Bachelor

Ingrid Hufnagl (Herausgeber), Daniel Köhler (Herausgeber)

This catalogue is the fi rst to document samples from the Bachelor thesis
works undertaken at the Architecture faculty of the University of Innsbruck in
2013-14.
It catches the school at a signifi cant time of transition as it juxtaposes, in the
wake of recent reforms, its historic structure of institutes to a model of design
units informed by specifi c consultant areas.
The range of work presented here demonstrates the effectiveness of a studio
system in generating intense, cohesive approaches that refl ect the diversity
inherent in the school.
This diversity is fundamental in an atmosphere of dialogue, exchange, as
well as confrontation – in other words within the ethics and modalities of an
academic discourse. It is precisely by respecting and acknowledging these
differences in pedagogical and theoretical positions and by engaging them
actively, that the work achieves the integrity and focus necessary to validate
its commitment and relevance to present needs and expectations.
The Bachelor program provides the foundation, understanding and testing
ground for a discipline that is becoming increasingly multifaceted and polycentric.
It requires an overall perception of a shifting and evolving ground,
inviting anticipation and speculation – an assimilation of knowledge, skills,
and tools, with the ability to engage and develop them in relation to urgent
questions.
While staking out the boundaries of architecture as a discipline, the Bachelor
program lays the seeds for redefi ning the profi le and profession, inviting the
emergence of new models, new fi elds of activity, other modes of engagement.
The vitality presented by the exhibition testifi es to the commitment and energy
of both faculty and students who, with the support of the Architektur-Werkstatt,
guests, tutors and the general staff, contribute to the development and
enrichment of our school.