architectural criticism will take place at the intersection of architectural production and the public. It shapes so that the perception and discussion of architecture in society with crucial. Designing architects feel sometimes the writing guild wrong or not understood or simply ignored, resulting in a widespread frustration and even irritation leads. Based on this finding, puts the seminar "Architectural Criticism" aims to provide students with the possibilities and limits of architectural criticism. The course covers the theoretical reflection, debate on the object and in particular the work on texts, which is the term focus. In a first phase, the theoretical foundations of architectural criticism with reference to the language editing and discussion of relevant theoretical and historical texts and exquisite architecture reviews are prepared on specific buildings. The aim is to produce a comprehensive list of criteria of architectural criticism, the text of their own work should serve as a basis. In a second Step, building-site visits to develop the basis for the direct spatial and visual experience, a term instrument Atrium criticism. The students will write during the semester, several of its own written architectural criticism, which resulted in individual meetings with the seminar leaders will be analyzed and discussed. Other aspects to create a guest presentation of a professional critic and a visit to a journal editorial. Analogous to the design course is a final critique with ETH in-house guests the conclusion of the event.
