oates mennoneo above ae e|evant
o t|e com|ng w|nte semeste 2013/2014 on|y. 1|e
oates w||| c|ange o t|e o||ow|ng aoo||canon tems.
l|ease ee to t||s webs|te o egu|a uooates.
|c|/||||eseotc||ov|||oo2012.
|o|ooJ|o||e
10
oouo||o / wo| samo|es s|ou|o be subm|teo as one
lLl oocument: max|mum 10 oages, omat Lll A4,
max|mum |e s|ze S Mu.
~~ Save oocuments |n lLl lomat, max. S00 lu |e
s|ze. 1|e oouo||o may be uo to S Mu.
lmportont: P/eose compi/e o// documents into o sinq/e Pul
with o moximum f/e site of 10M8. 1he nominq convennon
for the f/e is:
201l_L451N4M_llk51N4M_l1cn.pdf
Subm|ss|on
l|ease seno t|e como||eo lLl oocument (max. 10Mu, 2013_
LAS1lAML_ll8S1lAML_l1LCl.oo) to t|e o||ow|ng ema||
aooess:
itechQicd.uni-stuuqort.de
Cn|y | you ece|ve cono|nona| acceotance to t|e M.Sc.
oogamme, w||| you be equ|eo to subm|t a como|ete |ao
cooy ves|on o a|| t|e equ|eo |ao cooy oocuments. ve
aov|se cano|oates to stat oeoa|ng t|e| oocuments |n
aovance.
cO51
1u|non Iees
lo bot| Ceman ano |ntenanona| stuoents t|ee ae no
tu|non ees o stuoy|ng |n t|e M.Sc. oogamme |oteqtotve
ec|oo|oq|esooJ4tc||tectoto||es|qo|eseotc| at bn|ves|ty
o Stutgat. A eg|stanon ee o 138 Lb8 oe semeste |s
equ|eo.
Add|nona| rogramme Costs
Aoo|nona| ||v|ng ano out o ooc|et exoenses o acaoem|c
tous, tave|, sowae, mate|a|s, equ|oment use ano ot|e
e|ateo exoenses s|ou|o be exoecteo.
L|v|ng Lxpenses
lo aoo|nona| |nomanon on ||v|ng costs |n Cemany
(|nsuance, accommooanon, etc) o|ease see t|e |otetootooo|
4[o|tswebs|te o t|e bn|ves|ty o Stutgat (link)
1|e M.Sc. logamme |oteqtotveec|oo|oq|es8
ArchitecturalDesignResearch at t|e bn|ves|ty o Stutgat
|s sn|| subect to t|e aooova| by t|e M|o|stet|oofot
v|sseosc|of,|otsc|ooqooJ|oost3oJeo-votueo|etq.
Aooova| |s exoecteo s|ot|y.
4PPLlc41lON uOcuMN15
ln ooe to aoo|y o t|e l1LCl M.Sc. oogamme o|ease
subm|t t|e o||ow|ng mate|a|:
1. App||canon forms
aoo||canon om bn|ves|ty o Stutgat
(Jowo|ooJ|ete)
~~ Como|ete t|e om ano save as lLl lomat, max.
S00lu |e s|ze.
2. Cop|es of qua||hcanons and passport
cooy o you sc|oo|-|eav|ng cencate (genea|
qua||canon o un|ves|ty entance cencate, ||g|
sc|oo| cencate, o|o|oma o equ|va|ent)
cooy o you un|ves|ty tansc|ot
cooy o you un|ves|ty oegee o|o|oma
||eoseoote.|ecop|esoft|eseJocooeotsoeeJto
|eo[c|o||,oot|eotcoteJooJ|oq||s|otOetooo
ttoos|otoosoteteoo|teJ.
AlS Cencate: Aoo||cants om C||na, Mongo||a
ano v|etnam |ave to aoo a cencate om t|e
A|aoem|sc|e luste||e (AlS) oes lu|tueeats oe
Leutsc|en uotsc|a" to t|e| aoo||canon mate|a|.
ooo o you Lng||s| ooc|ency: lLL1S (bano 6)
cencate o 1CLlL (m|n|mum scoe: SS0 oaoe
baseo, 213 comoute baseo, /9 |ntenet baseo).
||eoseoote.|fooopp||cootsftst|ooqooqe|s|oq||s|
ot||s/|etoo|vets|t,stoJ|es|ove|eeocooJocteJ|o
|oq||s|,wt|ueocooftootooof|oq||s|ptofc|eoc,
ftoot|eoo|vets|t,coo|eseot|osteoJ.
cooy o you oassoot
~~ Scan oocuments ano save t|em |n lLl lomat,
max. S00lu |e s|ze eac|.
