AA Visiting School Mittelmeerland

AA Visting School Mittelmeerland in Dubrovnik www.aaschool.ac.uk/dubrovnik We are looking for students and young professionals for our AA Visiting School Mittelmeerland in Dubrovnik from 31 January-10 February 2011. The AA Visiting School Mittelmeerland is a programme of the AA School of Architecture London, a series of six 10- day architectural research workshops directed by Medine Altiok, Stephanie Tunka and Krunoslav Ivanisin. Mittelmeerland will investigate the future of the Mediterranean as a territory: Over three years the intention is to research different Mediterranean cities and waterfronts. The first workshop will take place in Dubrovnik from 31 January-10 February 2011 and then continues with Tangier 05-15 September 2011, Tripoli, Istanbul, Alexandria and Haifa. In the first of these will study the dynamic territory of Dubrovniks coastline and the mutual dependencies of land and water. The area itself, from Dubrovnik to the port of Ploce, extends more than 113km and provides an amphibious context defined by an ongoing conflict between the natural landscape, container shipping and agriculture. This condition forces us to ask: How is the rapid growth of global trade affecting Mediterranean ports? And how can these cities along the Mediterranean coast become more environmentally engaged? We will work on five different areas along the coastline analysing existing conditions and future projections, playfully utilising small-scale phenomena, translating found conditions into large-scale urban interventions and envisioning future changes. We will produce architectural portraits, urban biographies, video narrations and imaginative axonometric collages, which ultimately will feature in a publication of the workshops research on various waterfront cities around the Mediterranean. Symposium: During the workshop a symposium will be held on 05 February 2011.Its purpose is to examine how the Mediterranean region can position itself as a territory, one that is based on climatic and economic conditions, and subject to specific social, political and spatial dynamics and experiences. We want to discover similarities and differences by comparing cities. Speakers will include architects, local experts and research partners from other participating cities. Workshop and Symposium will take place at the Inter University Centre Dubrovnik. Application, Accommodation & Costs: The workshop is open for all students and young professionals from all over the world in the fields of architecture, urban and landscape planning and other disciplines. The AA Visiting School requires a fee of £650 per participant, which includes a £50 Visiting Student Membership. Applications can be submitted to [email protected]. Application forms are available on: www.aaschool.ac.uk/dubrovnik Deadline for applications is 10 January 2011. Programme Directors: Medine Altiok (MOCA.Medine Altiok, Zurich; www.medinealtiok.com) Stephanie Tunka (Associate Partner, Foster+Partners, London; www.fosterandpartners.com) Krunoslav Ivanisin (Ivanisin.Kabashi.Arhitekti, Zagreb; www.ivanisin-kabashi.hr) Partners: AA Architectural Association London; Inter University Centre Dubrovnik: CAA/ UHA Croatian Architects Associaton Zagreb; Dubrovnik- Neretva County, Department for physical planning, construction and environmental protection; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture; Design2context, Zurcher Hochschule der Kunste ZHdK Programme Directors, Contact: [email protected] Coordinator, Visiting School: Sandra Sanna T +44 20 7887 4014 F +44 20 7414 0782 E [email protected] Architectural Association School of Architecture 36 Bedford Square London WC1B 3ES