Structure and content
Course structure
In the bachelor's degree program in architecture at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, students work in a thematically defined design studio each semester. One professor personally supervises each studio. The design work is accompanied by a coordinated basic course. The Bachelor's program thus teaches both the scientific fundamentals and the associated methodological skills.
The goal of the program is the ability to successfully complete a consecutive master's degree program and to apply the acquired knowledge in a professional field.
Click to download the study plan of the new study regulations
New study regulations for the winter semester 2021/22
As of the winter semester 2021/22, new study regulations are in effect for the Bachelor of Architecture program.
Internship
The study and examination regulations do not provide for a mandatory internship. An internship in the building trade is also not required. It is strongly recommended that students complete a six-month office internship during their architecture studies, which is suitable for giving the student an idea of the practical work of an architect. No credit points are assigned to the six-month office internship. It is not included in the overall grade. If proof of an office internship is provided, it will be included in the transcript of records and noted there as a special qualification.
Selection procedure
The bachelor's degree program is admission-restricted.
Information for the application to the bachelor's degree program in architecture at KIT.
Status April 2021
Application and Admission
In order to be able to start studying at the Department of Architecture, an application for admission must be submitted in due form and time.
German and foreign prospective students with a German university entrance qualification (so-called "Bildungsinländer") and foreign applicants from a member state of the European Union apply for a study place directly at the KIT Office of Student Affairs:Central online application portal of the KIT
Topic of the practice related task
The topic of the practice-based assignment for the application to the Bachelor's programme for the winter semester 2022/23 is "Shape and Space".
Requirements
The most important prerequisite for studying architecture is a fundamental enthusiasm for the design of spaces, things and places. Spatial imagination, technical understanding, readiness for action and manual skills facilitate the entry into the study. An interest in art and architectural history as well as theoretical and social issues is also beneficial. The ability to work under pressure and a willingness to cooperate are further basic requirements. In addition, the general university entrance qualification or a comparable qualification is required for the application. The selection process takes into account general academic, subject-specific and other achievements.
An internship before starting and during the bachelor's program is not mandatory, but recommended.
Bachelor degree course in architecture
Application is only possible for the winter semester .
Application deadline is July 15 (cut-off deadline!).
The bachelor's degree programme is subject to limited admission.
Prerequisites for admission to the bachelor's degree program in architecture at KIT are:
1.one of the following degrees:
- General university entrance qualification,
- subject-linked university entrance qualification with technical orientation,
- or another qualification in the sense of § 58 para. 2 LHG
2. sufficient knowledge of the English language corresponding at least to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)*.
Selection procedure
The Bachelor's programme is admission restricted. There are 156 study places available. After deduction of the preliminary quotas, the remaining study places are distributed via a selection procedure.
The selection procedure is based on the academic performance, the result of a practical task on the topic of "Thresholds and Boundaries" and any previous experience of the applicants. On the basis of these performances, a ranking is formed according to points.
1st result of the university entrance qualification (academic performance, weighting 60%):
The sum of the points achieved in the university entrance qualification is divided by 14 or 15 (max. 60 points).
2. practice-related task (weighting 30%):
To prove subject-specific aptitude, applicants* must work on a topic issued by the selection committee and submit the result of their work in the form of sketches, drawings, photos or other forms of representation and a short text on the topic (300 - 400 characters incl. spaces), no originals, max. DIN A4, max. 5-10 pages, with the application.
The submitted performances will be evaluated separately by the members of the selection committee on a scale of 0 to 30 points.
3. previous experience (weighting 10%):
If available and proven, the following previous experience may be evaluated, provided that it gives particular indication of suitability for the intended course of study:
- A completed vocational training in a relevant profession (e.g. draftsman, carpenter) and previous professional experience relevant to the course of study, even without completed vocational training (max. 10 points).
- Practical activities, e.g. voluntary service (max. 5 points)
- extracurricular achievements and qualifications, e.g. prizes and awards (max. 5 points)
The members of the selection committee evaluate the previous experience separately on a scale from 0 to 10.
The points from a) to c) are added together, but the total cannot exceed 10 points.
