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The NDC Design course addresses three pressing issues that shape the role of architecture today.
First, we will reflect on contemporary ways of living and explore how to design collective housing as an infrastructure for diverse and affordable forms of cohabitation.
Second, we will work through material and constructive strategies that embody simplicity, flexibility and sustainability.
Third, we will respond to the challenge of increasing urban density in Frankfurt by adding affordable housing, allowing low-income residents to remain in the city while reducing the environmental footprint.
To this end, the course will focus on the design of a collective housing project placed on top of an existing building, developed with a lightweight, flexible and reversible construction system.