Carmen Rist-Stadelmann Knihy

Building with students and trades firms as an integrated didactic method in architectural training.The Institute of Architecture and Planning at the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz pursues highly innovative approaches in architectural education. A focus on practice and bringing students together with craftsmen and their businesses is a key part of this. Model Workshop documents one of these programs at the institute. Students are confronted with different aspects of construction at a scale of 1:1, ranging from experimental wood structures through assembly techniques to questions of manufacturing. Complementing theoretical groundwork, the students’ design ideas are produced by timber construction firms as prototypes at a scale of 1:1, tested for functionality, and further developed.The book introduces this design work and direct transition into practice and analyzes the learning process of building at full scale. It also offers guidance through texts and images for an in-depth engagement with these didactic methods in close cooperation with local construction businesses.

The book presents new findings on timber joints and offers inspiration for architects and other professionals in the field of timber construction Wood as a renewable and extremely versatile building material is experiencing ever-broader use around the world Lavishly illustrated with images, plans, and drawings Documents a practice-based educational cooperation of several European universities Wood has a centuries-long tradition as well as huge potential for future use as a highly versatile building material. Crafting Structure and Expression presents newly gained knowledge on timber construction and on timber joints in particular.This book - lavishly illustrated with plans, sketches, and photographs - emerged from an international educational cooperation of the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU in Trondheim, and the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. The program looked at a vast range of timber joints from different theoretical and practical perspectives. Students conceived and made by hand new joints that were then applied in prototypes for entire structures, also designed as part of the course, at a scale of 1:5. By analysing this learning process, the book provides a new overview of the topic of timber joints in architecture through text and images.