AA Visiting School Tangier / Scholarships

AA VISITING SCHOOL TANGIER, MOROCCO www.mittelmeerland.com
 www.aaschool.ac.uk/tangier www.facebook.com/mittelmeerland The Architectural Association (AA) Visiting school Mittelmeerland, a program of AA’s School of Architecture, is seeking architecture students and young professionals to participate in the 10-day architectural research workshop in Tangier, Morocco from September 5th –15th. Mittelmeerland will investigate the future of the Mediterranean and research six different cities over three years. In the second workshop we will study the dynamic territory of Tangier and the mutual dependencies of land and water and focus on trade, migration and infrastructure between the Strait of Gibraltar. APPLICATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS The deadline for application is August 5th 2011. Five partial SCHOLARSHIPS are available for extraordinary students (£200 discount on participation costs). To apply, please send a PDF (max. three pages of A4) including a short CV and photo, contact details, a supporting statement and samples of your work by 4 pm,15 June 2011 to: [email protected]. PROGRAMME The history of Tangier is very rich due to the historical presence of many civilisations and cultures. Today the city is undergoing rapid development and modernisation benefiting greatly from the new Tanger Med port. Tangier is turning from an urban wasteland into a great cultural and commercial gateway between Africa and Europe. The project is part of the economic policy orienting Morocco towards exports, with particular emphasis on the free trade agreement with the European Union to be implemented by 2012. Tanger Med is located about 40km from old Tangier. Both ports are linked by a new highway along the coast. Tanger Med’s administrative centre was designed by Jean Nouvel. Planned on an empty site, it is the largest port on the Mediterranean and went into service in 2007. The concept is to use the port’s location – just 14km from Spain – to attract shipping traffic between east and west, passing through the Strait of Gibraltar. The success of the port has attracted many investors: a new city is starting to develop behind the port. How is the rapid growth of global trade affecting Mediterranean ports? What can Tangier do to turn the Mediterranean from one of the world’s largest hotspots into a vibrant ecospot? 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 interven- tions and envisioning future changes. We will produce architectural por- traits, urban biographies, video narratives and imaginative axonometric collages, which will culminate in a publication of the workshop’s research. During the workshop a one day symposium will be held on 10 September 2011, to examine ’social aspects’ of the Mediterranean Sea ’territory’. This ’territory’ is subject to specific dynamics and experiences, which have resulted in many artistic reflections. Speakers will include local experts, international artists and urban researchers. Programme Directors: Medine Altiok (MOCA.Medine Altiok, Zurich) and 
Stephanie Tunka (Associate Partner, Foster+Partners, London)
 Partners and Supporters: AA Architectural Association London; École Nationale d’Architecture à Tétouan; ; École Supérieure d’Architecture de Casablanca; Civic-City Zurich; Goethe-Institut Rabat For Questions and Applications please contact the Visiting School Coordinator at AA: Sandra Sanna
or Karina Joseph T +44 20 7887 4014
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