TOPIC 
In the ‘gewerbeMAß’ seminar, we will explore the connections between the human scale, a sense of space, and architectural proportions. To this end, we will take an in-depth look at three levels of architectural analysis. On the one hand, we will examine everyday commercial spaces on the microscale and, at the opposite extreme, commercially used logistics warehouses built on the macroscale. In between, there are also commercial uses of space on the mesoscale, which often take the form of staged shopping environments. The study of the human scale is also part of the seminar’s content.
Through various studies in Part I - Mapping of the seminar, we develop a proportionally successful basic dimension or a series of dimensions that harmonize the human scale with the commercial scale. For Part II - Research through Design of the seminar, we use the developed measurement guidelines to create quick, off-the-cuff designs for commercial spaces, which we then cluster. We will work together to develop the research question underlying the clustering process during the seminar.
For the course project at each of the three scale levels, there are assignments to be completed independently during the week leading up to the next seminar session, where they will be presented to all participants. There will also be two one-day field trips (tentatively to IKEA Munich-Eching and to the BMW Plant 2.91 in Waltersdorf or the MAN campus in Karlsfeld), which are intended to give us a better understanding of commercial buildings at the meso- and macroscale and the challenges associated with them.

RESEARCH METHODS 
Part I - Mapping and Part II - Research through Design
M.Sc. Urbanistik 5 cp
M.A. Landscape Architecture 6 cp
The content can be easily combined with the LAREG Master Project ‘Capannoni Commons Adige – Alltagsorte zwischen Gewerbe und Kulturlandschaft entlang der Etsch’
Can be easily scheduled alongside the master's course ‘Erneuerbare Energien und Landschaftsästhetik’ by Prof. Schöbel

TIME & PLACE 
Wednesday, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in Seminar Room O20 in Freising Weihenstephan - attendance is mandatory during the group seminar sessions.
 The first day of the seminar is October 14, 2026, at 10:30 am

REGISTRATION 
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FIELD TRIP 
Two day-long field trips are planned. The dates for these trips have yet to be determined.