WATER AND CULTURE 02-09|07|2013 I S TA N B U L in ISTANBUL

WATER AND CULTURE 02-09|07|2013 I S TA N B U L in ISTANBUL

DATES
The event will take place in Istanbul from the 2nd - 9th of July 2013.
INVITED PROFESSORS AND PROFESSIONALS
Emre Arolat EAA - Mimarlık - Istanbul, Stefano Boeri Architect and editor – Milan,
Eduard Bru Bistuer ETSAB – Barcelona, Giancarlo Mazzanti Mazzanti architects - Bogotá,
Manuel Mateus , Mateus Architects – Lisbon, Han Tumertekin Han Tumertekin, Architect –
Istanbul, Manuel Gausa UNIGE-Genova/ Dean IAAC-Barcelona, Mehmet Kütücküoğlü
Teğet Mimarlık - Istanbul, Francisco Burgos ETSAM - Burgos y Garrido, Luca Molinari,
critic and curator - Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Frederic Levrat Columbia
University - NY, Gennaro Postiglione Politecnico di Milano, Remo Dorigati Politecnico di
Milano, Murat Vefkioğlu Architect-Urban Designer – Istanbul, Burcu Kütücküoğlü Bilgi
University, Deniz Inceday Mimar Sinan University, Hayriye Esbah Istanbul Teknik
University, Nezih Aysel Mimar Sinan University , Yüksel Demir Istanbul Teknik University,
Blanca Lleó ETSAM – Madrid, Flavio Barbini UAL-Lisbon, SO? Mimarlık - Istanbul,
SuperPool Mimarlık - Istanbul, Buket Bas Architect, Paolo Belloni Politecnico di Milano,
Ana Hidalgo ICOA Istanbul, Mariona Benain AJAC Catalonia
PROGRAM
Eight days workshop in a small working groups about a project with urban relevance.
Lectures by tutors and professors. Lectures hold by invited professors with international
relevance. Final presentation and exhibition of the projects with invited institutions. Private
architectural offices invited to participate with their projects. Cultural Institutions will be
involved in the program.
LOCATION
The lectures and seminars will be hosted in the Istanbul Modern within the scope of YAP
Istanbul Modern. The workshops with students will take place at the Chamber of Architects,
Tütün Deposu-DEPO.The final presentation will take place at Istanbul Modern Museum.
ADMISSION
The participation to the workshop involves the payment of a fee for an amount of 300 euros,
including tutoring and the participation to all the activities, lectures, documentation. Travel,
room and board are excluded. To formalize the entry candidates have to send their request
to the organization with a synthetic portfolio and, after the acceptance, they have to finalize
the entry with the payment of the fee. Fellowships or any other economical support has to
be asked to the universities or institutions of origin. People interested in participating has to
send an e-mail to [email protected] to receive the relative information.
The deadline for the submission is fixed for May the 31st 2013.
CREDITS
The recognition of academic credits is demanded to each University. At the end of the
workshop all the participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
PROMOTED BY
Archiforum, ICOA Istanbul, Politecnico di Milano.
WITH THE PATRONAGE AND COLLABORATION OF
Istanbul Chamber of Architects, Istanbul Modern within the scope of YAP ISTANBUL
MODERN, ARKITERA, YEM – Yapi Endustri Merkezi, Instituto Cervantes – Istanbul, The
Italian Institute of Culture – Istanbul, Spanish Institute of Foreign Commerce ICEX - Ankara,
AJAC Asociación Jóvenes Arquitectos de Cataluña, COAC Colegio de Arquitectos de
Cataluña ETSAM Madrid, Bilgi University, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul Teknik
University, Kadir Has University.
ORGANISING UNIVERSITIES
MEDIA PARTNER
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
INVOLVED UNIVERSITIES
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