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* Contents INFO Welcome........................................................................................ About INCM................................................................................ Theme........................................................................................... Meetings........................................................................................ Timetable...................................................................................... Liechtenstein................................................................................

EVENTS EASA history night...................................................................... Walking tours................................................................................ Traditional evening....................................................................... Exhibition..................................................................................... Workshop...................................................................................... Symposium...................................................................................

MEETINGS About............................................................................................ Presentations................................................................................. Proposals EASA........................................................................... Proposals INCM........................................................................... Proposals SESAM.........................................................................

SWISS TRIP Switzerland................................................................................... Graub端nden.................................................................................. Chur.............................................................................................. Vals...............................................................................................

Appendix Plans, Sections, Details................................................................. Lecturers....................................................................................... Participants....................................................................................

* Info

elcome ! So you just crossed the border, from the world out there, to in here, to easa? welcome dear easian, welcome to the INCM009 Liechtenstein. Understand this as some kind of space-time-compression. All Europe gathered in one house, one week to do all your travelplans for the next year: Sesam Russia, Hungary and Turkey. INCM Germany, Denmark or Macedonia. easa Manchester and Romania or Spain. Just to name the ones we can predict already. And then, imagine all the people you will meet, and immediately think: I’m gonna visit you, lill’ fellow easian, and you’re gonna visit me, and if it takes a sesam to make you come, I’ll organize a sesam or INCM or easa. Along with the nice idea of compressing things, comes a inevitable density of, well, everything. Take notes how efficient we’ll arrange party, work, freetime, workshops, excursions, a little bit of sleep and much, much more. 03

INCM

nlike the easa summer-assembly, the INCM (Intermediate National Contact Meeting) is one big workshop. Everyone is tutor and everyone is participant. All of us work with the same objective: to keep easa going, to improve easa, to keep the core of easa what it is and always was. Yet extending the boundaries of easa as much as possible. For that, we need to discuss easa, realize easa, become easa once more. The INCMs are smaller than easa, only consisting of National Contacs (usually 2 per country), future and past organizers, people that want to propose an easa event and sometimes additional helpers. Normally there are 40-100 participants, this time almost 120. The nice thing about a relativly small size compared to the summerassembly is that it’s easier to get to know more people in a more profunde way. If someone chose to organize an easa-event or become NC, they usually bring a lot of enthusiasm about the idea of easa. This normally strongly defines the atmosphere of the INCMs

Theme

he INCM is an exceptional situation: 120 capable and ambitious students of architecture from 40 countries on one spot. This situation represents a ingenious potential, which we think is one of the ingrediants that make easa as great as it is. And we chose to seize this chance. We are very curious about the profession of architecture as such and its future! the INCM is a great environment to investigate proactivly in these questions, acctually we couldn’t imagine a better condition. Then again, if we succeed in strenghten yours and ours ideas about this matter, and if we manage to produce something inspiring, we think that this would exemplyfy what easa is able to create. Acctually we (=everyone attending) already succeeded with all essays and posters that have been sent in. But we haven’t reached the biggest challenge, and the most productive part of this, the workshop and symposium. All together will be edited by us and casted into a book, which will be a mixture of

thoughts about easa, architecture and the future of both of them. This book will not be our “final report”, but your work, the work of all of us together, a sample of what easa can do and a sample of the thinking of Europe’s next generation of architects.

Meetings

he size of the INCM allows to have meetings with everyone at the same time. Now a discussion with 100+ (easa!)persons would end up in a not-so-productive chaos if it wasn’t carefully planned. Based on our experience in the last few INCMs and with the precious help of Hugo (IRE) and Neil (IRE), we developed a concept for having productive meetings. We will have meetings in different sizes, from 7 persons up to all together. We’ll have 2 moderators per meeting, one NC and one organizer. The themes are to some extent prepared and we’ll leave some time to themes that pop up during the INCM itself. We’ll split up to work in smaller groups on specific themes, which will be presented and discussed in the big group afterwards. The timetable is dense, since we have 2 easa-proposals and 3 INCMproposals and biddings normally consume most time, while being the most interesting meetings as well.

Liechtenstein

iechtenstein the principality of Liechtenstein is a tiny and the only doubly landlocked alpine in western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to its west and by Austria to its east. Mountainous it is a winter sports destination, although it is perhaps best known as a tax heaven. Despite this it is not heavily urbanized. Many cultivated fields and small farms characterize its landscape. Liechtenstein is situated in the upper Rhine Valley of the Alps. The entire western border of Liechtenstein is defined by the River Rhine. Measured north to south the country is only about twentyfour kilometres long and its area is 162.475 Km2.

FRI 16.OCT 2009 11.00 Arrival 13.00 - 19.00 Opening Workshop 20.00 - 24.00 Opening party

SAT 17.OCT 2009 09.00 - 11.00 Brunch 11.00 - 18.00 Opening Meeting 19.00 - 24.00 EASA-history night

SUN 18.OCT 2009 09.00 - 15.00 Presentation 2009 09.00 - 15.00 Presentation 2010 15.30 - 19.30 Walking Tours 20.00 - 24.00 BBQ

MON 19.OCT 2009 09.00 - 24.00 EASA011 Biding

TUE 20.OCT 2009 09.00 - 17.00 INCM010 Biding: 18.00 - 24.00 Traditional evening.

