La Maddalena - Isola Santo Stefano (OT)
06-12 October 2008
International Workshop sponsored by:
Autonomous Region Sardinia
Municipality of La Maddalena
Graduate School of Design at Harvard University - Cambridge - Massachusetts
University of Cagliari - Faculty Architecture
Festarch - International Festival of Architecture
General Theme
General Purpose of the course will be the relationship between architecture and geopolitics. In particular, we develop the following themes:
1. Archipelago as geography and geopolitics open.
The configuration of the archipelago, in contemporary geopolitics is an excellent metaphor for a possible new logic of relations between states and between cultures. This logic while preserving differences and traditions, provides for the sharing of a common condition and thus a geographic destiny common. The archipelago is now a powerful metaphor to contrast to a closed world of identity, of ghettos and enclaves protected. But also a paradigm that accepts instances of reinforcement of individual identity and appreciation of differences in culture and language that globalization produces.
2. The geopolitics of the great
events and geography of the places the contemporary geopolitics is a geopolitical events and flows. The decisions, proclamations, the advertisements conveyed by the media on the one hand, the flows of ideas, goods, images, and other men, tend to annihilate the identity and strength of physical and geographical locations. They tend to standardize the world places, transforming it into a series of standardized format. Developing the paradigm of the archipelago, giving strength through the architecture of a polycentric system of places of excellence in the dialogue between them may instead be a strategy today to imagine a process of globalization also from local networks, traditions of the populations established, from the cultures and languages \u200b\u200bthat practices have a long history rooted in the living spaces of our world
3. Super-Architecture and Places
Contemporary architecture produces, among other things, areas that once made immediately acquire an extraordinary media power, becoming real "simulacri" nell'immaginario collettivo. Dei "giganti" della sfera simbolica, in grado di acquisire una vita quasi autonoma dalla loro parallela presenza fisica in un luogo concreto del pianeta. Discutere del rapporto tra questi SuperLuoghi e la loro altra presenza materia e capire la relativa autonomia tra "anima e corpo" nell'architettura, rappresenta un passaggio obbligato nella riflessione e nel dibattito della critica contemporanea.
4. Turismo e Architettura
Il turismo planetario oggi la più importante macchina di produzione di "non luoghi". I resort turistici, vere e proprie enclaves protette e isolate riprodotte ovunque nel pianeta, rappresentano un format ripetibile ovunque e totalmente estraneo to local cultures, natural materials and architectural traditions of the places where "land". Sardinia is a few years experimenting with a different model of tourism based on the relationship between leisure and forms of involvement in the daily life of the place. In addition to the model farm now widespread, are growing settlements and towns that offer tourists the opportunity to participate in field experiences in local crafts, music, artistic production. Understand the difficult balance between the need to complete the major attractions of tourist flows and the need to build a wide network of tourism experiences attentive to local conditions, give this a balanced representation architectural and aesthetic, is one of the great challenges of contemporary life.
points of the project
The course will address the definition of some scenarios of transformation for the former base of nuclear submarines of the U.S. Navy. The base, which includes two large yards, a wharf and a long pier, and a number of buildings and warehouses, is located on the western side of the island of Santo Stefano, a small island in the archipelago of La Maddalena. It is believed the transformation of the base in a place open to welcome young people and their activities.
Organizational
Scientific Committee: Prof. Arch Stefano Boeri, Architect Prof. Paul Conrad Bercah, Prof. Enrico Corti
Project Coordinators: Arch.Gianmarco Chiri, Arch.Sabrina Dessì, Ing.Barbara Cadeddu
Organizing Committee: G. Chirico, S. Dessì, B. Cade
Design: Stefano Nursery
Logistics: Municipality of La Maddalena
accommodation and lodging
Participants will be accommodated by the Municipality of La Maddalena in hotels on the island Mother.
Requirements to participate:
La partecipazione è riservata a 24 tra neolaureati in architettura, ingegneria edile ed edile-architettura e giovani professionisti, selezionati sulla base del curriculum inviato secondo criteri conformi al bando. Il bando e le domande di partecipazione sono scaricabili dal blog: http://aulauno-archipelago.blogspot.com/
La metà dei posti (per un totale di dodici) è riservata agli studenti della GDS di Harvard.
Gli interessati dovranno far pervenire la domanda di ammissione compilata alla segreteria del workshop - aulauno.archipelago@gmail.com - entro le ore 12,00 del 27 settembre 2008.
Ciascun partecipante dovrà dotarsi di computer portatile own. It requires a knowledge of English Intermediate-advanced.
The fee is set at € 150,00 € (centocinquanta/00) and ensures participation in all activities of the workshop, the provision of basic information material and coverage of expenses for board and lodging the period 6 to 12 October 2008.
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