The CITY | CONSTRUCTION | CULTURE Department consists of the degree courses Architecture and Urban Development, Conservation and Restoration, Cultural Work and Urban Future. The eight-semester Bachelor's degree in Architecture is characterised by a combination of presentation, art and design as well as history, theory and technology. At the same time, it is structured from small to large, from the house in the countryside to the house in the city, through to urban development and the architecture of the big city. Here, art and design disciplines meet technical, natural science subjects.

In the Master's project, the topic of urban architecture in a European city or region is developed over two semesters, from large-scale planning to town houses. The aim of the project is to identify potential conflicts, to develop alternative design concepts and to propose solution strategies in a historical and theoretical context. The Master's thesis consists of an analytical research phase in the winter semester and an individual design project in the summer semester. The Master's thesis arises from the synthesis of both phases.

Internationalisation is one of the core elements of teaching and research. The Erasmus programme and other international cooperation programmes (e.g. Uzbekistan) promote student exchanges with partner universities in Europe and around the world. Teacher mobility is also encouraged. In addition, participation in international workshops is offered on a regular basis, including hybrid workshops with a digital and a personal component, which are funded by the Erasmus BIP (2023 Naples, 2024 Udine).

The technical equipment plays an important role in the Architecture and Urban Planning degree programme. Students are taught representation methods using drawings and modelling in courses. The degree course has the following workshops and laboratories: CAD laboratory, 3D laboratory, woodworking shop and modelling workshop with the following equipment: 3D lab: 15 Prusa MK3S 3D printers, 7 Scherffig Styrocuts, 1 digital flatbed cutting plotter, 1 Isel CNC milling machine, 1 3D scanner; CAD laboratory, programmes: ArchiCad, Cinema 4d, Adobe Suite; Machine room with the classic woodworking machines

As a university of applied sciences, both basic research (especially in the historical and theoretical disciplines) and applied research (in the technical disciplines and in design) are promoted. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach; Diverse activities in teaching, research, knowledge transfer and continuing education in cooperation with industry partners from society and business; Three profile lines "Built Space – Design, Build, Maintain", "Digital Space – Data, Interaction, Knowledge" and "Social Space – Education, Participation, Community"

The topics of diversity, sustainability, gender, etc., are addressed in different formats in everyday university life: Lectures, talks, exhibitions. The student collective "perspective: wechsel" (changing perspectives) organises its own outstanding contributions to this. Lectures on sustainability, participation, democracy semester, building culture