WED 21.OCT 2009 09.00 - 17.00 Meeting 18.00 - 24.00 Exhibition 22.00 - 24.00 Party

THU 22.OCT 2009 09.00 - 18.00 Workshop 18.00 - 20.00 Lecture: Peter Droege 20.00 - 24.00 Apéro and public party

FRI 23.OCT 2009 09.00 - 12.00 Meeting 12.30 - 14.00 Journey to Chur 16.00 - 21.00 Symposium 22.00 - 24.00 Bunker Party

SW I S ST R I P SAT 24.OCT 2009 Free day in Chur Group 1 Trip to Vals Group 2 Night out in Chur

SUN 25.OCT 2009 Excursion Group 1 Night out in Chur Group 2 Trip to Vals

MON 26.OCT 2009 Departure of NC’s and Guests

*Events

s you might have heard already there is a couple of absorbing activities during the meeting that you should not miss. A programm that ranges from parties and enjoyment to fascinating stories and fruitful discussions. To give you an overview of the upcoming events, the following part provides you with all the information you need to know. 09

Easa History Night - easa 1997

he easa history night is hosted by two persons that did courageous things with easa and are here to tell. Geoff Haslam, co-organized the first easa ever 1981 in Liverpool. Going to an easa can be tough, organizing one is really tough, but coming up with the idea of easa and organizing it, back in the days without internet? And Morten Gehl, one of the main organizers of easa97 “advancing architecture”. The assembly probably was one of the most exceptional assemblies that took place so far because of its unique setting - a train took the participants trough Denmark, Sweden and Norway. After last years INCM, when we watched the film of this particular easa for the first time, we were curious about the story behind it.

Walking Tours

here are few people in Liechtenstein and it’s hard to find them normally. We’ll introduce you to some and let you enjoy Liechtensteinish hospitality. We chose not to unleash each and every architect that has ever drawn a little house in Liechtenstein on you. We asked all kind of people that we think can give you an insight in this little country. Friends, artists, architects (still) or family. Most of the time a combination of those (hard to avoid in a country of this size). Each group will have a completely different tour, with completely different people. But all will get a sense of this country. Have fun exploring!

Traditional Evening

magine a cosy mountain hut thousand four hundred meters above sea level on the edge of the western part of the alps packed with hundred twenty easians celebrating easa spirit! Just a dream? No! That is exactly where we will take you to experience one evening that you wont forget. Starting with a little hike up to the hut you will get the chance to experience the beautiful landscape Liechtenstein is famous for before we will enjoy our well-deserved fondue and a little drink. 10

Exhibition

fter years of doing a poster for the INCM about our school, we thought about how to create another value from the idea of NC-posters. It should be something, that also other people can be interested in, not only easians, not only students of architecture. Something about the hosting country? But who has time to invest on the hosting country? All they know that it’s small... is that enough? or should everyone just present his/her country? not very creative... or should the maybe present their country, but in the size of Liechtenstein? Initially we wanted to call the workshop “XL, L, M, S, FL”, while not having a clue what the content would be. But the name was fitting the new idea quit well, so we stole it from ourself. We kind of liked it and thought about an exhibition-space. The coolest would be the Kunstmuseum, we thought. So we asked. And they were like, ‘oh sounds great!’ Here we are, exhibited in the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein. And now you know how it is to be a small country! Cheers to all, we’re very proud of all the posters together!

Workshop

here’s a workshop in most INCMs. In Croatia 2007 it was one day about the theme of the following easa in ireland “adaptation”. In Cyprus 2008 it was site-specific about “borders”, involving local students, lasting 3 days. We thought about doing it at the university of Liechtenstein because we need space. When meeting the responsible, we discussed generally about easa and the idea naming the theme “the future of the profession of architecture” popped up. We asked for the space of the university, they offered to involve all their students. We discovered the potential of the theme step after step. First, it was just a workshop, ‘cause well, there’s a workshop at INCMs. Then we started to think about the theme and lost our self in interesting discussions instead of serious organisation-work. We became more and more curious, so that we changed the symposium as well ac11

cording to the theme. We thought about asking the lectureres about a little essay about the the future of our profession, so that they don’t present their little houses and ignore our theme (as it normally happens at the universities). Why not asking the participants as well? And there it was, the Essay-competition. Then we asked if we could publish an article in the AL-magazine of the university, which was just founded by then. They asked if we wanted to do a whole issue. We wanted to write about easa, the workshop and the theme in the same issue. While asking ourselfes how we could bring this things together, we realized that these things actually belong together.

Symposium

ne of the most intriguing things about architecture as a profession is that architects hardly ever agree on what it is, architecture, where it came from and which of its parameters will matter in the future. The approaches, ambitions and aims within each generation differ to such an extent that they can be called contrary. Each new generation of architects tries to reinvent it, extend its boundaries, resettle it in the context and on the ashes of the past. This yields a rich and stimulating discussion about architecture. This likewise displays the boundaries and infinite potential within the profession and this is probably the main driving force for the enthusiasm that we all share. Some call the epoch we live in a era of ‚globalisation‘, some call it the ‚age of information‘, some call it a time of ‚crisis‘. Either way its potential - both negative and positive - is game-changing. We are confronted with conditions that did not exist a decade ago. In our schools, often enough we are trained for conditions of the last millenium. We are learning within structures of previous generations that have not had to address the massive changes we are faced with now. We are at the point of re-evaluating what we have learned in the face of what we see - beyond the faculty building. On the other hand, architecture still revolves around the dimensions and behavioral patterns of the human body, which have not

changed significantly since the first human dwelling. Our eyes and ears are still capable of percieving the same wavelength of light and sound. For many people the Parthenon in Athens is still the ‚best‘ building on earth and the production of brilliant architecture does not seem to match the speedy progression of technology or the development of ‚civilisation‘. What are the defining parameters of ‚good‘ architecture and how much does it depend on a cultural or historic context? Terms like ‚architect of 9/11‘, ‚chip architecture‘, the ‚architect of the presidential campaign‘ are in daily use. In the naming of the organisation of complex events or constructs, nothing seems to fit better than ‚architecture‘. Are all these people architects or is architecture on the contrary rather a abstract notion of building, creation and organisation, and just in certain cases about building ‚buildings‘? Are architects able to do more than houses? What are their actual core abilities? discovering problems and potentials? Reinterprete, create and propose what has not been before? What then becomes the realm of the architect? The symposium takes place at the University of Applied Science in Chur. We are proud to present to the youngest generation of architects of Graubünden talking about the “future of the profession of architecture”.