* English language skills can be proven by one of the following internationally recognized tests:
- Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 90 points in the internet-based test or.
- IELTS with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no section below 5.5 or
- University of Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or
- University of Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or
- UNIcert at least level II.
Proof of English language skills by means of one of the above-mentioned tests is not required for applicants with
- a university degree from a higher education institution with English as the sole language of instruction and examination; English as the sole and official language of the degree programme completed must be stated in the Diploma Supplement, the Transcript of Records or the degree certificate; other confirmations of the language of instruction and examination will not be accepted as proof of language proficiency;
- a school leaving certificate, whereby the foreign language must have been taken for at least 5 learning years directly up to the degree entitling the holder to admission to higher education, and the final or average grade of the last two learning years of language instruction must correspond at least to the German grade 4 (sufficient) or at least 5 points.
If the language certificate is missing at the time of application, the applicant can still be admitted in individual cases under the proviso that he/she proves the language certificate by the end of the matriculation period.
Dates for the start of the semester
All dates of info sessions, draft presentations, seminar choices on one page.
Semester dates
Winter 2021/2022 | ||
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Semester duration | 01.10.2021 - 31.03.2022 | |
Lecture period | 18.10.2021 - 12.02.2022 | |
Lecture-free period | 24.12.2021 - 06.01.2022 | |
Exam registration | follows | |
Examination period | follows | |
Summer 2022 | ||
Semester duration | 01.04.2022 - 30.09.2022 | |
Lecture period | 19.04.2022 - 30.07.2022 | |
Lecture-free period | 06.06.2022 - 11.06.2022 | |
Exam registration | follows | |
Examination period | follows |
Re-registration periods: | |
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for the summer semester | 15.01. - 15.02. |
for the winter semester | 01.07. - 15.08. |
Semester dates architecture
Winter semester 2021/22 | |
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15.07.2021 | Application deadline for the Master's programme in Architecture |
11.10. until 15.10.2021 | Orientation phase All dates under this link |
follows | Examination period |
Module Manuals
The module handbook describes the modules belonging to the respective study program, the interdependencies between them, the learning objectives as well as the type of success control.
Summer Semester 2022 :
PDF download
Bachelor Architecture (SPO2016):German/ English
Bachelor Architecture (SPO2021): German/ English
Online version
Bachelor Architecture (SPO2016):german/ english
Past semesters:
Pdf Winter 2021/22: Bachelor Architecture (SPO2016):german/ english
Pdf Winter 2021/22: Bachelor Architecture (SPO2021): german/ english
Online Winter 2021/22: Bachelor Architecture (SPO2016):German/ English
Pdf: Bachelor Architecture (SPO2016):german/ english
Online: Bachelor Architecture (SPO2016):German/ English
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Summer Semester 2019 (SPO 2016) as PDF
Online Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture (SPO 2016)
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Winter Semester 2016/17 (SPO 2012)
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Winter Semester 2018/19 (SPO 2016) as PDF
Online Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture (SPO 2016)
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Summer Semester 2018 (SPO 2016) as PDF
Online Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture (SPO 2016)
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Summer Semester 2017 (SPO 2016) as PDF
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Winter Semester 2016/17 (SPO 2016)
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Summer Semester 2016
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Winter Term 2015/16
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Summer Semester 2015
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Winter Semester 2014/15
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Summer Semester 2014
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Winter Semester 2013/14
Module Handbook Bachelor of Architecture - Summer Semester 2013
Studien- und Prüfungsordnung
Der Ablauf des Studiums ist in der Studien- und Prüfungsordnungen geregelt.
Studiengang Architektur Bachelor
- Studienordnung 2016 ab WS 2016/17: SPO 2016 (AB 066)
- Studienordnung 2021 ab WS 2021/22: SPO 2021 (AB 052)
Alle Studiengänge
Formulare
- Stegreif-Laufzettel
- Werkstattführerschein
- Überfachliche Qualifikationen: Laufzettel Architekturvorträge
- Laufzettel zur Exmatrikulation
Semester Program Guide
The semester program booklet is published every semester at the beginning of the lecture period.
