TOPIC: Resymbolising

Date: 22.04.2012. – 29.04.2012. (first 3 days Belgrade – last 3 days Novi Sad)

Meeting point: Belgrade, goodbye point Novi Sad.

Number of participants: 40

Time for applications: 15.02. – 22.02.2012.

Contacts: serbia2012[at]elasa.org

Early bird Registration for DLA 2012 „GeoDesign, 3D-Modeling and Visualization” is now possible. Authors interested in contributing current digital work in landscape architecture can submit abstracts until 10 December 2011. For further information please visit www.digital-la.de

On behalf of the Conference Chair

Sebastian Kluth

Anhalt University of Applied Sciences

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After two weeks fully packed with fun, adventure, and creativity, the 7th PAO Architecture Summercamp had finished at the beginning of September. Again, a highly diverse and colourful group of participants had found their way to Romanian mountain village Potoc. For challenging themselves in experimental art and architecture, they had come all the way from Germany, Great Britain, Kosovo, Malaysia, Romania, Spain, South Africa, and Ukraine. Centered around the old village school, the workshop programme combined artistic experiments (wild!) with hands-on project work: mosaic tiling, paper making, design studio. As the main work, however, the reconstruction of the roof was undertaken – an ambitious task which got done with the help of local craftsmen. 

Parallel to the course, a children´s workshop was held for the local youngsters. Also, many guests showed up during the workshop for presenting lectures and performances – e.g. a fabulous Jazz concert. This year´s course took another step towards transforming Potoc´s old school house into a vibrant experimental laboratory. The works and results of the summerschool will be presented in public exhibitions and upcoming publications – to be announced soon!

The challenge for the year 2011 questions the threshold of classical landscape architecture, and addresses a topic that affects open space planning, urban design, architecture, and traffic planning issues alike. The competition should encourage the candidates to tackle the principles and potential prospects of urban landscape architecture. With the aid of bold images and controversial approaches, the treatment of the proposed space in Hamburg, Germany should trigger discussion in the professionals world.

The competition area in Hamburg city includes the Bille estuary in the upper harbour of the Elbe and the adjoining areas. 

Those eligible to take part are students and young graduates (up to 39 years old) of landscape architecture. Interdisciplinary collaboration (town planning, architecture, traffic planning, sociology, art and literature, etc) is recommended. The task is suitable for semester work or as a study project. The competion language is English.

The Otto-Linne Prize aims to reward designs which foster a forward-looking attitude towards urban landscape architecture and which develop innovative ideas for the treatment of the particular space.

Registration and further information:

In order to participate in the competition it is necessary to register online at http://luchterhandt.de/verfahrensmanagement/2042/ until the 26 August 2011. Upon receiving confirmation of registration each participant will be given access data required for downloading competition documents.

The prizes will be a total amount of 12,000 € (from 1st prize 5,000€ until 800€ for the 5th prize).

The SLANT Garden Design Award!

The task is to design a garden for a private residence. It is a generic house and garden which could be almost anywhere in the world and you are free to choose the country in which you would like this imaginary house and garden to be located.

The closing date is 2nd September 2011 and the first price is €2000.

Check out the website: www.slant.eu

Izmo has organized an International Summer School in Torino from September 5th to 14th 2011 that proposes the public space as its theme. The course is aimed at students, graduates, professionals and anyone interested in the issue of public space and urban regeneration. 

Unfortunaltely the registration fee is quite high. € 490 for students who submit their application by 1 August 2011 or € 550 for students who submit their application no later than August 22, 2011.  

The lectures (entirely in English language) will be held by professors of the Politecnico di Torino, University of Eastern Piedmont and St. John International University, as well as members of Izmo, and will face issues related to public space with the aim of providing insights in a broad and multidisciplinary manner. In addition, students will have the opportunity to directly experience several methods of field research (urban drift, urban missions, interviews) that will allow them to observe and make contact with the territory and its inhabitants.

Finally, the training will be enriched by a series of meetings with experts and professionals: informal moments during which students will have the opportunity to interact and engage with those who work in the public space, such as members of Izmo.

At the end of the lecture series, participants will intervene effectively in the public space, designing and implementing a series of installations, parts of an overall project for theredevelopment of District 7 in Turin. Each student will have a budget of 50 euros for the purchase of materials, while Izmo will provide the tools needed and work alongside students in every phase of the design studio.

Participants of the Summer School will be awarded 3 credits, recognized by the Politecnico di Torino or by the St. John International University, transferable to any other university (with ECTS in Europe).
In addition, participants will receive ongoing support with regard to logistics, the search for accommodations, transportation and tourism.

Main information

Topic: Public Spaces in the City
When: September 5th – 14th, 2011
Where: Torino, Italy
Hours: 9:30am – 8:30pm
How: Lectures, Design Workshop, Installation in the Public Space
Organization: Izmo cultural association in partnership with Politecnico di Torino (Second School of Architecture) and St. John International University
Fee: 490€ until August 1st || 550€ until August 22nd

For any further information, please visit the web site:

 http://www.izmo.it/Web/Progetti_%7C_Projects/Izmo_Summer_School_2011_-_Public_spaces_in_the_City_-_Torino%2c_Italy

Directors: Jordi Bellmunt (Barcelona) João Nunes (Lisbon) Antonio Angelillo (Milan)

Venues of the activities: Milan, Barcelona, Lisbon

Information and enrolment: www.masterpaesaggio.it

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