Past courses

Here you will find a list of past courses offered by the Chair.

Seminars on History and Theory

Totally Crazy: Architecture of the 1990s in Germany
(Dipl.-Ing. Tina Kresse)
Concrete—It All Depends on What You Make of It
(Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke)
On Andrea Palladio’s Design Principles
(PD Dr. Mathias Haenchen)

Scientific Work

The Search for the Ideal Form: Reform Architecture in Saxony around 1900
(Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica, Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke)

Practical Training Weeks in Building Surveying

Building Survey: At Weberplatz
(Dr.-Ing. Iris Engelmann, Joel Rodriguez Richardson, M.Sc.)

Seminars on History and Theory

From the Factory Floor to the IT Campus—Built Work Environments in the 20th and 21st Centuries
(Dipl.-Ing. Tina Kresse, Joel Rodriguez Richardson, M.Sc.)
Monastery, Castle, and Townhouse—Housing Forms Through the Ages
(Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke)
On the Path to Modernity—Architectural Trends in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries
(PD Dr. Mathias Haenchen)

Scholarly Work

Progress Through Education: School Construction in Saxony in the 19th Century
(Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica, Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke)

Seminars on History and Theory

Around 1900: Art and Architecture on the Path to Modernism
(Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica et al.)
From the Drawers to the Public Eye: Researching, Organizing, and Presenting Historical Content
(Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke)

Scholarly Work

Suppressed, lost, forgotten. Buildings of the Dresden University of Technology in the years before, during, and after World War II
(Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica, Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke)

Practical Training Weeks in Architectural Surveying

Building Survey: Roßthal Castle in Dresden-Cotta
(Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Olbrich, Joel Rodriguez Richardson, M.Sc.)

Seminars on History and Theory

Architectural Wanderlust. Captivating Architecture in the Age of (Mass) Tourism
(Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica, Joel Rodriguez Richardson, M.Sc.)
2025: 150 Years of Architectural Education at the TH/TU Dresden. Chairs That Shaped Architectural Education.
(Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke)
The “House Within a House.” On the Development of the Design Principles of “Conceptual” and “Synthetic” Architecture in the Third Epoch of European Architectural History.
(PD Dr.-Ing. Mathias Haenchen)

Scholarly Work

Case studies on recent architectural history. University architecture in Dresden since the 1990s.
(Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica, Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke)

Seminars on History and Theory

Errors of Taste. The Kitsch, the Vulgar, and the Ugly in 20th- and 21st-Century Architecture
(Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica, Joel Rodriguez Richardson, M.Sc.)
Just Fun, Sports, and Games? Cultural and Recreational Buildings of the First Half of the 20th Century in Saxony.
(Dipl.-Ing. Tanja Scheffler)
2025: 150 Years of Architectural Education at the TH/TU Dresden. Chairs That Shaped Architectural Education.
(Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke)
From Solid-Body to Shell Architecture. On the Development of the Design Principle in the Second Phase of Modern Architecture.
(PD Dr.-Ing. Mathias Haenchen)

Scholarly Work

Living in Precast Concrete Buildings: 100 Years of Industrialized Construction.
(Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica, Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke, Joel Rodriguez Richardson, M.Sc.)

Practical Fieldwork Weeks: Building Survey

Building Survey: The Granary on Meissen’s Burgberg
(Dr.-Ing. Maren Lüpnitz, Dipl.-Ing. Tanja Scheffler)

Seminars on History and Theory

Postmodern Architecture: Buildings and Debates.
(Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica)
Horti conclusi. Diagrammatic Planning of the Post-Fossil City.
(Dr.-Ing. Marcus von Reimersdahl)
The Third Beginning of European Architectural History. On the Development of the Design Principle in Early Modern Architecture.
(PD Dr.-Ing. Mathias Haenchen)

Scholarly Work

Space for Religion? Sacred Architecture in Germany in the 20th and 21st Centuries.
(Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica, Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Zaschke, Dipl.-Ing. Tanja Scheffler)

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