Lecturers Angela Deuber, Arch. ETH/SIA, Chur Maurus Frei, Arch. ETH/SIA, Chur Stefan Kurath, Arch. FH/REGA/SIA MAS ETH LA Thusis/Zurich Christoph Sauter, Arch. ETH/SIA, St.Moritz

Moderation By students for students!

Angela Deuber Angela Deuber (1975) studied architecture from 1997 to 2002 at the ETH Zurich. In 2005 she opened her own architecture firm in Arogno. Today her office is in Chur. Among her mayor projects are the conversion of the former barracks in Basel, the school extension and gymnasium in the Rhine Valley and the house for elderly people in Vella. Currently she is remodeling a 600 year old building complex (with Rudolf Fontana Architects) in the Albula Valley. She has taught at the ETH in Zurich from 2007 to 2009 at the Chair of Architecture and Technology, Prof. Annette Spiro. Since 2009 she is teaching at the Chair of Architecture and Design, Prof. Christian Kerez.

Maurus Frei

Dipl. Architekt ETH / SIA 1987 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1994

Beginn Studium an der ETH, Zürich WHL Architects, Planners in San José, USA Studium bei Prof. Hans Kollhoff, Berlin Praktikum bei Peter Zumthor, Haldenstein Studium bei Prof. Dietmar Eberle, Bregenz Diplomarbeit bei Prof. Hans Kollhoff, Zürich Auszeichnung der Diplomarbeit Atelier Zumthor in Haldenstein Mitarbeit am Entwurf Kunsthaus Bregenz Mitarbeit am Entwurf Thermalbad Vals Projektleiter Modelbauwerkstatt 1996 Eröffnung des eigenen Architekturbüros "maurusfrei" seit 1996 Dozent für Entwurf und Baukonstruktion an der Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Chur.

Stefan Kurath

Dipl. Architekt FH / REG A / SIA MAS ETH in Landschaftsarchitektur 1976 geboren in Thusis GR 1992–1996 Hochbauzeichnerlehre bei Hans Marugg, Thusis 1997–2001 Architekturstudium an der ZHW 2001-2002 Mitarbeit bei S333 2002 Gastsemester an der Academie van Bouwkunst 2002-2004 Unterrichtsassistent an der Professur Angélil, 2003-2004 Nachdiplomstudium Landschaftsarchitektur ETH 2004-2006 Lehr- und Forschungsauftrag ZHW 2005 Gründung urbaNplus / Stefan Kurath, Zürich 2006 Teilhaber bei Iseppi/Kurath GmbH, Thusis

Christoph Sauter

dipl . Arch . ETH . SIA 1992 Beg

*Meetings

he most important business of the INCM is to keep the NC network and easa alive. It is therefor essential to have an open and inviting culture of discussion during the meeting that allows for everybody to participate. Now a discussion with 100+ (easa!)persons would end up in a not-so-productive chaos if it wasn’t carefully planned. Based on our experience in the last few INCMs, we developed a concept for having productive meetings. We will have meetings in different sizes, from 7 persons up to all together. We’ll have 2 moderators per meeting, one NC and one organizer. The themes are to some extent prepared and we’ll leave some time to themes that pop up during the INCM itself. We’ll split up to work in smaller groups on specific themes, which will be presented and discussed in the big group afterwards. The timetable is dense, since we have 2 easa-proposals and 3 INCMproposals and biddings normally consume most time, while being the most interesting meetings as well. 17

Bidings EASA EASA011 Spain After 29 years in the organization, Spain has decided it is time to propose EASA in one of the most southwestern parts of Europe. deCOASTruction wills to establish a strong relation between site and theme, that is, between the coast and the deconstruction the Spanish shoreline has experienced over the last decades due to the fast speculative development. People from Spain and all over the World caused this process and now students of architecture from all over Europe will have the chance first-hand of providing creative inputs to combat this phenomenon.”

EASA011 Romania “We are proud of being part of a generation that has been evolving so much in such few decades. The help of CAD softwares from the last years has been a bless to architecture all over the world. The sizes of our projects increased, the structures are getting “harder, better, faster, stronger” each day and the mentality of architects is changing towards a different view. All these being part of our future life, we now say “f**k that s**t!” and let’s go back to the roots for a while! What we are proposing for 2011 is a no-technology Easa on the Black Sea coast line. Let’s give up computers and power tools for a while and see how we can manage to make something almost out of nothing! We are going to focus on the first purpose of architecture, that of a shelter. Let’s get out of the time context and create an easa village to see how a small scale society can evolve in a small time scale without the modern resources. We are going to test our addiction to technology in a natural environment that will be our home for two crazy weeks in the sun. How, when, where, why?!?.the answers are coming soon!:)” 18

