Architecture plays a crucial role in shaping resilient urban ecosystems, requiring innovative strategies to address contemporary environmental challenges. This studio explores the Alpine Superblock as a transformative design approach to co-create urban quarters designed for climate resilience and social well-being. By reorganizing city blocks to limit vehicular traffic, expand pedestrian zones, and integrate green infrastructure, superblocks redefine public space as a shared, climate-fit environment for all. Focusing on Innsbruck as a case study, Alpine Superblocks mitigate heat islands, improve air quality, and foster a healthier urban climate for people, fauna, and flora. In collaboration with the city planning department, students develop adaptive spatial solutions that strengthen the ecological and social fabric of the city. The project outcomes emphasize architecture’s active engagement with the urban environment, shaping interventions that enhance both spatial quality and ecological performance. Through site analysis, mapping, and modeling, students examine the built-natural interface and propose tangible in[ter]ventions at the architectural scale to activate public spaces, foster resilience, and redefine the future of climate-responsive urban quarters.
Instructors: Oswald Jenewein, Yannick Back, Daniel Klausner, Vasileios Chanis, Erik Czejka
ZOOPERBLOCK
Leonie Tibio, Antonia Schöberl, Simon Heggenstaller, Johan Trejo
MEGA BLOCK
Sultan Jarbouh, Joosten Thienemann, Keila Hrabal, Alberto Cesaro
HAFENQUARTIER
Christian Amaya, Maraleysi Clavijo, Benjamin Westfal
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