CIRRUS is a Nordic-Baltic network of Art and Design higher education. There are 21 excellent art and design schools from the Nordics and the Baltics in the circle of this cooperation. The central activities of the partner institutions are art and design, including innovative activities, technical development and artistic practices.

SUMMER WORKSHOP IN ICELAND 2016

SUMMER WORKSHOP IN ICELAND 2016  – UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND – ICELAND ACADEMY OF THE ARTS – ÍSLENSKI BÆRINN – PRESENT:

A R C H A I S M ,   A M N E S I A   A N D   A N A R C H Y   I N / O F    A R C H I T E C T U R E   


LEVEL:   BA / MA  (open to all)
CREDITS:   5 ECTS

LANGUAGE:   ENGLISH
The workshop intends to explore traditions and appropriation of ideas of sustainability, heritage and energy with leading thinkers and experts,

in the exotic and extreme setting of Iceland.

Participants get hands-on experience with basic natural building materials – turf, stone, clay, wind and water – in the context of critical theory.
We engage in dialogue with experts, examine the tactile qualities of various materials from the point of view of the participants´ own experiences, background and notions of sustainability, recycling and contemporary architectural and three-dimensional practice and possibilities. Participants will also experience the unique Icelandic setting in terms of geography, climate, natural energy, history and society through fieldwork and dialogue.

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CONTACT PERSON:   Course Director prof. Sigurjon Hafsteinsson at University of Iceland – email: sbh@hi.is
DISCIPLINES: Architecture, sustainable building technique, critical theory, museum studies, aesthetic analysis, spatial design, vernacular/regional studies, traditional building methods