Bidings INCM INCM010 Berlin Berlin once was a fl ourishing metropolis with more than 4 million habitants competing with others such as London and Paris. With the seperation of the country Berlin lost its importance within Europe. Since the unifi cation the city experienced a constant fl uctuation of habitants keeping its size to 3.5 million and leaving a lot of space for new ideas. It now looks for a new identity in the 21st century. Germany wants to invite you to its capital in 2010 to experience its current development. INCM010 Copenhagen, Denmark The theme is ’community’. From the individual sense of belonging to a bigger regional perspective. An important current issue within urban planning and many other fields. We will use the oppertunity of INCM to set the EASA-experience in relation to examples of community in Copenhagen and Malmö – the new Øresundsregion. INCM will be located on the edge between city and suburbia. A former school, a beautiful modernist building, looking for a new function. Surrounded by a modernist utopia: concrete blocks full of social problems. (http://www.arkitekturbilleder.dk/billedbasen/bygning.php?id=453) During the INCM we want to examine EASA based on this context, and strengthen the notion and structure of this unique architectural community. We want INCM010 to be an intimate community where everyone contributes to the event. INCM010 Ohrid, Macedonia After the fabulous SESAM006 experience, we would like to take the EASA community out east once again. We offer an unforgettable Balkan train trip to Bitola, after to Ohrid where the INCM will take place. Ohrid is located in the southwestern part of Macedonia and 19

it is unique for having 365 churches, one for each day of the year. It is rich in picturesque houses and monuments, tourism is predominant. The city of Ohrid lays on the shores of Lake Ohrid which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern Republic of Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deepest and oldest lakes, today protected by UNESCO. In the middle of the INCM010 we plan an excursion to eastern Macedonia, where there will be a hiking trip to famous old monasteries. Right after we will see some of the old Ottoman architecture to offer a diverse cultural experience. Macedonia, the heart of the Balkans (Turkish: Bal= honey, Kan= blood), is expecting you for a great EASA experience of mixed culture, architecture and religion. We hope to get to host all of you our friends, because we are your friends!

EASA009 Sesam009 Presentations The Italian Team is going to present the amazing Events that took place last summer and spring. We are looking forward to reminisce about the good time we had!

EASA010 Presentations And of course Manchester010 will update us with news for the coming EASA010 in the UK. We can`t wait to hear what you planned so far. So there is a lot to discuss, to organize and to learn about our EASA network. We are curious to see and feel how the meetings are going and we hope for your support on every topic and in every workgroup. Let`s make these meetings as interesting as possible so everybody can get out as much as possible. Let`s keep EASA alive!!! The following is about the workgroups we set up to guarantee a good work flow and an comfortable discussion culture. 20

Workgroups easa-documents responsible organizers: Leonard, Chiara this group will think about documents that make the life of NCs easier. There are some, that might need adjustements. What others could we need? At the moment there is: the easa guide: most complete easa-document. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a rule and should rather help than define easa. It contains a lot of basic informations and suggestions for NCs, participants and organisers. This guide normally only changes during the INCMs. the NC-guide not every NC gets a sufficient introduction by the former NC, this document should help. It explains the job of the NC the participants-guide this is a document that you can easily forward to interested people. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tool for advertising easa and it should take the burden from the shoulders of the NC the sponsor-pack This should help NCs/organizers to get money, to pay the fee, traveling-costs or for the organisation the sponsor-guide Ways/tips to find sponsors more easily. this group should revise the documents and think of what documents could be helpful to NCs, organizers and Participants.

easa-online/Archive Group responsible organizer: Luis, Yvonne, Henrik This group is responsible for finding a good structure for the communication of easa during the year, it’s representation in general, and the availability of the easa-archive to everyone. history the idea for the homepage comes from the wish to make the existing rich archive of all easa-events of the last 3 decades available to everyone. In the INCM006 in Moscow, a first concept was elaborated and in the INCM007 Motovun, a design was elaborated and a strategy formulated. Then the homepage was programmed, while it is still empty of content. Please see the structure of the homepage here: www.easa000.net since 2003, there is a blog, which did not change its appearence since then: www.easa.tk tasks blog/facebook: the blog is outdated and not frequently used, while even the facebook-group of easa is more active. There are qualities of the facebookgroup, but also losses. there are for example no profund discussions anymore, if you’re not member of facebook you can’t access it,... what blog/forum/facebook structure would be the best at the moment? what examples do you know that work well? find one, implement it! homepage/archive: the homepage is programmed, but the content is missing. Here someone with programming-skills should find out how to insert the contacts of the NCs, the archive a.s.f. If there’s time, what could be changed about the structure and design of the homepage? The content for the archive will to some extent be worked on by the umbrella-group, who will write articles and choose picture for the past easas, which will also be used for the archive-section of the homepage. There should be an easy tutorial for future homepage-work-groups 22

how to change things on the homepage. contact the programmer of the homepage: Hana Drasovic hanadraskovic@yahoo.com . She can’t come to this INCM unfortunately, but is on skype. The necessary Information for login are attached. please do not change anything before contacting Hana!!! strategy: elaborate a strategy for the communication within easa in the future

Media-group responsible organizer: Yvonne, Linda concept The Media Crew of “Rägaschiarm” will represent the feelings received during the INCM009 in Liechtenstein and will be working on a daily printed paper that consists informations and happenings during the event, such as the EASA History night, the Walking tours, the traditional Evening, the Exhibition in the KUMU, the Workshop “XL, L, M, S, FL” and the Swiss Trip, also including a brief documentation of the meetings and conclusions every day and of course the fun part – party flashbacks, galleries, gossip. The Expected Outcome is Approximately 6-9 issues. We will put the OUTCOME on the Blog on easa.antville.org through issuu. com/EASANewspaper and on EASANewspaper.tumblr.com even during the Event, so the Community can follow us from all over Europe. Photo documentation We need at least 2-3 Photographers during the Event, who will document the moments created during INCM009 also working together with the “Rägaschiarm” for their Outcome. Photographers: Sandor (Hungary), Leyla (Azerbaijan) EASATV “Beldschiarm” Videos give us the opportunity to show the greatest moments on TV and for the entire EASA community. We will also put the OUTCOME on the blog and on EASANewspaper.tumblr.com even 23

