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Groundscape Architecture Design Lab, re-thinking cities underground

Overview

We simply cannot be satisfied with only developing the city on top of the city. We must also build the city under the city.

What you'll learn

  • Discover the beauty, potential and richness of the subterranean territory.
  • Revert the negative perception associated with the infrastructure
  • Enlarge your vision as an urban actor
  • Become acquainted with indispensable design tools needed for designing underground.
  • Apprehend essential urban strategies necessary to intervene in the Groundscape territory.
  • You will be introduced to basic constructive procedures needed to excavate into the ground
  • Implement new and specific design methods
  • Develop your own Groundscape project
  • Participate in an architecture competition

Skills you'll practise

ResilienceMultidisciplinary ResearchArchitectural Design

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
  • A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
  • Taught by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, one of the strongest names in its field.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • Hands-on: you build or practise, not just watch.

Disadvantages

  • Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
  • Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
  • Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank.

Free to audit

  • Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
  • Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate $139). Audit access may end after the course closes.

Before you start

No special prerequisites are needed for a correct comprehension of the course. For those who want to take part in the Underground Design Studio, basic experience in terms of conception and architectural software is recommended.

Taught by

  • Dominique PerraultProfessor, SubLab - Laboratory of Underground Architecture
  • Juan Fernández-AndrinoInstructor, SubLab - Laboratory of Underground Architecture
  • Ignacio Ferrer RizzoInstructor, SubLab - Laboratory of Underground Architecture
  • Richard NguyenInstructor, SubLab - Laboratory of Underground Architecture

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is in Tier 1: world-leading universities and India's top institutes of our institution ranking (93/100).

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