In addition to an excerpt from the KIT course catalog with the courses relevant to the degree programs of the Faculty of Architecture, the program booklet contains further information on dates in the respective semester, class schedules, exam registrations, information on the faculty's facilities, and excerpts from the study and examination regulations.
Current:
Semester program booklet summer semester 2022: German/ English
Archive:
Semester program winter semester 2021/22: German/ English
Semester program summer semester 2021: German/ English
Semester program winter term 2020/21: German/ English
Semesterprogram WS 2019/20 (German)
Semester programWS 2019/20 (English
Semesterprogram SS 2019 (German)
Semester program SS2019 (English)
Semester program WS2018/19 (German)
Semester programWS 2018/19 (English)
Faculty brochure SS 2018
Faculty brochure WS 2017/18
Faculty brochure SS 2017
Faculty brochure WS 2016/17
Faculty brochure SS 2016
Faculty brochure WS 2015/16
Faculty brochure SS 2015
Courses Bachelor Architecture Summer 2022
On this page you will find an overview of the courses in the winter semester 2021/22. For more detailed information please use the online course catalogue "Campus".
2nd semester
1720510
Design in studio structure: Architecture talks & Architecture views (Schneemann)
Snowman, Hörmann, Tusinean
Project
Presence
1720511
Design in studio structure: Architecture talks & Architecture views (Vallebuona)
Vallebuona, Schmidt, Michalski
Project
Presence
1720512
Design in studio structure: Architecture talks & Architecture views (Wappner)
Wappner, Hoffmann, Kochhan
Project
Presence
1720501
Fundamentals of building construction
Schneemann, Wappner, Tusinean, Hörmann, Hoffmann, Michalski, Schmidt
Lecture / Exercise
Presence
1720953
Building physics (lecture)
Wagner
Lecture
Presence
1720952
Building physics (exercise)
Wagner, Mann, Rissetto
Exercise
Presence
1720902
Statics and strength of materials (lecture)
Wagner, Mildenberger
Lecture
Attendance
1720903
Statics and Strength of Materials (Practical Exercises)
Wagner, Mildenberger
Exercise
Presence
1720904
Statics and Strength of Materials (Theoretical Exercises)
Wagner, Mildenberger
Exercise
Presence
1741352
History of Architecture and Urbanism 1
Medina Warmburg
Lecture / Exercise
Presence
1720802
Integrative Digital Methods
Dörstelmann, Fischer, Fuentes Quijano
Lecture / Exercise
Presence/Online mixed
1700040
Workshop introduction
Heil, Knipper, Neubig, Seeland
Practical exercise
Presence/Online mixed
4th semester
1731201
Design in studio context: More mixture! More density! New urban neighborhoods in Karlsruhe. (Bava)
Bava, Gerstberger, Romero Carnicero
Project
Presence
1731067
Design in studio context: More mixture! More density! New urban quarters in Karlsruhe (Neppl)
Neppl, Giralt, Haug, Weber
Project
Presence
1731152
Design in studio context: More mixture! More density! New urban quarters in Karlsruhe (Engel)
Engel, Kuzyshyn, Staab
Project
Presence
1731151
Fundamentals of urban planning: reading the city. Designing the city. (Angel)
Engel
Lecture
Attendance
1731203
Fundamentals of Urban Planning: Landscape Architecture (Bava)
Bava, Romero Carnicero, Gerstberger
Lecture
Attendance
1731154
Architectural Law
Meiringer
Lecture / Exercise
Online
1731156
Building planning and building regulation law
Menzel, Finger
Lecture / Exercise
Presence
1710202
Fundamentals of Building Theory (Lecture)
Morger, Schneider
Lecture
Attendance
1710203
Fundamentals of Building Theory (Exercise)
