This class will provide students with an understanding of some real-world issues related to the "knowledge economy". Why should we innovate as a society? Why innovation doesn't just happen and how can
This is a survey course on the history of architecture of the twentieth century.
The student will acquire the basis for the analysis of static structures and deformation of simple structural elements. The focus is given to problem-solving skills in the context of engineering desig
This course examines growth from various angles: economic growth, growth in the use of resources, need for growth, limits to growth, sustainable growth, and, if time permits, population growth and gro
Ce cours devra permettre aux étudiants de développer une réflexion critique autour des grandes questions qui animent l'Afrique d'aujourd'hui.
Technology is a driver of long-term growth but it can also undermine sustainable development. This course introduces microeconomic models of market and collective action failures, models of complex sy
Ce cours traite centralement de l'innovation comme réponse essentielle aux grandes crises de notre temps - ce que l'on appelle aujourd'hui les grands défis sociétaux. Le cours alternera présentations
This course will offer students a broad but hands-on introduction to technologies of human self-organization.
Political Economy of Design (PED) seeks to position and discuss architecture in relation to the world of production, economic interests and community benefits or decisions, at a local and global scale
Cet enseignement aborde les grands enjeux des relations internationales de la Suisse aux XIXe et XXe siècles. Les étudiant·e·s apprendront à analyser de manière critique des documents d'époque (source
