Urban Nomads | Urban Design course, theme: participation of private developers in city design

COSMOPOLITAN DREAMS (Barcelona, ESP)

Have you always been dreaming about publishing an article, but for whatever reason, you didn’t succeed so far?
Do have dreams about global cities, and would you like to share your dreams on a symposium?
Do you like to link theory with real designed spaces?
Than you should join this track.

Superstudio, the twelve ideal cities, 1971 in: S. van der Ley, M. Richter, Megastructure Reloaded, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern 2008

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Assignment

This track is organized in 2 blocks. During the first block (week 8 – week 11) you’ll work on a paper for the 2nd International Symposium “Global Cities and Cosmopolitan Dreams” in Barcelona. During the second block you’ll apply your theory on an urban design plan on a specific location in Barcelona which you may choose.
This research project is interested in exploring the changing ideal of the city, exploring its ideological foundations, its physical construction, its social and political significance, its aesthetic value and its metaphorical meaning. Your cosmopolitan dream should concern one of the 8 topics:

1. The Ideal City: Image, Idea and Meaning
2. Ethnic Enclaves, Multicultural Avenues
3. City Limits
4. Neighbors, Residents, Denizens and Citizens
5. Street Life
6. Model Cities
7. The Arrival City
8. City-Scapes: Urban Renewal and Future

You’ll present your paper at the symposium and afterwards you will look for a perfect location in Barcelona to apply your theory. You’ll develop fist concept sketches during a workshop (3 days) in Barcelona. Afterwards you’ll make a concept design of your idea in the Netherlands and you’ll present your urban design.

Results

A paper for the 2nd International Symposium: Global Cities and Cosmopolitan Dreams in Barcelona
A presentation of your paper at the symposium
An urban design plan on 3 A1 / A0 posters to be submitted both on paper an in digital form. These posters give insight in the spatial consequences and qualities of your formulated thesis about cosmopolitan dreams.

A personal portfolio assessment:
A successful final presentation allows you to get a portfolio assessment of 3 professional competences (Analysis, Urban Research and Concept). The results of this assessment will be certificated.

BIG, Hualien Beach Resort in: R, Klanten, L. Feireiss, Utopia forever, Gestalten Verlag, Berlin 2011

Period:
22 February 2016 – 11 June 2016

Work load:
20 hours per week

Costs
€ 2450.-
Not included but obligatory to follow this track:
ca. € 350.- for the invoice for the symposium
ca. € 300.- for a retour flight to BCN airport
ca. € 700.- for 7 overnight stays in BCN during the design week

Design week

In the first design week you’ll present your paper at the 2nd International Symposium: Global Cities and Cosmopolitan Dreams in Barcelona (12 May -14 May). You’ll also look individually for the perfect location in the city of Barcelona to apply you theoretical approach your of your paper on a specific location in the city of Barcelona.
Afterwards (15 May – 18 May) You’ll work in an workshop setting in a design in a studio in Barcelona on your concept. You’ll present your concept to SUMO Arquitectes.

Partners

International Network for Alternative Academia
SUMO Arquitectes, Barcelona

McGauran Giannini Soon, Bild Architecture, Dyskors Material Thinking in: R, Klanten, L. Feireiss, Utopia forever, Gestalten Verlag, Berlin 2011

Course contents

Competences
In this urban nomads program you will develop 3 professional competences: Analysis, Urban Research and Concept.
During 20 weeks (2 blocks of 4 weeks) you’ll work integral on these competences. You’ll work individual and you’ll get weekly feedback in classes on your products. This project includes a design week in Barcelona and a final presentation.

Feedback on products:
In the 2 blocks you’ll get individual feedback on the products in the studio of urban nomads. Feedback is at the design studio in Amsterdam on Wednesday afternoon.

Design weeks:
At the design week you’ll present your paper on the 2nd International Symposium: Global Cities and Cosmopolitan Dreams in Barcelona (12 May -14 May). Afterwards you apply your thoughts on a chosen site in Barcelona and to develop your spatial concepts in a studio in Barcelona. (15 May – 18 May)

Final presentation:
At the end of the course you present your project to professionals.

Portfolio assessment, certification:
After the final presentation your portfolio will be accessed by certificated assessors on the 3 competences. You will receive a certificate.

Schedule

Concept schedule (February 2016 –June 2016)

                  February / March         April / May                                  May / June
week 8     B1 preparing paper        week 14 deadline paper          week 20 B2 symposium Barcelona
week 9     B1 preparing paper         week 15 -             week 21 B2 workshop Barcelona
week 10    B1 preparing paper         week 16 -                                     week 22 B2 concept design
week 11     B1 preparing paper         week 17   -                                     week 23 B2 concept design
week 12 -                                         week 18 -                                     week 24 B2 presentation / assessment
week 13 -                                         week 19   -

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