Morger, Schneider
Exercise
Presence
1710450
Introduction to Architectural Communication
Rambow
Lecture
Presence
1710451
Methods of scientific work
Rambow
Lecture
Presence
1741355
History of Architecture and Urbanism 2/3
Medina Warmburg
Lecture
Presence
1741356
Building survey and surveying
Juretzko, Busse
Practical exercise
Presence/Online mixed
6th semester: compulsory courses
1710112
Bachelor thesis (Frohn): 8/StS 06/V:A / 39
Frohn, Gazzillo, Wasel, Perugini
Project
Presence
1710111
Advanced Bachelor Thesis (Frohn)
Frohn, Gazzillo, Wasel, Perugini
Lecture / Exercise
Presence
1710302
Bachelor thesis: More than a water tower - Paris (Hartmann)
Hartmann, Garriga Tarres, Pereira da Cruz Rodrigues Santana
Project
Presence
1710311
Advanced Bachelor Thesis: (Hartmann)
Hartmann, Garriga Tarres, Pereira da Cruz Rodrigues Santana
Exercise
Presence
1710201
Bachelor thesis: Studio house in Karlsruhe (Morger)
Morger, Kunkel, Schilling, Schneider, Zaparta
Project
Presence
1710211
Advanced Bachelor Thesis (Morger)
Morger, Kunkel, Schilling, Schneider, Zaparta
Project
Presence
1720507
Bachelor thesis: Piscina Naturalis at Lake Constance (Wappner)
Wappner, Tusinean, Hörmann, Hoffmann, Wang, Häberle, Kochhan
Project
Presence
1720508
Advanced Bachelor Thesis: (Wappner)
Wappner, Hörmann, Tusinean, Hoffmann, Wang, Häberle
Lecture / Exercise
Presence
1740132
Art History: Projection (Exercise)
Hinterwaldner
Exercise
Presence
1740131
Art History: Projection (Lecture)
Hinterwaldner
Lecture
Online
Semester 6: Electives
1710361
Selected fields of fine arts: Nude drawing
Globas
Exercise
Presence
1710363
Selected Areas of Visual Art: Utopüschel #2 TRANSFORMATION
Craig, Pawelzyk
Tutorial
Presence
1710364
Selected areas of fine arts: line and time, figure skating on paper
Goetzmann
Exercise
Presence
1710405
Selected Areas of Architectural Theory: Who's afraid of Software?
Bredella, Knoop
Seminar
Attendance
1720754
Selected areas of structural engineering: form and structure
La Magna, Andersson Largueche
Seminar
Attendance
1720909
Selected areas of construction technology: summer of construction
Wagner, Sander
Seminar
Attendance
1720961
Selected fields of building physics: Fundamentals of fire protection
Wagner, Hermann
Lecture
Attendance
1720962
Selected fields of building physics: Fundamentals of energy efficient buildings
Wagner
Lecture
Attendance
1741312
Selected fields of art history: Bronze doors in the Middle Ages
Papenbrock
Seminar
Online
1741315
Selected areas of art history: Miracles of Inconspicuous Things - Stephan von Huene and the Birth of Media Art....
Muñoz Morcillo
Seminar
Online
1741363
Selected areas in the history of architecture and urbanism: KITbashing Weinbrenner-Digital Recursion in the Classicist...
Garrido
Seminar
Presence
1741365
Selected areas of the history of architecture and urban planning: preservation of historical monuments in theory and practice
Hanschke
Block
Presence/Online mixed
1741366
Selected areas of architectural and urban planning history: buildings of the drinking water supply in Karlsruhe
Cattle
Seminar
Presence/Online mixed
1741364
Selected areas of architectural and urban planning history: building cottage industry - intangible cultural heritage research and ve...
Brehm
Seminar
Presence/Online mixed
1741357
Selected areas of architectural and urban planning history: Chronos. Temporality in Architecture
Medina Warmburg
Seminar
Presence
1741367
Selected areas of building survey: analysis of the existing _ qualities of the existing.
