VISITING
VISITING
Madrid
Singapore
Daejeon
Shanghai
Bleaching Green IE School of Architecture July 2010 In its second year, the AA/IE Madrid Summer School will explore the relation between architecture and energy use in the near future. Through Madrid as a research ground, case study and base, students will investigate specific urban sustainable challenges. Moving away from green clichés, the Bleaching Green workshop will venture into uncharted territories, blending design intuition and technological invention. New materials, creative partnerships and prototype pieces will be part of this design and research led workshop. As part of the AA/IE Madrid Summer School evening lectures, site visits and architectural tours will offer insights into the subject and the city itself.
Designed Geographies Singapore Polytechnic July 2010 For the fifth year the AA will be migrating to southeast Asia to pursue a series of experiments, initiated last year, around the idea of designed geographies. Participants will propose alternative ways of reading the city, informed by an introduction to contemporary methods of physical and digital mapping and modelling. The ten-day workshop offers an opportunity to engage with the AA’s design agendas through a hands-on approach and is complemented by a series of seminars and lectures as well as discussions, debates and visits. This workshop is made possible through the support of the Design Singapore Council and the School of Design, Singapore Polytechnic.
Awakening the River Daejeon University August 2010 The third AA South Korean global school will continue to explore the topic of rivers, with investigations focusing on proposals that engage the river with its wider natural infrastructure. Specifically we will consider four rivers in the southwest of the country presently demarcated as redevelopment sites. The workshop will last approximately two weeks and will contain six separate units (each led by an AA tutor) accommodating 15 students. The focus of the programme will centre on design exploration via a rich selection of different methodologies, including physical models, cinematic screenings and digital media. The venue will be Daejeon University and the workshop will be a joint AA and SAKIA (School of Architecture Korean Institute of Architects) collaboration.
Post-Expo 2010++ Shanghai Study Centre, Hong Kong August 2010 This fourth consecutive AA Shanghai Summer School will be hosted at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Architecture Shanghai Study Centre. As an intensive nine-day studio-based course, we will investigate new computational design approaches in architecture and urbanism, within the context of Shanghai, one of the world’s most rapidly growing, emblematic twentyfirst-century cities of commerce and industry. The subject of this year’s summer school is the 5.3 km2 site for the Shanghai Expo 2010, focusing on proposals for developing the area after the expo. Parametric design systems will serve as the vehicles for prototyping new kinds of adaptive cultural facilities, driven by scenarios of future incremental growth and change.
Director Ricardo de Ostos
Directors Nathalie Rozencwajg Michel Da Costa Goncalves
Director Peter Ferretto
Director Tom Verebes
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