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AA Berlin Laboratory : Architecture Workshop

Key Development in Berlin, Germany

Architectural Association – Berlin Laboratory International Workshop

3 – 12 Sep 2010

AA Berlin Laboratory Berlin

Post-wall Berlin has emerged as a major player in contemporary cultural production. As a laboratory of lifestyles and modes of production, it attracts an influential community of highly creative people from around the globe. The AA Berlin Laboratory explores the role of experimentation, harvesting this exceptional energy. This intense workshop organised by the Architectural Association School of Architecture explores tools and systems of experimentation, focusing on the idea of dwelling.

image from Architectural Association, London

No other city has been as enthusiastic as Berlin in experimenting with modes of living. From mass housing to highly individualistic visions of living and extreme communal regimes, Berlin has long pushed the boundaries of what it means to live together. New organisational forms of dwelling, combined with alternative implementation methods, are currently challenging the roles of both architect and local authority in the process of delivering dwellings for the city.

During this intense workshop participants will work both in the laboratory/studio and the field/city, revisiting existing experiments in dwelling and the social ideals that shape them. In search of new logics of living, students will use emerging computational and rule-based design systems to develop prototypical forms of dwelling relevant to the city of Berlin.

The workshop will be led by AA and Berlin-based tutors and hosted by Aedes Network Campus Berlin (ANCB). In addition, a public programme of visits, lectures and seminars with speakers from different disciplines will provide a stage for debate.

The laboratory is open to anyone interested in experimental design in the context of this vibrant city. Places still available.

Friday 3–Sunday 12 September 2010

http://berlin.aaschool.ac.uk/

Programme Directors: Marianne Mueller & Olaf Kneer

Contact: Programme Coordinator Sandra Sanna
T: +44 20 7887 4014
visitingschool@aaschool.ac.uk

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