MITTELMEERLAND

AA visiting school workshop series 2011. with Medine Altiok and Stephanie Tunka

The Mediterranean Sea is not only situated between continents, but also acts as a historical and contemporary centre and border zone. The social, economic and political dynamics of this zone are complex. In the last century the Mediterranean has been separated through politics, religions, fear of clash of cultures etc. Unified by climate and the history of civilization, the Mediterranean region has the potential to be seen as a geographic unit. Over the next fifteen years major Mediterranean port cities expect rapid changes, because of the growth of global trade and container shipping.

The purpose of the workshops was to examine how the Mediterranean region can position itself as a ‘territory’, one that is based on climatic and economic conditions, and subject to specific social, political and spatial dynamics and experiences. What can each city do to turn the Mediterranean from one of the largest Hotspots of the world into an Eco Spot? How can the Mediterranean Sea region position itself as a ‘territory’? What does changing and shaping urban space mean for the 1:1 everyday use? What are similarities and differences by comparing cities? mittelmeerland.org

Tangier

The history of Tangier is very rich due to the historical presence of many civilisations and cultures. Today the city is undergoing rapid development and modernisation benefiting greatly from the new Tanger Med port. Tangier is turning from an urban wasteland into a great cultural and commercial gateway between Africa and Europe. Tanger Med is located about 40km from old Tangier. Both ports are linked by a new highway along the coast.

The concept is to use the port’s location – just 14km from Spain – to attract shipping traffic between east and west, passing through the Gibraltar. The success of the port has attracted many investors: a new city is starting to develop behind the port. How is the rapid growth of global trade affecting Mediterranean ports? What can Tangier do to turn the Mediterranean from one of the world’s largest hotspots into a vibrant ecospot?

Dubrovnik

The Dubrovnik workshop studied the dynamic territory of the coastline and the mutual dependencies of land and water. The area itself extends more than 113km and provides an amphibious context defined by an ongoing conflict between the natural landscape, industry and tourism. This condition forces us to ask: How is the rapid growth of global trade affecting Mediterranean ports? And how can these cities along the coast become more environmentally engaged?

P3 Oasis

showcase booklet 2020. with 3LHD

O is a new service brand for urban mobility sharing and ride hailing. Based on the word “oasis”, O is an experience where you enter empty and leave fulfilled. Safe, effortless, and premium, it is a space of physical and cognitive comfort. You can focus, refresh and simply be. The brand itself is represented as a nearly perfect circle. Easily comprehendible and pro- nounceable, O is an unending promise of logic and structure in a subtly playful format.

The point of the “Playbook” is to show the process of establishing and building an Oasis (also know as mothership / flagship) in an approachable, easy to understand and playfull way. A few simple steps to help make a sustainable city and build a community.

Autocad Art

graphic art 2012. with AutoCAD

We draw all day. We connect one line to the other. Move the cursor from right to left. Walls, pipes, steel beams - it’s all just pixels on the screen. But can those pixels become art?

The only difference between those and these lines, those and these pixels, is the intention behind it. Tired of looking at a screen all day? What if it’s not a screen but a looking glass, another view at reality.

The lines an engineer draws all day are no more a wall than these lines are the outline of a human form. The goal is to liberate the medium. Liberate our own perception.

Da Vinci used sketching paper. We use AutoCAD. Art is no more than “misuse” of practial to create the divine, create a different view at reality. Hack the system. Take back the screen.