Busse, Juretzko, Garrido
Seminar
Presence/Online mixed
6072203
Basic methods of photogrammetry
Weidner
Lecture / Exercise
Presence/Online mixed
Interdisciplinary qualifications
1700040
Workshop introduction
Heil, Knipper, Neubig, Zealand
Practical exercise
Presence/Online mixed
1700041
Key qualifications at HoC, ZAK or Language Center
Course
1700000
Karlsruhe Architecture Lectures "Sketch Work
Lever
Event
Presence/Online mixed
1700047
Internship in the construction industry
Internship
Seminar week
1710124
Seminar week: grammar of forms
Frohn, Panzer
Block
Presence
1710304
Seminar week: Back to Extraordinaire
Hartmann, Garriga Tarres, Pereira da Cruz Rodrigues Santana
Block
Presence
1710206
Seminar week: Potentials Iceland - Excursion
Morger, Schneider
Block
Presence
1710365
Seminar week: EASY PEASY in Milano
Craig, Wreath
Block
Presence
1710412
Seminar week: Gameplay: metastadt_next level
Bredella
Block
Presence
1710455
Seminar week: Communication concrete: Berlin
Rambow, N.N.
Block
Presence
1720509
Seminar week: Escursione in Ticino (Wappner)
Wappner, Hoffmann, Wang
Block
Presence
1720609
Seminar week: Resource city - a journey through future building
Hebel, van Assche, Müller, Gielen, Hoss, Lenz
Seminar
Presence
1720656
Seminar week: Un peu de Choucroute
Vallebuona, Schmidt, Michalski
Block
Presence
1720707
Seminar week: Blockchain
by Both, Koch
Block
Online
1720753
Seminar week: Digital Craft
Dörstelmann, La Magna, Zanetti, Kalkbrenner, Haußer
Block
Presence
1720920
Seminar week: Castles in the air
Wagner
Block
Presence
1720813
Seminar week: See me, feel me
Wagner, Rissetto, Mann, Alanis Oberbeck
Block
Presence
1731094
Seminar week: Emotions in virtual and real space | Walking and cycling in the south of Stuttgart
Neppl, Cinar, Haug, Row
Block
Presence
1731199
Seminar week: Ghosts of the past - Maps of the memory of a city (Engel)
Engel, Lev, Böcherer
Block
Presence
1731219
Seminar week: Powers of Green (Bava)
Bava, Romero Carnicero
Block
Presence
1731299
Seminar week: Sailing in the Øresund (Inderbitzin)
Inderbitzin, Grunitz, Kersting, Schork
Block
Presence
1800006
Seminar (in the context of the seminar week): Visual Competences - a conversation about disciplines and their images
Fiorentini Elsen
Block
Online
1741389
Seminar Week: Otherness and Canon. Episodes of a dialogical reading of the history of architecture.
Medina Warmburg
Block
Presence
1741318
Seminar week: Graffiti in Karlsruhe
Papenbrock
Block
Presence
For a good start of studies, the orientation phase with the mentoring program takes place annually for the new freshmen in the week before the start of lectures of the winter semester. Information of the department, the KIT and the student representatives as well as a first semester handbook complete the offer.
The orientation phase for the winter semester 2021/22 will take place in the week from 11 to 15 October 2021.
Orientation Phase (O-Phase)
TheO-Phase is an important introduction to the studies: It is organized by the Student Council of Architecture and Art History in cooperation with the Dean's Office and lecturers of both study programmes and serves to inform about the upcoming semester, the university and the studies. The new students are introduced to the studios, the subject areas and the most important procedures and places at the department. In addition, the choice of studios in the Architecture programme and the allocation of seminar places in the History of Art programme will take place. During the O-Phase, the first projects for an exhibition at the department are already being worked on. And with all this, fun is not to be neglected! The leisure and evening programme of the student council makes it easy to make contact with other first-year students and students from higher semesters.
Start and schedule of O-Phase 2021:
Due to the current Corona situation, we have only been able to finalise the planning of O-Phase this year on short notice. Some of the offerings will be online, others will be face-to-face. Please arrange to have flexible internet access to video conferences as well as the possibility to come to Karlsruhe during this week.
We will begin on Monday, 11.10.2021 from 10:00 to 10:30, with a video welcome via zoom.
The link for this is: https://kit-lecture.zoom.us/j/68395594356?pwd=V3NtUS9DRzVDaThEYUhKVHV6OU14Zz09
Meeting ID: 683 9559 4356, ID Code: 531787
For more information, visit the Architecture Student Council website, the Art History program's O-Phase website, social media, and here on the official department website.
Ilias registration
On the KIT learning platform Ilias all presentations/materials of the O-Phase will be available.
