Dortmund model construction
The Dortmund model of construction embodies the joint training concept for architecture and civil engineering at TU Dortmund University , which is unique in Germany, since the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering was founded in 1974. The main idea generators and founding fathers of this reform model were the architect Harald Deilmann, who died in 2008, and the engineer Stefan Polónyi . The faculty was founded with the intention of reuniting the training paths for architects and civil engineers, which had been separate since the end of the 19th century, and to generate as realistic a representation of building practice as possible in the joint training, especially in project work .
In both subject areas, the job profiles and requirements continue to evolve, so that planning work for construction projects in architecture and civil engineering are increasingly separated. This creates the risk that the overall planning process will only take place in stages and that feedback between the disciplines will be difficult or impossible. But today's construction tasks are i. d. Usually so complex that strong interaction is necessary and beneficial. Interdisciplinary collaboration between architects and civil engineers is therefore already useful during your studies. It aims to give the students an insight into their own subject area, to convey a common technical language and to define the planning tasks in construction as a cooperative task.
The Dortmund construction model thus ties in with the professional profile of the former master builder , who, thanks to his overall expertise, was able to take architectural and engineering issues into account when solving a building task. As an integrated training system, the Dortmund Construction Model is intended to network the two departments and promote the further development of research and teaching on an interdisciplinary basis .