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- Foundations for Design Knowledge O.M. Ungers’ Wochenaufgaben as Practice-Based Understanding
- Abstract
- In 1965, O.M. Ungers developed the so-called Wochenaufgaben at the TU Berlin. This seemingly simple exercise consisted of six weekly assignments focused on the autonomous language of architecture. Each week, the same basic design brief was given with a different set of constraints, in order to focus on a different aspect: form, theme, function, material, locality or structure. In their repetition, these exercises go to the heart of ‘learning by doing’, aimed at addressing the tacit dimension of architectural design.
- Citation
- Schrijver, L. (2019). Foundations for Design Knowledge . O.M. Ungers’ Wochenaufgaben as Practice-Based Understanding. Schools & Teachers. The Education of an Architect in Europe, OASE, (102), 71–76. Retrieved from https://www.oasejournal.nl/en/Issues/102/FoundationsforDesignKnowledge
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