How Ilias works will be explained in the introductory session. Important: Registration for the O-Phase course is only possible from Monday, 11.10.21.
O-Phase 2021: The Program
Monday, 11.10.2021 | |
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10:00-10:30 | Architecture and Art History: Welcome event + introduction of student representatives Online via Zoom, Meeting ID: 683 9559 4356, ID code: 531787 |
10:30 | Introduction to Bachelor of Architecture (Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel) Online via Zoom, Meeting-ID: 683 9559 4356, Identifier: 53178 |
10:30 | Introduction to Bachelor of Art History (Prof. Dr. Oliver Jehle) Online per Zoom, Meeting-ID: 685 6471 2049, Identifier: 264028 |
12:00 | Course of the O-Phase and explanation of the learning platform Ilias (Doris Kern) Online via Zoom, Meeting-ID: 683 9559 4356, ID: 531787 |
14:00-16:30 | Course of studies Bachelor Architecture: Presentation of studies Online via Zoom, Meeting-ID: 692 6098 8347, Identifier: 637398 |
14:00-15:00 | Art History Programme: Structure of the Bachelor (Dr. Jesús Muñoz) Online via Zoom, Meeting-ID: 644 2355 8827, identification code: 380567 |
15:00-16:00 | History of Art Studies: Presentation and questions about electives and key qualifications (Prof. Dr. Martin Papenbrock) Online via Zoom, meeting ID: 622 7641 7695, identification code: 363861 |
17:00-18:00 | Architecture: Meet&Greet with the mentors Online via Zoom, Meeting-ID: 678 0454 0832, ID code: 657528 |
18:00-19:00 | Art history: Meet&Greet withthe mentors Online via Zoom, Meeting-ID: 693 5378 5826, Identifier: 075558 |
Tuesday, 12.10.2021 | In the morning online for students of art history, otherwise in presence |
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9:00-12:00 | Art History: Info on study organisation and info on seminars/seminar place allocation . Online via Zoom, meeting ID: 657 0287 2237, identification code: 134270 |
10:00-14:00 | Architecture only: Department and campus tours in small groups Appointments available through O-Phase Ilias course, approximately 1-hour event staggered due to Corona protections. |
14:00-16:00 | Architecture and Art History: Department and campus tours in small groups Appointment via the O-Phase Ilias course, approx. 1-hour event staggered due to Corona protection measures Please bring your own food and refreshments! |
Wednesday, 13.10.2021 | Morning online via Zoom, afternoon presence |
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10:00-11:30 | Architecture and Art History: Presentation of O-Phase Projects Online via Zoom, Meeting-ID: 621 2494 9126 identification code: 922238 |
11:30-12:30 | Architecture: "What to Know" - Information from the student advisory service and mentors Online via Zoom, Meeting-ID: 641 3673 2343, ID code: 799543 |
11:30-12.30 | Art History: Tips for first-year students of Art History Online via Zoom, meeting ID: 670 2864 6133, identification code: 762227 |
Arrival | |
14:00-18:00 | Architecture and Art History: Working on the O-Phase Projects In groups in presence |
Thursday, 14.10.2021 | Presence / from 18.00h Online via Zoom |
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10:00 to 16:00 | Architecture and Art History: Working on the O-Phase-Projects In groups in presence |
18:00 | Architecture and History ofArt: Presentation and Judging of the O-Phase-Projects Online By Zoom, Meeting ID: 698 0993 2343, ID code: 362958 |
Friday, 15.10.2021 | Online per Zoom for Art History, from 11:30 Presence |
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10:00 | Art history: individual questions to lecturers and secretariat Per Zoom, meeting ID: 654 2004 5921, identification code: 877597 |
12:30 | City rally |
Mentoring Program

The mentoring program of the KIT Department of Architecture is integrated into the O-Phase with the aim of giving all first-year students a good start into their studies. Students of the 3rd and 5th semester, who have been prepared for this task with a training, accompany the new students during the O-phase and are also available afterwards as contact persons for all possible questions concerning the studies. This provides easy and direct access to information and assistance at the beginning of the studies and promotes the networking of the students of the department across semesters and courses.
