Architectural theory is a laboratory to expand on architecture through analyses, interpretations and speculations that seek to understand the discipline in its mutual relationships with social, cultural and technological processes. Research focuses on architecture at the intersection with new media and art, as well as on the correlation between theory and design.
The design studios foster conceptual and communicative skills. An important aspect of these studios is a text- and design-based research: writing and designing—designing and writing. Architectural theory has been established in 2006 at the University of Innsbruck and was led by Bart Lootsma from 2006 to 2022. The current team consists of architects and scholars in the humanities, who also work as designers and curators on issues directly pertaining to architectural theory.
Interim Head of Institute: Bettina Schlorhaufer, Dr. phil., Priv.-Doz.
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Call for applications for a professorship for "Architectural Theory"
The Department for Architectural Theory and History at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Innsbruck invites applications for the position of a University Professor for Architectural Theory in accordance with § 98 of the Austrian Universities’ Act (Universitätsgesetz - UG) and will be based on a civil-law employment contract with the University on the basis of the Salaried Employees Act (Angestelltengesetz). The contract will be concluded for an unlimited period; the extent of employment is 100%. The call is aimed at internationally outstanding architects and academics who advance architectural discourse in innovative ways.
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