What / Why / Who /
Where are we (now)?
FLAT.SCAPES:LAB 4.0 represents the urban pedagogy programme aimed at deeper understanding of the principles, methodologies and challenges in Dutch theory and practice in architecture/urban design. It is generated through three blocks / phases; (1) ANALYSIS: Mapping & Research / January-June 2014, (2) CHECK-IN-SITU: study visit tour / July 2014 and (3) Experience Archiving: Evaluation / August - December 2014.
FLAT.SCAPES:LAB 4.0 represents the urban pedagogy programme aimed at deeper understanding of the principles, methodologies and challenges in Dutch theory and practice in architecture/urban design. It is generated through three blocks / phases; (1) ANALYSIS: Mapping & Research / January-June 2014, (2) CHECK-IN-SITU: study visit tour / July 2014 and (3) Experience Archiving: Evaluation / August - December 2014.
From 19- 30 July 2014, as part of the
second phase, participants of FLAT.SCAPES:LAB 4.0 - more than 150 students of
architecture, urban planning and related disciplines from Novi Sad, Belgrade
& Niš (Serbia), Skopje & Bitola (Macedonia), Podgorica (Montenegro) and
Banja Luka & Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - will explore, study and
examine the cityscapes of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haague, Utrecht, Delft and
Almere. Agenda includes whole chain of collaboration events - site inspection visits, workshops, debates
and lecturing sessions with local partners:
architecture collectives, studios (large and small), independent researchers
and schools of architecture.. This year´s program features NDSM, TU
Delft, Salomon Frausto, Nanne de Ru / Berlage, Yasemin Sengil / Shapeshift
Rotterdam, Katusha Sol / Placemakers, Alexandra Tišma, Albert Takeshi Richters
/ Post Office, Mitesh Dixit / Domain office, OMA, MVRDV, KAAN Architecten,
Powerhouse Company, Blok47, Eva de Klark, Piet Vollard, Sascha Glassl, Roel van Herpt & Guilio Margheri, Florian
Weigl, Michiel van Lersel, Milena Stopić, Edwin Gardner & Christian
Fruneaux, Francesca Miazzo, … (thank you all!)
I TU Delft I Date: 23.07.2014. I
Time: 10.00 - 13.00h I
feat.
Salomon
Frausto / The Head of Education at the Berlage Center for Advanced Studies in
Architecture and Design
Alexandra
Tišma / Senior researcher and lecturer - Department of Landscape Architecture
TU Delft
Nanne de Ru /
The director of The Berlage
Piet Vollaard
/ Architect and architectural critic, Initiator of ArchiNed web site
Mitesh Dixit /
DOMAIN Office
Education in
architecture and urban planning is continuously being reformed due to the
tremendous plurality of possibilities; commonly it is based on specific
expertise of the tutors behind it and their individual approaches. While
witnessing the current tendency towards specialisation of different disciplines
/ courses, we nevertheless tend to not react to evident - and immense gaps -
remaining in between. At the same time, another important-to-understand
tendency has emerged, that for interconnected and interdisciplinary work within
the society.
I NDSM
Werf I
Date: 27.07.2014. I Time: 10.00 - 13.00h I
feat:
Eva de Klark /
NDSM Werf
Sascha Glassl
/ Space & Matter
Roel Van
Herpt& Giulio Margheri / Strelka Institute
Michiel van
Lersel / Failed Architecture
Milena Stopić
/ UN Studio
Katusha Sol / Placemakers
Edwin Gardner
& Christiaan Fruneaux / Monnik.org
Transformations
of vast quantities of vacant space from the Super Dutch era became one of the most
important endeavor in architecture production. Diy initiatives and decisions
made under-up are examined as the new-old framework which we should all
target again. Top down is rightfully challenged for not being relevant nor
efficient in spatial production. In this concern, claiming the right to
the city became a new mantra for young architects and professionals - victims
of the mistakes made in the past. The right to the city is reinforced with new
tendencies in reconstructing the city ownership - But, let us be honest, we do
not own the city. For many reasons, we can all witness ever high polarization
in decision making processes.
What can we
do?
Workshops
Targeting DIY tendencies in architectural and urban research and production, workshops are conceived as half-day, intensive, cross-disciplinary, discussion-based modes, resulting in emancipatory proposals for urban (re)vitalisation that will be followed by public debates about creative approaches to urbanity in new circumstances.
Targeting DIY tendencies in architectural and urban research and production, workshops are conceived as half-day, intensive, cross-disciplinary, discussion-based modes, resulting in emancipatory proposals for urban (re)vitalisation that will be followed by public debates about creative approaches to urbanity in new circumstances.
W1. placemakers.nl. De
Buurtcamping, Noorderpark, Amsterdam
W2. Agniesebuurt STREET.SCAPES:LAB (AgSS:L)
Agniesebuurt STREET.SCAPES:LAB
(AgSS:L) is an open-air series of events in Agniesebuurt Area in
Rotterdam Noord, aimed at promoting collective usage of public space through
occupying models and general public engagement. Groups of students will produce
interventions with guidance of - Yasemin Sengil (SHAPESHIFT Rotterdam), UNKNOWN
Rotterdam, Post Office,Piet Vollaard ,Stealth, Milena Ivković &Blok74., joined
with young practitioners and interns from many offices for the Community (vs.)
Practice wrap up workshop.