If you are interested in participating in the program as a mentor in the 3rd or 5th semester, please note the annual announcement of the program in the middle/end of July. To apply, submit a brief motivational text to the departmental student bodies(fachschaft∂arch kit edu / fachschaft-kunstgeschichte∂web de). All art history students and applicants from the 2nd and 4th semester of architecture are eligible to apply.
Important info / FAQ
Corona
Information about the measures taken by KIT and the KIT Department of Architecture for Corona precautions and the associated restrictions and changes in study operations can be found on this website: https://www.kit.edu/kit/25911.php.
Technical Information of the SCC
The Steinbuch Centre for Computing (SCC) is responsible for the information technology of KIT. In order to make your start technically successful, the SCC has compiled some relevant information, e.g. on how to activate the KIT user account, how to set up the e-mail box, how to prepare the KIT card, and much more.
http://www.scc.kit.edu/dienste/erstsemester.php
Information about buying a laptop
Due to the current situation, part of the teaching, such as some lectures, will already take place online in the first semester. Therefore, in terms of your technical equipment, you should already be able to participate in video conferences and upload and download corresponding data volumes at the beginning of your studies. Irrespective of this, it is recommended that you purchase a laptop in the course of the first year of study to support flexible learning and working.
The software used in architectural studies ranges from drawing programs (e.g. Vectorworks, Archicad, Autocad, Revit, Allplan), to 3D programs (e.g. Rhino, Sketchup, 3ds Max or Cinema 4D), to graphics, image processing and layout programs (mainly from Adobe or Serif) and thus places very different demands on the hardware of your computer.
Of course, the choice of the device is your decision alone, but we would like to show you on the basis of the most important components, what should be paid attention to when buying a laptop. An initial guide is provided by the system requirements, which the software manufacturers usually state on their website. We therefore recommend the following minimum equipment:
Processor: 64-bit Intel i5, min. 2 GHz or comparable AMD Ryzen Mobile processors.
RAM: min. 8 GB RAM, preferably 16 GB RAM
Hard disk: min. 512 GB SSD
Graphics card: dedicated graphics card with min. 2 GB VRAM, better 4 GB
Screen: min. FullHD, i.e. 1920x1080 pixels, ideally an IPS or VA panel.
Besides the pure hardware requirements, the longevity of your device is important - you are studying with a standard period of study of 6 semesters Bachelor and 4 semesters in Master, so see your laptop as an investment that should accompany you for several years.
Software
Software packages are often available to students at a discount. Here it is advisable to wait for the start of your studies and to wait for the suggestions and tips of the lecturers and students from higher semesters.
For the 3D software Rhinoceros (McNeal), which you will use in the first semester, licenses have already been reserved at reduced rates. To make use of this offer, please register in KIT ILIAS in the period 11.10.2021 - 22.10.2021 under the following course:
1720801 - Architectural Geometry | Rhino Licenses | Registration Rhino Licenses.
You will receive more information about the procedure and the associated costs at the beginning of the lecture Architectural Geometry.
Consulting Services
Subject-specific study consultations
For subject-specific questions about the study of architecture, the KIT Department of Architecture, and department visits:
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+49 721-608 43879
For subject-specific questions on the study of art history:
Apl. Prof Dr. Martin Papenbrock
Phone: +49 721 608-42191
(secretary's office)
martin papenbrock ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
http://kg.ikb.kit.edu/
Student Representatives
For questions concerning student concerns and student life at the department:
KIT ArchitectureStudent Council
https://fsarchi.com
fachschaft ∂does-not-exist.arch kit edu
Instagram: fsarchkit
KIT Art HistoryStudent Council
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Facebook: fachschaftkunstgeschichtekarlsruhe
Instagram: fachschaftkunstgeschichteka
Center for Information and Counseling (zib)
For general questions about study organisation, application and admission as well as choice of subject:
+49 721 608-44930
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http://www.sle.kit.edu/vorstudium/zib.php
Social Media
To stay up to date, it is worth visiting the website regularly and following the KIT Department of Architecture on social media:
arch.kit.edu
facebook.com/KITArchitecture
instagram.com/kitarchitecture