during the event. The expected outcome is 3-5 reports in general. For EASA TV we need at least 2 helpers, that are concentrating on this, and who are filming through the INCM009. Film: Andy (Sweden), Alex (UK)? EASANewspaper We are also trying to go back to the Umbrella roots and bring out a 2-montly issue during the year and to put together a concept how EASANewspaper can be an interactive platform for news from EASA and around europe as a EASA-Studentspaper. Before internet, an Umbrella-like paper was used as a way how NCs and participants got their infos about events during the year. Nowadays, every organizing team has its own way to communicate with the EASA-community. We want to collect these infos and share it within the EASA network. Homepage for EASANewspaper (Archive and Future Publishing Instrument) We could have easa000.net/umbrella section on there. We could try to find all the Umbrellas that ever existed and also use it for publishing new Umbrellas (News, SESAMs, Pivo-Sesams and Upcoming Events) during the whole year. Sponsoring For sending EASANewspaper all around europe as a printed paper we are looking for sponsorships, that cover the mailings. Possible sponsors: ETH, VSETH, Ikea

Workshop responsible organizers: Luis, Leo, Thomas, Katia, Henrik history It’s common to have a workshop during the INCM. In Motovun 2007, it was one day in the middle of the week about the theme of the next easa in ireland, “adaptation”. In Cypress 2008, it was after the INCM about a site-specific theme: “Borders”, during 3 days. 24

We chose to do a workshop during one day, inviting all students of the university of Liechtenstein to join us. All in all 200-300 people if not more. workshop The INCM is an exceptional situation: 120 capable and ambitious students of architecture from 40 countries on one spot. This situation represents a great potential, which we think is one of the ingrediants that make easa as great as it is. And we chose to seize this chance. We are very curious about the profession of architecture as such and its future! the INCM is a great environment to investigate proactivly in these questions, acctually we couldn’t imagine a better condition. Then again, if we succeed in strenghten the ideas about this matter, and if we manage to produce something inspiring, we think that this would exemplify what easa is able to ‘produce’ as a brainstorm-cloud. We had an essay-competition and edited a magazine concerning the future of our profession and will have a symposium in Chur. The workshop will be the biggest challenge and probably the most productive brainstorming around the theme in the INCM. to do We know that it is ambitious to do it, and we are aware that we can do it only with the strong support of you guys. And we know that we ask a lot from you. But we believe that it’s worth the effort for everyone involved. We chose a group of people that we know have experience as tutor or seem to have no problem in moderating a small group of students. That’s what you will do. You will get further instructions during the work-group-meetings to prepare yourself!

discussions Responible organizer: Franziska, Thomas we have at least 6 presentations: 3 future Sesams (Hungary, Russia, Turkey), easa Manchester, easa italy and sesam italy. We have 3 INCM proposals (Germany, Macedonia, Denmark), 2 easa-proposals (Romania, Spain). That’s not the whole program yet. It is gonna 25

be a lot of stuff to be discussed in little time. We need to be very efficient, we need very good moderaters and minutes-writers. We need to enhance the concept of the meetings themselves. And we chose you guys for that! Moderation we will have an organizer and a participant as moderators for each meeting. They will sit together during the first day, discuss the content and way to discuss, maybe prepare some kind of handout/ intro-presentation depending on the theme. Minute-writer the minute-writer takes notes during the meeting. after the meeting he/she will sit together with the moderators and write down a summary of the meeting, ready to be published in the next Rägaschiarm. Content of the Meetings SATURDAY: That’s the opening meeting, where the concept and content of the meetings will be introduced. We will split up in small groups then and discuss basic questions such as: what is easa for me? how do I handle the job as NC? then we will work in workgroups (if you’re not moderator/minutewriter this day, you’ll join your other work-group) SUNDAY: presentations of past and future easa-events, along with them: quota/fee/... ). Other things that came up as things to discuss the day before. work in work-groups. MONDAY: various, bidding EASA011, discussion TUESDAY: various, bidding INCM010, discussion WEDNESDAY: various, organiser-meeting, presentation of work done FRIDAY: work-groups, final meeting: conclusion 26

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* S w i s s Tr i p

e start the trip with a train journey to Chur where we will stay for twi days. Chur i the capital of Graubünden and the oldest city of Switzerland. You will have a free day there to explore Chur and its sourroundings as well as the beautiful architecture pieces in the city. On our way to Vals we stop at some places to see amazing architecture by some of Graubündens famous architects like Peter Zumthor or Valerio Olgiati, Gion A. Caminada, etc. Finally in Vals everybody has got the chance to have a bath in the distinguished Thermal Bath by Peter Zumthor. I guess everybody agrees that we actually deserve it after one exhausting week of INCM. let’s get wet! 29

Switzerland (german: Schweiz, swissgerman : Schwyz, french: Suisse, italian: Svizzera, romansh: Svizra)

he swiss confederation (confoederatio helvetica in latin) is a country of roughly 7.6 million people in with an area of 41,285 km2. switzerland is a consisting of 26 states called kantons. IS is bordered by the countries germany, austria, italy, france and liechtenstein. Switzerland has a long history of neutrality, it has not been at war since 1815 and hosts many international organisations, including the red cross, world trade organisation and one of the two european U.N offices. Switzerland is multilingual and has four national languages : german, french, italian and romansh. With an area of 41,285 km2, Switzerland is a relatively small country.The more mountainous southern half of the country is far more sparsely populated, while the northern half has a greater density, as it comprises more hospitable hilly terrain. Switzerland boasts a thriving arts scene, with its architects in particular achieving world-wide acclaim. The culture of Switzerland is characterised by diversity. The Swiss sometimes wonder what keeps Switzerland together. The wide range of traditional customs is one reflection of this diversity. The people of Switzerland are its sovereign. Switzerland is a direct democracy at the national, cantonal and municipal level. The legal system grants extensive personal and political rights.

