KOPREGEL VOLGT DROWNING CITIES NOG. MINOR PROGRAMME (INTER)NATIONAL MINOR DROWNING CITIES This international minor is interesting for students of the Build environment eager to develop their design talent. By assuming the role of architect, area developer civil engineer or water manager you will develop the necessary skills to find design solutions for problems in the built environment. You will gain insight into your field of expertise. Your work will be carried out at ‘urban level’ and integrated into a broader context. You will work with lecturers and students in the field of architecture, urbanism, spatial development and civil engineering. As part of a team you will focus on water-related problems caused by climate change in residential areas. Can the ‘Dutch Approach’, which deals with water in urban residential areas (river areas), be applied internationally while taking cultural differences and socio-economic issues into account? Or can you use a totally different approach? According to Waggonner Ball (architect, New Orleans) designing for resilience, requires living with water and a willingness to see a threat as an opportunity. The Dutch approach can be summed up as creating “room for the river”, building with nature and consensus economy. Yet, what does this Dutch approach actually imply for
your expertise? What is the value of a Dutch approach to water-related problems abroad? The ambition of this minor is imagining radical solutions and coming up with daring designs for a delimited area in a Chinese City. Making booming cities resilient, needs real courage. Only great vision and creativity can lead to innovations that are able to make such cities future proof.
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to provide an appropriate advice in the form of a concrete design for the case (practical question) to develop knowledge and indicate how (your) research contributes to the existing knowledge in a specific area (knowledge question) personal development, broaden or deepen individual knowledge and design skills in your field of expertise (individual profiling) to consciously act, accounting for interested parties (stakeholder perspective) and other fields of expertise (broader scope)
Visit our virtual exposition for project work of 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 and get an impression of students work. https://drowningcities.avans-evenementen.nl/
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Working as an expert (architect, spatial developer, civil engineer...) you will be focussing on water-related problems caused by climate change in residential areas. Working closely together with experts in a variety of disciplines, makes it possible to come-up with integrated and multilayered solutions. The project demands (1) a multidisciplinary approach relying on (2) strong personal expertise of each participant. • •
all expert-teams are part of a multidisciplinary team dealing with 1 case study expert-teams of max. 3 students are tackling 1 delineated design problem
As a professional, working in an international team on a project abroad, requires the use of a shared language. Consequently, study materials and courses, as well as written texts and presentations held by students are in English. In addition to specific skills (visualization techniques, etc.) the project-work requires insight in project-related fields of expertise. To meet these requirements, excursions, courses, instructions, workshops and guest-lectures have been organised. Attendance is compulsory. Yet, some adjacent training and practise is needed (individual grade) to guarantee that some ‘output’ (group grade) becomes a substantial part of the project work. This import has to be traceable in the design report (see separate course material and rubrics). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Flood game (watermanagement) Innovative design skills Dutch approach to water: living with water (Re)designing drowning cities Bio-based building (lean and/or green) Working with different cultures (Re)designing public space Visualization
Curriculum: In this programme you can earn 30 ECTS credits as an integrated whole study unit. Assessments will take the form of reviews of and feedback on the weekly submissions and on the final product and presentation held as part of the closing symposium. Schedule/workload: This is a full-time programme. The activities will be scheduled over the course of the week (2 to 3 days) and include workshops, lectures, project preparation, project execution, supervision and feedback sessions. You will be expected to attend at least 80% of all the activities. • End of 1st quarter: Midterm presentation • End of 1st quarter: Study trip to project (if possible, alternative virtual excursion facilitated by locals) • End of semester: Final presentation and final report
REASONS TO STUDY THIS MINOR PROGRAMME: International programme This minor programme is fully in English and will prepare you for a bachelor graduation on an internationally relevant topic. Experts teaching & turtoring The academic staff consists of specialist on the topics and has both strong field experience and theoretical knowledge on the topics they teach. This staff is supported by a selection of experts from around the world and of various expertises. These experts will provide additional knowledgde on the contemporary topics and design issues. In addition to tutoring by the academic staff the international experts will also provide feedback to the student design teams. Working on contemporary global & societal issues A multitude of contemporary problems and issues are adressed in the design assignment which you are going to tackle in a design team. You will be working on research on these topics in your own field of expertise. Some of the topics you as a teammember will take into account: • • • • •
Biobased building Dutch approach International cultural context Iconic architecture and infrastructure Legislation and regulation
Interdisciplinary design team(work) The research and design you conduct will be integrated in a integral project of a interdisciplinary design team. This means that you work together with students from other study programmes and combine your works into an holistic solution. This improves both teamwork skills and the ability to think beyond your own expertise to solve design problems.
