"Sustainable ARCHITECTURE AND NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT"
SUMMER SCHOOL 2012.
BATUMI. GEORGIA
23/08/2012 - 05/09/2012
The
Batumi Architecture Summer School 2012 is a 14 days Architecture Summer School
arranged by The Technical University of Georgia and Batumi State University under
the support of International Union of Architects (UIA).
The Aim
of The Summer School is to stimulate multidisciplinary approach to the issues
regarded to the development of historical and modern parts of a coastal city
with emphasis on climate factors and natural environment.
This specialized course will promote contacts and further
collaboration between young professionals from different countries, schools and
organisations. Lectures delivered by experts in the field together with
studio work will help participants to understand the theory and apply their
knowledge to practice.
The
Summer School studio work will be divided into two sections:
Architecture and Urban Design. However students of both sections will attend
all lectures delivered during The BIASS.
Students
will work in international groups. They will survey existing buildings and
working site, make its climatic, architectural and constructional
analysis. According to obtained knowledge, participants will work out
concepts for their group projects.
The
results will be assessed and exhibited in the end of each section. All
materials will be given to Batumi City hall. The working materials
including presentations of theoretical lectures will be shared with all
interested organization and architectural schools.
At the end of the program all participants will be awarded
Certificates of Attendance.
The
basic theme of the BIASS is
" Sustainable
Architecture and Natural Environment ".
BATUMI. GEORGIA
Batumi
is the administrative centre of the autonomous republic of Adjara and has a
population of approximately 130.000 inhabitants. It is one of the most
important tourists sites along the Georgian Black Sea coast attracting a
growing number of national and international tourists. At this moment a new
infrastructure is built along the coastline in Batumi and the
construction of a large number of new hotels and resort facilities has been
planned. However, Batumi has historical districts as well, which are rapidly
developed and many old buildings were partly transformed for modern use
and now have new functions.
Considering
world cities experience climate factors became one of the most
important components of a coastal city development. Summer school
participants are invited to contribute in the developing design concepts
for future development of Batumi districts or its infrastructure and answer
questions like: technical condition, ecology and leisure be mixed in
touristic parts of Batumi? What kinds of new strategies
and technologies can be used for coastal protection of
area while developing tourism and water leisure? What kind
of architectural and structural issues, and spaces and elements that
provide opportunity for visual expression of sustainable architecture?
Working
Program
3 days for lectures.
1 day study at location, sketches, photo’s, discussions.
1 day Lectures and discussion for design groups, indeed 3-4 people.
4 day’s of workshops. Supervised by teachers with constant discussion and evaluation.
1 day evaluation.
1 day’s for presentation
3 days for lectures.
1 day study at location, sketches, photo’s, discussions.
1 day Lectures and discussion for design groups, indeed 3-4 people.
4 day’s of workshops. Supervised by teachers with constant discussion and evaluation.
1 day evaluation.
1 day’s for presentation
IMPORTANT DATES:
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1 August 2012
NOTIFICATION OF PARTICIPANTS: 5 August 2012
DURATION: 23/08/2012 – 05/09/2012
(please note, that only 10 partial scholarchips available)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1 August 2012
NOTIFICATION OF PARTICIPANTS: 5 August 2012
DURATION: 23/08/2012 – 05/09/2012
(please note, that only 10 partial scholarchips available)