Contemporary Swiss architects

witzerland was the birthplace of one of the most influential architects of the 20th century: Le Corbusier (1887-1965) born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret - who adopted French nationality in 1930. His diverse output ranged from town planning to furniture design. In 1922, Le Corbusier proposed principles for architecture: rationality, economy, and functionalism. Lugano-based Mario Botta and the Basel-based partnership Herzog and de Meuron are arguably the best-known Swiss architects practising today.

Botta’s buildings include several museums in Switzerland and abroad, churches, banks, and even the bus terminal in Lugano. His museums include the Tinguely Museum in Basel, the Dürrenmatt Centre in Neuchâtel and also the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco. He has taught in a number of universities and been honoured by many more. Herzog and de Meuron were responsible for two prize-winning projects in London: the redevelopment of the Bankside power station into the Tate Modern, and the design of the Laban Dance Centre. The Tate Modern has been so successful that it is to be expanded: Herzog and de Meuron are also responsible for the planned extension, due to be completed in 2012. They also designed the Schaulager in Basel, which combines the function of warehouse and museum. Their current work includes the main stadium for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Innovative Swiss-designed structures can be seen in many countries. The sleek Charles River Bridge in the US city of Boston is the work of a Swiss, Christian Menn. And the Basel-based architects Diener + Diener expanded the Swiss embassy in Berlin by merging a new structure with the part of the building dating from the 19th century. Other much-praised Swiss buildings include the Thermal Baths in Vals designed by Peter Zumthor, and the Kirchner Museum in Davos by architects Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer.

What is Swissness?

witzerland is in the highly unusual situation of being the home of three of Europe’s major languages, but apart from Rumansh- spoken by only 0.5% of the population. Whichever language group they belong to, the different Swiss communities have linguistic and cultural ties with one of their larger neighbours. It’s easier for someone from Geneva to speak to a Parisian than to a fellow Swiss from Bern, or for a native of Ticino to read Milan’s „Corriere della Sera“ than the „Neue Zürcher Zeitung“ The language communities eat different things and have different traditions and customs. Even their shared history only goes back about two centuries. Before the Napoleonic invasion of 1798, some 31

of the cantons even ruled other parts of Switzerland. The inhabitants of what is now Canton Vaud, for example, were the subjects of Bern, and did not enjoy the same rights as the Bernese The Swiss themselves are sometimes puzzled about what they have in common apart from their passport, what it is that makes them Swiss. The Swiss say they are held together by the desire to stay united. The general attitude is summed up in the formula “unity, but not uniformity.”

Graubunden (Grisons) (german: Graubunden, italian: Grigioni, romansh: Grischun)

s the largest and easternmost canton out of 26 cantons of switzerland, but its population density is the smallest. The area of the canton is 7105 km2. Only about a third of this is commonly regarded as productive land. Forests cover about a fifth of the total area. The canton is almost entirely mountainous, comprising the highlands of the rhine and inn river valleys. Many of its scenic areas are part of the only swiss national park. The mountain ranges in the central area are very deep, some of which are considered the deepest valleys in europe. These valleys were originally settled by the ratians. Most of the lands of the canton were once part of a roman province called raetia, which was established in 15 BC . The area later was part of the lands of the diocese. Chur is the oldest city of switzerland and todays capitol of the canton graubunden. Agriculture and tourism are the pillars of the economy, but Graubunden means cultural variety and is Switzerland’s only trilingual canton. Along with German and Italian, Rhaeto-Romanic (Rumansh) is spoken only in Graubunden and has been part of the Swiss Confederation since 1803. Graubunden also means nature at its best: 615 lakes, more than 900 mountain peaks and 150 valleys. A unique nature reserve – the Swiss National Park - is located in the Engadin and Val Müstair. Graubunden is Europe’s watershed. More than 2,000 meters above sea level lies Lake Toma, the source of the River Rhine. The water from these mountains flows into all of Europe’s seas. And it moves Switzerland - after all, 12% of Swiss power comes from Graubunden. 32

Remote villages are linked up with the Rhaetian Railway by regular post coach services. And those wanting to go even further up take one of the cable cars of the more than 50 cable car operators. Connecting in Graubünden means taking a long way to overcome a short distance, be it to get from one side of the valley to the other or to move across or through a mountain. Graubünden is the land of tunnels and bridges. Yet Graubünden is also a transit land. Even in the early days, goods were transported across the Alps along mule tracks. The Romans built the first roads. In the course of power station construction, many side valleys were developed. Today Graubünden’s road network is more than 1,600 kilometres long. Be it with stone slabs, timber or steel concrete - man managed to break his way through this fascinating alpine world, to inhabit it and to preserve its variety. Graubünden has always attracted and inspired great names: Italian painter and artist Giovanni Segantini, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Friedrich Nietzsche, Alberto Giacometti or Alois Carigiet. They lived and worked in the peace of this unique mountain world. And Johanna Spyri’s world bestseller “Heidi” was inspired in Maienfeld. Graubünden’s architecture is varied and boasts many traditions. The Convent of Müstair today is part of the UNESCO word heritage. In Zillis, 153 wooden panels tell stories of the life of Christ. A multitude of ruins and castles are witnesses to the eventful history of Graubünden, where the rule over the mountains and passes was indispensable in establishing power and trade. The village of Guarda with its unique appearance today is of national significance. Tomorrow’s history is today’s creation. Contemporary architects and artists show that Graubünden is still a source of inspiration. Cultural life is varied, and so is its public.