Architectural Walks
Students will visit, analyse and collect data for around 40 sites in 5 cities (De Uithof Masterplan; Java, Borneo and KNSM area; Almere Masterplan, etc.) as well as numerous offices and studios (Domain, MVRDV, KAAN, OMA, Zus, De Urbanisten, Space & Matter, ..). These learning itineraries will enable students to critically review the previously mapped and researched content and to discuss topics and questions posed through the first phase in situ - with local designers, planners, researchers joined by SCAPES.LAB network tutors.
Students will visit, analyse and collect data for around 40 sites in 5 cities (De Uithof Masterplan; Java, Borneo and KNSM area; Almere Masterplan, etc.) as well as numerous offices and studios (Domain, MVRDV, KAAN, OMA, Zus, De Urbanisten, Space & Matter, ..). These learning itineraries will enable students to critically review the previously mapped and researched content and to discuss topics and questions posed through the first phase in situ - with local designers, planners, researchers joined by SCAPES.LAB network tutors.
Post
production phase includes setting up a digital database of all collected
materials and encouraging students to produce individual responses and
critical conclusions in the form of essays, diaries, storyboard sheets, case
studies and other media (video, audio works etc.). Final outcome will be
published in a FLAT.SCAPES:LAB 4.0 book-map-blog-a-azine, available to
everyone, in September 2014 and presented in seven cities in the Balkan (Novi
Sad, Belgrade, Skopje, Podgorica, Niš, Sarajevo and Banja Luka). As a
follow-up, we look forward to the production of several events together with NL
collaborators in October 2014. as a way of strenghtening the capacities build
through the FLAT.SCAPES:LAB 4.0
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FLAT.SCAPES:LAB 4.0 is a part of
SCAPES:LAB initiative, aimed at defining and producing independent
knowledge-transfer platform that would reposition needs in architectural and
urban education/realities today. Methodologically, the initiative advocates
open collective educational structures - DIY Education modes where self-organized research
groups facilitate networked production, exchange and distribution of knowledge.
Platform´s core group are architecture/urbanism students from Balkan region
(Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina).
SCAPES:LAB aims to provide a fresh and innovative answer to
an urgently needed reposition of architectural education. We believe that the
permanent state of crisis in the Balkan region period can initiate and catalyze
the production of new forms and formats for research. Forthright data
collecting, working, discussing and exchange with some of the most relevant
authors, projects, concepts, initiatives, schools and phenomena within professional
content today build a valuable contribution for critical reflections on the
gaps between praxis and formal academic bodies.
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WHO_?
SCAPES:LAB is co-initiated by IDnet and Center of Architecture, Serbia with the support by six Faculties from four countries and participating students of architecture from Novi Sad, Niš and Belgrade / Serbia, Podgorica / Montenegro, Skopje / Macedonia and Sarajevo & Banja Luka / Bosnia and Herzegovina.
*These countries have similar background, all from the Balkans region (ex Yugoslavia); non- EU countries in Europe; at the moment in the final years of integration process. This process coincides with the transition of economy, politics and education paradigms.
WHY_?
Integration process to EU that came after conflicts period brought with itself large changes in all the parameters; including both creative work and educational output. Relevant phenomena are being explored in the inaccurate and poor environment. While EU continuously reflect upon itself, non-EU, Ex Yugoslavian countries are looking forward their place in generating strategies. Unreachable communication brings high content mystification. Confusion arises.
WHAT_?
The core idea of SCAPES:LAB initiative is to both define&produce independent knowledge-transfer platform that addresses the way-finding reposition need in Architecture and Urban education/realities nowadays.
In this concern, several platforms were formed with the very same idea: to examine alternatives to the hierarchical models. Knowledge production is managed and using innovative potentials through networked readings of cities & policies, direct collaboration within the professional field, colleagues and institutions, a rich variety of studios (large and small) and other similar initiatives; looking forward to establishing a networked structure able to shift its focus toward actualities - reinforced with innovative trans-national background.
SCAPES:LAB research is concerned with the impacts of politics, economy and society in general on architectural/urban reality and vice versa.
HOW_?
We believe that the continuity of discontinuity and the permanent state of (re)construction in the Balkan region can initiate and catalyze the production of new forms and formats for research.
Methodologically, SCAPES:LAB advocates open collective educational structures - DIY Education modes where self-organized research groups facilitate networked production, exchange and distribution of knowledge. Core group structure are the students of Architecture/Urbanism and familiar disciplines, coming from the transitional realities in the Balkan region (Novi Sad, Belgrade and Niš / Serbia, Skopje / Macedonia, Podgorica / Montenegro and Sarajevo, Banja Luka / Bosnia and Herzegovina.
SCAPES:LAB expands the field of studying margins on the behalf of post-socialist Balkan region and insists on developing critical outlook among its participants; acting as a laboratory able to define, educate, engage and create.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE_?
SCAPES:LAB is initially framed as a way to synchronize capacities strength built through five years of intense production in SCAPES separate programs/territories; FRearCH / 2013 in France and Confederatio Helvetica / Switzerland, EScapes / 2012 in Spain, FLATscapes 01, 02 and 03 / 2009-2011 in The Netherlands. From 2009 - 2014, more than 900 students of architecture had chance to collaborate and examine contemporary practice through our programs.
Some linkages to our moodboard and possible outcomes
- BELGRADE.SCAPES:LAB / BiG PROJECTS / April/May 2014. in Belgrade, Serbia
- SKOPJE.SCAPES:LAB / On Urban Relevance / November 2013. in Skopje, Macedonia
- FRearCH / July 2013 in Paris, Basel und Zurich / France and Switzerland
- EScapes / July 2012 in Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona / Spain
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