Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Architecture, Wood and Construction
| Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Architecture, Wood and Construction | |
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| Location of the wood school in Biel / Bienne | |
| type of school | University of Applied Sciences |
| founding | October 1, 1997 / September 1, 2003 |
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Biel / Bienne and Burgdorf Switzerland
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| Canton | Bern |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 613 905 / 211771 |
| carrier | state / cantonal |
| student | 636 (December 31, 2016) |
| management | René Graf (Director) |
| Website | www.ahb.bfh.ch |
The Department of Architecture, Wood and Construction at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH-AHB) with locations in Biel / Bienne and Burgdorf is one of the six departments of the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) . The higher technical school Holz (formerly the technical schools HF Holz Biel) is affiliated to the department.
The training courses offered by the Department of Architecture, Wood and Construction in the wood sector are unique in Switzerland. The architecture department is the largest of the universities of applied sciences in Switzerland. Since 2005, students have been trained according to the Bologna system.
history
In 1873, the western Swiss technical center with the departments of architecture, electrical engineering, watchmaking school, arts and crafts school and mechanics and the teaching languages German and French were founded in Biel / Bienne . This technical center was financed exclusively by the city of Biel until 1892 and from then on by the canton of Bern and the city of Biel. The canton of Bern took over the sponsorship in 1910. In 1892, a cantonal technical center was also founded in Burgdorf . In 1952 a separate wood school was founded in Biel / Bienne. In 1997 the two schools merged and in 2003 they were combined with the architecture departments of the cities of Bern, Biel and Burgdorf (HTA) to form the Bern University of Applied Sciences for Architecture, Wood and Construction. As part of this reform, the architecture department was relocated to Burgdorf despite strong resistance from Biel.
courses
Bachelor
- architecture
- Civil engineering
- Wood technology
master
- Master of Arts in Architecture
- Master of Science in Engineering
- Master of Science in Wood Technology
Educational offer of the higher technical school in Biel
Higher technical college in Biel
- Qualified technician HF wood technology, specialization in wood construction
- Specialization in timber construction
- Specialization in carpentry / interior construction
- Specialization in the wood industry / trade
- Postgraduate degree in business management
Professional and higher professional examination
- Timber construction foreman with diploma
- Timber construction foreman with federal diploma Qualification
- Timber construction master with federal diploma diploma
- Wood specialists with federal Qualification specializing in production manager
- Wood specialists with federal Certificate specializing in wood clerk
Awards
- Schweighofer Prize for innovation in wood technology, 2005: Award for a research team and their project "Wood welding without the use of glue"
- Finalist Descartes Prize for Research, 2005: Award for a research team and their project "Tannin Adhesives"
- Prix Wakker, 2006: Award for Bachelor Construction students in the field of traffic management in the old town of Delémont
- Burgdorfer Innopreis, 2008: Award for Bachelor wood student Katrin Hasler for the project "Optimizing the use of wood-based materials"
- Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching, 2010: Award for the architecture professor Jürg Grunder and his project "Transcultural Studies India in: ch"
- Schindler Award, 2011: Award for Bachelor of Architecture students for their “Link it” project
- Acknowledgment Prize of the international Holcim Awards, 2011: Award for a research team and their project “Developing building panels from agricultural residues”
people
- 1898–1938: Johann Friedrich Jungs (1873–1952), drawing teacher at the Burgdorf technical center
- National Councilor Marc-André Houmard was director of the Biel Holzfachschule for almost four decades until 1993.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Bologna reform. Switzerland in the European higher education area. Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology, archived from the original on January 4, 2011 ; Retrieved December 4, 2010 .
- ^ Max Winzenried: Burgdorf, history and present , community of Burgdorf, 1972, p. 147; Preview over google books