Chur

(german: Chur, romansh: Cuira, italian: Coira, latin: Curia Rhaetorum)

ies in the northern part of switzerland and is also the capital of the largest swiss canton : graubunden, in which chur is the most populous municipality with about 40 000 inhabitans. archaeological evidence of settlement at the site goes back as far as 33

the pfyn culture (3900-5000 BC), therefore Chur is the oldest city of switzerland. the city is located at a highly strategic location, where the roads from several major alpine transit routes come together. The modern name “Chur” derives from when the site was a roman fortified camp: “curia raetorum”. Chur is 100 km by rail from Zurich, and is the meeting-point of the routes from Italy over many alpine passes. Chur is the centre of an active trade and it is the biggest shopping - destination between Zurich and Milano, because there is not much in between but mountains. Chur is built, at a height of 594 m above the sea-level, on the right bank of the Plessur torrent, just as it issues from the Schanfigg valley, and about a mile above its junction with the Rhine, overshadowed by the Mittenberg (east) and Pizokel (south), hills that guard the entrance to the deep-cut Schanfigg valley. On The otherside of the valley, there ist the Calanda Mountain, from which Chur`s own Beer get its name from. It has a variable altitude in the city area from just 600 metres above sea level to 1,800 metres above sea level, while the Churer Hausberg Brambrüesch (accessible from the Old Town) is situated at 2,174 metres above sea level. Furthermore, Chur offers the broadest culinary range of Graubünden delicacies, all concentrated in one town – with its own wine, alpine source water from every tap, Bündner specialities and international dishes served at its 130 restaurants. In summer, open-air events, such as concerts, theatre and cinema, give Chur a Mediterranean feel-therefore Chur is also a Center of Culture, almost entirely surrounded by the Alps. The influence of neighbouring countries is still evident in the Gothic old town (built in the 15th & 16th centuries) and testifies to the skill of Italian master builders. One of the best-known contemporary architects is Peter Zumthor, who designed the acclaimed thermal baths in Vals and who lives in Haldenstein near Chur.

Vals Spa

umthor was selected as architect for the spa. the facility was built between 1993-1996. The baths were designed to look as if they pre-dated the hotel complex, as if they were a form of cave or quarry-like structure. this is particularly eviden from ob-

serving the grass roof structure of the baths, which resemble the foundations of an archaeological site, and reveal the form of the various bath rooms, which lie below, half buried into the hill-side. Built using locally quarried valser quarzite slabs, the spa building is made up of 15 different table-like units, 5 metres in height, with concrete roof units supported by tie-beams. These units fit together like a giant jigsaw puzzle. The nature of the construction is revealed through close inspection of the roof. the roofs of the units donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t join, but are covered by glass. There are 60,000 1 metre long sections of stone forming the cladding of the walls. These are initially appearing random like an wall.

Itinerary Group 2 (Chur) Departure Chur: 8:30 1 : School Paspels Arrival: 8:50 Departure: 9:30 2: Service Station Viamala Arrival: 9:40 Departure: 10:10 3: Church Cazis Arrival: 10:20 Departure:10:40 4: Via Mala Schlucht Arrival in Ruggel: 11:00 Departure aus Schlucht: 13:30 5: Yellow Haus Arrival: 14:00 Departure: 14:30 6: Chapel Sogn Benedetg Arrival: 15:00 Departure: 16:00 7 School Vella Arrival: 16:30 Departure: 17:00 8: Vrin Arrival: 17.30 Departure: 18.00 9: Vals Arrival: 18:30 38

Group 1 (Vals) Departure Vals: 9.30 1: Vrin Arrival: 10:15 Departure: 11:00 2. School Vella Arrival: 11:30 Departure: 12:00 3: Chapel Sogn Benedetg Arrival: 12:30 Departure: 13:30 4: Yellow Haus Arrival: 14:00 Departure: 14:30 5: Via mala Schlucht Arrival: 15:00 Departure: 17:00 6: Service Station Viamala Arrival: 17:10 Departure: 17:40 7: Church Cazis Arrival: 17:50 Departure: 18:10 8: School Paspels Arrival:18:20 Departure: 18:30 9: Chur Arrival: 19:00 39

* Appendix

n the appendix you find additional information to the architecture pieces we visit during the INCM. Of course this collection is not complete because it would need thousands of books to make it complete. Just a small excerpt for you with projects that we will visit during the stay in Liechtenstein and the trip in Switzerland. Also there is some blank pages left for your own ideas, sketches, minutes, etc... At the very back of the booklet there is all the rest of useful information to the meeting as well as the participants list.

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Lecturers Peter Droege Professor Peter Dorege has twenty-five years of experence in the practice, teaching and research of sustainable urban planning and design, work in universities as well as with government and industry. Over the past two decades, he has developed a special focus on the urban design and planning aspects of major infrastructure changes, in energy and information technology. A chair of the World Council of Renewable Energy for Asia Pacific, he also serves as Expert commissioner on Cities and Climate for the World Future Council. Editor of the seminal book on space and information technology, intelligent Environments (Elsevier 1997), he is the author and editor of The Renewal City (Widley 2006) and Urban Energy Transition (Elsevier 2009). Currently in release as ‘100 Percent Renewable - Energy Autonomy in Action’ (Earthscan 21009) und ‘Climate:Design’ (ORO Editions).

