Nanotourism Ault, 28 April – 13 May 2017 Programme Directors: Aljoša Dekleva (AA), Christian Pottgiesser (ENSA PVS) In collaboration with École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-Val de Seine (ENSA PVS) this year’s programme will be located in Ault, a small town nestled on the Picardie coast in the north of France. The programme will explore the synergies between the local community and the particular natural forces generating the social, economic and natural conditions of this town, tackling the problems of land erosion. Participants will investigate and identify possible nanotourist strategies to use within the continuously negotiated relationship between land and sea. Nanotourism, a creative critique on the environmentally and economically detrimental effects of mainstream tourism, challenges locally oriented alternatives through bottom-up processes. Innovative design strategies rely on local materials and social resources to create site-specific projects in 1:1 scale.
Architecture & Ecriture Paris, 1–10 July 2017 Programme Director: Caroline Rabourdin Architecture & Ecriture is a programme for architects’ writing practice set in the heart of Paris. In its second year, the programme will continue to celebrate writing as a critical and creative practice and explore how various forms of writing might contribute to the development of architectural thinking. Modelled on the Parisian literary salon, the programme will draw largely, though not exclusively, from French cultural studies and literature. Presentations and readings will normally be in English. Invited guests will bring new ideas and perspectives to the table, to which participants will respond in the form of exciting written and performative pieces.
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