3. our monvanon, profess|ona| and academ|c
exper|ence documents.
Cu|cu|um v|tae (Cv). l|ease s|gn you Cv (|nc|uo|ng
oev|ous sowae / comoutanon exoe|ence)
Lete o monvanon (one A4 oage max|mum)
stanng you |nteest o aoo|y|ng to t||s soec|c
oogamme.
louo||o: 1|e oouo||o s|ou|o |nc|uoe wo| samo|es
relevant to this master programme as well as the
uac|e|o oegee wo|. l you ae sn|| stuoy|ng |n t|e
na| yea you uac|e|o oogamme ano t|us aoo|y
o a cono|nona| acceotance to t|e oogamme,
o|ease oov|oe an a|tenanve wo| samo|e. Stuoents
with a previous degree in engineering or natural
sc|ences s|ou|o oov|oe wo| samo|es |nc|uo|ng
a s|ot summay o t|e| bac|e|o's t|es|s. 1|e
11
: What are the research prospects aher the MSc degree?
A: 1|e l1LCl oogamme |s a|meo at oov|o|ng stuoents
w|t| t|e too|s, eseac| ounoanon ano oacnca| tec|n|ca|
exoe|ence to ousue a w|oe ange o ooess|ona| o|es |n
cumng eoge eseac|, eng|nee|ng ano oes|gn. Caouates
w||| be vey we|| su|teo to unoeta|e ooess|ona| o|es |n
aovanceo ac||tectue ano eng|nee|ng omces, aovanceo
eseac| ano oeve|ooment |nsntutes, o ot|e e|ateo
|noust|es. Aoo|nona||y, t|e l1LCl oogamme w||| a|so be an
|oea| ounoanon to ousue ut|e ooctoa| stuo|es t|oug|
one o t|e oatne |nsntutes.
: W||| there be a board|ng ava||ab|||ty for |nternanona|
students?
A: 1|ee ae stuoent oom|to|es on camous ano |n Stutgat-
va|||ngen, |oweve, |t |s uo to eac| |no|v|oua| stuoent to
aoo|y o accommooanons. ?ou can no |nomanon |n bot|
Lng||s| ano Ceman t|oug| t|e |otetootooo|c[ce (link).
Aoo|nona||y, t|e c|ty o Stutgat a|so oov|oes atacnve
ennng oonons |n ano aouno t|e c|ty cente. ln e|t|e case,
stuoents must ty to secue accommooanons |n aovance - a
ew mont|s o|o to you a|va| - as t|ee |s genea||y ||g|
oemano o accommooanons, oancu|a ou|ng t|e |ate
mont|s o summe.
: What w||| be expected expenses to account for ||v|ng,
|odg|ng, educanon mater|a|s, research tr|ps, etc. ?
A: ln ooe to ca|cu|ate you mont||y exoenses you w||| |ave to
ta|e |nto account t|e cost o ||v|ng, |oog|ng, t|os ano couse-
soec|c stuoy mate|a|s. Some suooot |s oen oov|oeo by
t|e bn|ves|ty o costs o tave| e|ateo to a Les|gn Stuo|o o
Sem|na, suc| as a e|o t|o o manuactue v|s|t. A genea|
gu|oe to stuoent ||v|ng cost |n Stutgat can a|so be ouno w|t|
t|e lntenanona| Cmce.
: Are there recommendanons for scho|arsh|ps and grants?
A: lo oe|gn stuoents w|s||ng to stuoy |n Cemany, a gooo
stanng oo|nt |s t|e webs|te o t|e LAAL - Ceman Acaoem|c
Lxc|ange Sev|ce (link).
: now many students w||| be adm|ued |n tota| and how
many w||| be ab|e to do the|r Master's through the I1LCn
programme?
