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This website is part of the free masterthesis “Ode to Joy” at the Chair of Affective Architectures and station+ (s+) at the Institute of Design and Architecture (IEA), Department of Architecture (DARCH), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ). The authors are Maximilian Lewark, Josiane Schmidt and Alexander Throm.

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Feel free to contact us, should you have any questions or comments regarding Ode to Joy or odetojoy.info:

contact@odetojoy.info


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Welcome to our website! We want to make sure you're informed about how we handle your data and your use of our site, so please take a moment to read through our Legal Notice and Privacy Policy.

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Privacy Policy


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This privacy policy is currently valid and it was last amended in June 2024. Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy in the future.