About this course
By examining and understanding local, vernacular building typologies and materials, we can better, more holistically, and more sustainably build our future homes and cities. This course will begin with local building history and theory, with visits to case studies in greater Copenhagen. Time will be spent creating a material journal to log and document case studies, and also to track material experiments, developments, and dead-ends. Class time will focus on engagement in material and building processes and will involve experimentation, 1:1 mock-ups, and presentation of results. Students will gain new tools of analysis, seeing what is locally available as potential and viable low-impact building materials.
Syllabus
Faculty
Kathryn Larsen
FacultyBachelors (Architectural Technology and Construction Management, KEA, 2019). Msc. (Architecture, TU Delft, 2022). CEO, Studio Kathryn Larsen, 2019-Present. With DIS since January 2024.
Dani Hill-Hansen
FacultyMSc in Engineering, Sustainable Design, Aalborg University Copenhagen. MSc in Architecture, Taliesin – The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. BSc in Interior Design, Sustainable Design Concentration, Endicott College. Junior Consultant, Lendager Group Circular Consultancy. Guest lecturer, studio critic, Faculty (Sustainable by Design), DIS. Architect, Lobolab Arkitektur. Freelance expert guide. Architecture and Design Program Coordinator, DIS. Arkitekt, Rummet Sprog. Architecture and Design Programs Assistant, DIS. With DIS since 2014.