How to Begin? Architecture and Construction in Annette Spiro/'s First-Year Course, ETH Zurich

How do you teach architecture and construction in the first year of study, how do you utilise the experience gained at ETH Zurich and the different potential of the prospective architects? These are questions that Annette Spiro, architect and ETH professor, has been grappling with intensively for many years. As a committed teacher, it was and is important to her to introduce students to the discipline with expert knowledge, but also with her own great curiosity. Spiro's aim is to kindle in them the fire and joy for their own good project. In six issues, the book sheds light on the various aspects and influences that affect the students' designs in their first year of study. The lectures are just as important as the semester projects and the personal environment of the students, who talk about their studies in interviews. The weekly exercises describe the basic concepts and principles taught in the first year. A glossary takes up important key terms and theses from the field of architecture, and the logbook presents accompanying events and publications that characterise the first year of study.