PRACTICAL DETAILS Academic accreditation Minor Drowning Cities Organising centre Avans University of Applied Sciences, School of the Built Environment and Infrastructure
Other students If your university is not a partner of Avans University of Applied Sciences, you can join us as a full-fee paying student. For more details, look at: https://www.avans.nl/ international/programs/study-at-avans/applying-groups/ applying-freemover-students Or contact the Avans International Office on +31 88 - 525 80 01 or at internationaloffice@avans.nl.
Location: Tilburg Schedule and timetable • Level: 4rd year bachelor • From September-January (30 ECTS) • 1 Semester of courses (6 months), from Monday to Friday ( 2-3 days a week)
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS A background is recommended in any discipline related to risk management, urbanization challenges, engineering, planning, risk analysis, migration or climate change. The target students to be involved in this programme are mainly planners, architects, civil engineers and area developers. However, the progamme does not exclude students with another specialisation. Students from outside the Netherlands are strongly invited to participate as their perspective is of important added value for the discussions in class. The topics in the courses are global with attention for the Dutch approach, and therefore of interest for people from any geographical origin.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Exchange students You can participate in an exchange programme at Avans University of Applied Sciences if your home institution has concluded an agreement with Avans. Under this agreement you can be nominated to study with us. As an exchange student, you will continue to pay tuition fees to your home institution. This means you do not have to pay tuition fees to Avans. Please read the details on the Applying as an exchange student page or contact your home institution’s exchange coordinator for details.
This programme is open to you if you have successfully completed at least 2 years of a bachelor’s degree programme relating to the built environment. Other disciplines are welcome after an intake interview. Examples of eligible disciplines include: • Architecture and Construction Engineering • Architecture • Spatial design • Urbanism • Water Management
disciplines include: • Architecture and Construction Engineering • Architecture • Spatial design • Urbanism • Water management Find out more about the admission procedure, reserving a place and enrollment on avans.nl/international.
APPLY Are you ready for this exciting opportunity? Apply now and start in September! For more information and details check https://www.kiesopmaat.nl/modules/?q=drowning+cities
STUDYING IN THE NETHERLANDS Start the most challenging learning experience of your life in Netherlands. You will be amazed about the open minded way of thinking of the students and staff and direct interaction with professionals. The Netherlands is an intellectual and cultural role model where your knowledge can adapt to multiple professional opportunities. The Netherlands has one of the best train networks in the world connecting you very fast to other cities that you want to explore. Tilburg is located only 1.5 hour from Amsterdam and 1 hour from Rotterdam. Tilburg is located in the provice Noord-Brabant that has a great culture and atmosphere. Tilburg is a are has lively international student life with cosy bars and nice parks and canal. International students will receive a buddy that helps them to settle in the city.
CONTACT More information about this programme is available via: minoren.abi@avans.nl / +31 88 – 525 82 11 If you would like more information about studying at Avans, please contact our International Office: internationaloffice@avans.nl / +31 88 - 525 80 01
COLLABORATIONS Collaborating academies Lectorate biobased building & Centre of applied research for technological innovation are involved with this minor. Collaborating practitioners Many partners from the field contribute to our programme with workshops, excursions, lectures. This will allow you to understand the profound complexity of global water related issues. Some of the partners are: East & West Urban Consultancy, Tongji University, Water as leverage, Neville Mars architects and more. The collaborating practitioners will be involved in the minor both in guest lectures and in tutoring of design teams.
AVANS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Classes are held at Avans University of Applied Sciences. • The university has the best facilities and state-of-the-art equipment for both theoretical and practical classes. • Our education is of top quality. For many years we have maintained a leading position in the national ranking systems among universities of applied sciences. • We offer personal attention and support inside and outside the classroom. We are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential. • The Avans cities of Breda, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Roosendaal and Tilburg offer pleasant and safe environments for young adults.
STUDENT OPINIONS “Personally I enjoyed the combination of working on your own expertise in a design team. I could research the subjects i’m interested and was also pushed to broaden my knowledge to different expertises. “The experts really opened my mind about practical and ethical issues in the field. I enjoyed the in depth discussions in class.” “I learned a great deal from designing for a different cultural context. The excursion to India was a life experience in itself. I saw for myself what the living conditions meant for these people and this gives a new dimension to the design assignment.” “Working in a interdisciplinary design team was interesting but also challanging. I had to step out of my comfort zone but it was great to see how other students look at the problems and see our solutions come together.” “The lessons from experts and teachers were very educational and interesting to me. The minor programme truly provided added value and I learned a lot regarding urban design, making design decisions and thinking from the perspective of your target group. For me the minor was exactly what I was looking for.”
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