PENS-219: Hidden riversHidden Rivers aims at fulfilling the need for an interdisciplinary understanding of the problematics surrounding urban streams, through ecological, hydrological, and spatial relationships found in riv
AR-471: UE J : Territory and landscapeL'UE J introduit les étudiant·es à l'analyse urbaine et territoriale à la lumière d'une hypothèse de recherche. Une séquence d'opérations est proposée: relevé/description; identification de principes
AR-507: Urban demographyThis course introduces theoretical developments and empirical evidence on city population change worldwide, as well as on its interactions with sustainable development. Students will learn how to iden
AR-225: History of architecture III/IVThe course investigates the global history of architecture and town planning between the 16th and 19th centuries, its architects and buildings, and highlights the theoretical, artistic and technical i
PENS-225: RhonescapeRHONEscape aims at realizing the necessary interdisciplinary educational background of the problematics affecting highly-corrected large rivers, by examining riverine ecological, hydrological and morp
AR-302(ah): Studio BA6 (Malterre-Barthes)This studio explores construction materials, their origins and supply chains, the norms that regulate their use, and deploys that as a brief to explore how a post-extractive architecture could emerge
AR-402(ah): Studio MA2 (Malterre-Barthes)This studio explores construction materials, their origins and supply chains, the norms that regulate their use, and deploys that as a brief to explore how a post-extractive architecture could emerge
HUM-226: Wellbeing and Planetary BoundariesL'objectif de ce cours est de donner une compréhension globale des enjeux de la durabilité et de ses implications. Que signifie "durabilité" ? Comment est-elle mesurée ? Comment l'atteindre ?
AR-496: Behind/Beyond future citiesWe are living in an urban world and the design of sustainable cities is essential in order to decrease our energy footprint. This course provides the instruments to understand the complex urban metabo
PENS-217: Living in emergencyPENS-217 propose une compréhension technique et sociale de l'habitat d'urgence. Pour cela, il s'agira de concevoir un camp de réfugié.e.s habitable, puis d'y construire un abri et son équipement d'ass
AR-202(r): Studio BA4 (Gay et Menzel)The studio focusses on contextual imaginary. Developing narratives, inspired both by the site and by the student's imagination leads to a theme sustaining the project. The narrative helps the student
AR-681: Space, Life, and PoliticsThe Habitat Research Center and the Fondation Braillard Architectes, in the framework of The Eco-Century Project®, organize the 7th Bernardo Secchi Working Seminar. An international, interdisciplinary
AR-481: Architecture in the age of accelerationThis course proposes to investigate six strategies for architecture in the age of acceleration: Acceleration, Regionalism, Participation, Transformation, Commonality and Resilience. Anchoring these st
AR-302(ae): Studio BA6 (Pantazis et Rentzou)In the center of Athens, the presence of water has been completely eradicated. With record-
high global temperatures and reduced rainfalls, it is now urgent to bring water back, creating
new types of
AR-402(ae): Studio MA2 (Pantazis et Rentzou)In the center of Athens, the presence of water has been completely eradicated. With record-
high global temperatures and reduced rainfalls, it is now urgent to bring water back, creating
new types of
AR-504: From garden city to garden metropolisThe course will look at the potential transformation of the residential urban growth of the last century, what we call the Garden Metropolis, through the re-consideration of the Garden City model.
PENS-223: Waters within citiesKnowledge of how to articulate the "urban transition" is today urgently needed. The course reflects on the possibility of designing an urban space without negatively impacting on its water quality.