A: Cn ou st yea, we ae |oo|ng to ecu|t a ta|enteo ano
mu|no|sc|o||nay gouo o 1S - 20 stuoents.
contoct
moi/: itechQicd.uni-stuuqort.de
Web resources:
bn|ves|ty o Stutgat, Stuoy logammes (link)(|e./|oq.)
lntenanona| Aa|s omce - bn|ves|ty o Stutgat (link)(|oq.)
lCL - lnsntute o Comoutanona| Les|gn (link)(|oq.)
l1lL - lnsntute o uu||o|ng Stuctues ano Stuctua| Les|gn (link)(|e./|oq.)
Stuoy logams - bn|ves|ty o Stutgat (link)(|e./|oq.)
M.Sc. Ac||tectue ano bban l|an|ng - bn|ves|ty o Stutgat(link)(|e.)
Aoo||canon loms o Mastes logams - bn|ves|ty o Stutgat (link)(|oq.)
lA on||ne aoo||canon - bn|ves|ty o Stutgat (link)(|e.)
l4s
: When |s the app||canon subm|ss|on dead||ne?
A: 1|e aoo||canon oeao||ne o t|e uocom|ng w|nte semeste
2013 (Stanng 14 Cctobe, 2013) |s sc|eou|eo to be 1S May,
2013.

: When |s the nonhcanon for acceptance?
A: loncanons o acceotance w||| be |ssueo ear|y Iu|y 2013.
: Where can the app||canon forms be found?
A: l|ease ee to t|e lCL ano t|e l1lL webs|te at: (link)
: What are the e||g|b|||ty cr|ter|a?
A: Aom|ss|on to t|e oogamme w||| be baseo on t|e
manoatoy como|enon o a uac|e|o's oegee (o equ|va|ent),
examo|es o you oev|ous wo| |n t|e om o a oouo||o, as
we|| as you monvanon |ete. ?ou may aoo|y o|o to n|s||ng
you oegee, t|oug| acceotance to t|e oogamme w||| be
connngent uoon t|e como|enon o t|e oegee o|o to t|e
stat o t|e Maste's oogamme.
: What are the |anguage requ|rements?
A: 1|e oogamme w||| be exc|us|ve|y taug|t |n Lng||s|.
loweve, o |ntenanona| stuoents w|o cons|oe ta||ng
some bas|c Ceman |anguage couses, some |n|na| |anguage
couses w||| be oeeo t|oug| t|e bn|ves|ty o Stutgat
lntenanona| Cmce. See |no |ee (link)
: What are the poruo||o requ|rements?
A: 1|e ecommenoeo contents o t|e oouo||o ae: a ||st o
ooects (stuoent ooects, ooess|ona| ooects) e|evant o
couse content, w|ten oesc|onon ano gao||c |||ustanon
o se|ecteo ooects |n tems o t|e| content ano e|evance
o t|e oogamme. 1he h|e s|ze of the poruo||o shou|d not
exceed 10 M8.
: Do I have to subm|t hard-cop|es of the app||canon
mater|a|?
A: ?ou w||| |n|na||y |ave to subm|t you como|ete aoo||canon
oac|age on||ne (See Aoo||canon - low to !o|n " secnon).
loweve, acceotance to t|e l1LCl M.Sc. logamme, w||| be
cono|nona| on t|e on-nme subm|ss|on o a|| cencates ano
e|ateo oocuments |n |ao cooy.
: Is the M.Sc. programme reg|stered w|th the Arch|tecture
8oard |n Germany? Does |t qua||fy a graduate to be ab|e to
app|y for a ||cense w|th the Arch|tects keg|stranon 8oard or
|ts equ|va|ent German body?
A: 1|e l1LCl oogamme |s cuent|y unoego|ng t|e oma|
aooova| oocess t|oug| t|e Ac||tectue uoao |n Cemany
ano |s exoecteo to be u||y eg|steeo by m|o Summe 2013.
lo stuoents w|t| a oev|ous oegee |n ac||tectue t|e maste
w||| be eg|steeo w|t| t|e Ac||tectue uoao |n Cemany.
loweve, t|e como|enon o a manoatoy 2-yea oacnca|
exoe|ence |s equ|eo o a|| gaouates by t|e Ac||tectue
uoao beoe be|ng ab|e to aoo|y o a ||cense.
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