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Msc 1 Studio  Public Realm - Mediatheque Marseille (AR1Ap011)

 

Marseille has always been an entrance gate to Africa. It is a city where the global North and South meet and thus a vivid public realm emerges. At this point of encounter, exchange and confrontation, students will design a Médiathèque and thus investigate the role, the capacity and the characteristics of a public building within the contemporary urban condition.

The program of the Médiathèque epitomizes the coexistence of two different layers of the public realm: a layer of tradi­tional urban public space and a more recent layer represented by developments as the worldwide web. It raises questions as: what is the meaning of architecture in relation to a public realm that is composed of squares and streets, as well as of virtual fora and chat rooms? Which architectural typology corresponds to the program of the Médiathèque? Does the enticement of several layers of the public realm offer new possibilities for centrality within the city and thus for new public buildings? This studio is a collaboration with the School of Architecture in Marseille. With the growing internationalization of architectural practice (international competitions and commissions) architects are increasingly working in a condition of ‘displacement’. This studio wants to investigate which tools, instruments and approaches architects have available to operate within a cultural condition that is not their own.

Students will design a Médiathèque for Marseille (France), a city that has undergone vast transformations in the last decades and can be regarded as a true laboratory of modernity. Students must be motivated to join on a study trip to Marseille, engage in different public debates and be interested in exchange with international colleagues.

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MSc 1 Studio Border Conditions & Territories - Architecture as a social condition (AR1Ap011)

 

The centre of Dresden has been heavily bombed on the night between 13 and 14 of February 1945. Practically the whole centre was levelled by the bombs and the ‘fire storm’ that follows. Aside from the impact on people’s lives and the course of the war, this bombardment had a decisive impact on the future of the city space. After the war, East German govern­ment tried to rebuild Dresden as a socialist metropolis, with the relevant modern architecture. After the reunification of Germany, a counter urban movement became active, promoting the reconstruction of historical buildings – with the newly built replica (2005) of the destroyed Frauenkirche as its centrepiece.

During the workshop and the project, we will research the impact of this dramatic urban history on today’s Dresden.

As the area study is rather large, the exact location and assignment (a public building) of the project is not yet known and will be announced at the beginning of the project.

An essential part of the project is an intensive 2-weeks international workshop in Dresden with students from the 3 uni­versities of Delft, Krakow and Dresden. The workshop will take place from Saturday 17 March until Saturday 31 March. It is important that all students will participate in this workshop on a day to day basis.

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Theory Seminars for all MSc1 students

Architectural Studies AR1Ap030
Architectural Reflections AR1Ap040
Architectural Design, lectures AR1A060