MSAAD. N.Y. Xavier Calderón 2003 - 2006 Hochschule Liechtenstein. Instructor. Arch. Design Instructor. Vaduz, Liechtenstein 2003 - 2004 Accademia di Archittetura di Mendrisio. Ass. Prof. E. Zenghelis Mendrisio, Switzerland 2001 - 2003 ETH-Hönggerberg Zürich. Teaching Ass. Prof. Elia. Zenghelis Zürich, Switzerland 1998 - 2000 ETH-Hönggerberg Zürich. Teaching Ass. Prof. Franz. Oswald Zürich, Switzerland 1996 - 1998 Office for Metropolitan Architecture / Rem Koolhaas Rotterdam, NL 1994 - 1995 Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation. Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design, (MSAAD). New York, since 1991 Politecnico di Milano, Facolta di Architettura, Seminario Bergamo, Italy 96

since 1989 University of California in Los Angeles, Exchange L. A. 1987 - 1992 Universidad Iberoamericana, Escuela de Arquitectura “Licenciatura en Arquitectura y Urbanismo”. Mexico, D. F.

Urs Meister education 1991 Diploma in the unit of Prof. Dolf Schneebli, ETH Zurich 1987 - 1989 Studies of architecture at the Hochschule der Künste, 1986 - 1987 Internship at Hinrich & Inken Baller Architects, Berlin 1984 - 1991 Studies of architecture at the ETH Zurich professional seit 2002 Professor of Design and Construction, Hochschule Liechtenstein 2001 - 2002 Diploma Tutor ETH Zurich, Prof. Deplazes 2000 Lecture Shin Takasuga’s Sleeper House, AA London, Unit Inter 10 1999 - 2000 First year Tutor ETH Zurich, Prof. Deplazes seit 1995 Käferstein und Meister Architekten, Zurich 1993 - 1994 Collaborations with different architects in Zurich 1992 - 1993 Architect at Ernst Gisel, Zurich

Christoph Sauter Christoph Sauter was born on the 25th of July 1971 in St. Gallen and studied architecture at Columbia University in New York and at ETH in Zurich. 1998 worked on his Diploma at the Chair of Architecture from Prof. Hans Kollhoff at ETH. After this he started his years of travel and of apprenticeship, that were much instructively for his future. After the conclusion of the planning of the new IBM head office in Switzerland with Max Dudler in Berlin and Zurich, he opens his own architecture office in St. Moritz in 2004. The examination of touristic infrastructure is located in the center of his occupation. The office counts 8 collaborators at present vv Angela Deuber 97

Maurus Frei

Dipl. Architekt ETH / SIA 1987 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1994

Beginn Studium an der ETH, Zürich WHL Architects, Planners in San José, USA Studium bei Prof. Hans Kollhoff, Berlin Praktikum bei Peter Zumthor, Haldenstein Studium bei Prof. Dietmar Eberle, Bregenz Diplomarbeit bei Prof. Hans Kollhoff, Zürich Auszeichnung der Diplomarbeit Atelier Zumthor in Haldenstein Mitarbeit am Entwurf Kunsthaus Bregenz Mitarbeit am Entwurf Thermalbad Vals Projektleiter Modelbauwerkstatt 1996 Eröffnung des eigenen Architekturbüros “maurusfrei” seit 1996 Dozent für Entwurf und Baukonstruktion an der Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Chur.

Stefan Kurath Dipl. Architekt FH / REG A / SIA MAS ETH in Landschaftsarchitektur 1976 geboren in Thusis GR 1992–1996 Hochbauzeichnerlehre bei Hans Marugg, Thusis 1997–2001 Architekturstudium an der ZHW 2001-2002 Mitarbeit bei S333 2002 Gastsemester an der Academie van Bouwkunst 2002-2004 Unterrichtsassistent an der Professur Angélil, 2003-2004 Nachdiplomstudium Landschaftsarchitektur ETH 2004-2006 Lehr- und Forschungsauftrag ZHW 2005 Gründung urbaNplus / Stefan Kurath, Zürich 2006 Teilhaber bei Iseppi/Kurath GmbH, Thusis

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Obrist, Brosi 1. Postautodeck,Trainstation Chur Schäfer und Risch 2. Bündner Kantonalbank Postplatz Jüngling und Hagmann 3. Bündner Kantonsschule Adresse: Arosastrasse 2 4. HTW Chur Adresse: Pulvermühlestrasse 5. Bündner Kantonalbank, Fontanapark Adresse: Poststrasse 2, 6 Ottoplatz Adresse: Hartbertstrasse 10 7 Überbauung Tivoli, Wohnquartier Adresse: Engadinstrasse 8 Würth Hauptsitz Adresse: Aspermontstrasse 1 Patrick Gartmann 9.Architekt, Patrick Gartmann Adresse: Böschenstrasse 5 Walter M. Förderer 10. Heiligkreuzkirche Adresse:Giacomettistrasse Bearth and Deplazes 11.LehrerInnenseminar , Arosastrasse 2 Zumthor 12. An/Umbau Bündner Kunstmuseum Adresse: Bahnhofstrasse 35 13. Evangelische Altersiedlung Masans Adresse: Cadonaustrasse 73

14 Römische Schutzbauten Adresse: Churer Welschdörfli Maurus Frei 15 Gleis D, Adresse: Gürtelstrasse 46 16 Geschichtete Gärten, Wohnüberbaung beim Duc de Rohan Adresse: Masanserstrasse 46 Rudolf Olgiati 17.Umbau Cafe Zschaler Adresse: Obere Gasse 31 18 Haus Urech Adresse: Heroldstrasse 25 Valerio Olgiati 19 Eingang Grossratsgebäude, am Theaterplatz Urs Zinsli 20.Landschaftsarchitekt: Dieter Kienast Friedhof Fürstenwald Staufer and Hasler 21 Stadthaus Chur und Theaterplatz Adresse Masanserstrasse 2 Marcel Liesch 22.Schulhaus Masans Adresse: masanserstrasse 223 Conradin Clavuot 23. Trainstation chur 24.Wohnungsüberbauung Alex und Otto Adresse: Ottostrasse/Alexanderstrasse