The course price includes lunch on course days, a welcome package, an online phase, excursions and a social programme as well as the farewell and welcome events.
Students (Bachelor's from fourth semester, Master's) from disciplines related to architecture, urban studies, engineering, landscape, geography, sociology, biology, ethnography, cultural studies, environmental economics and others
Discover how to design multifunctional green infrastructures to help cities and citizens face climate change challenges.
In this three-week intensive course (one week online, 10 days face-to-face in Weimar), you will learn more about the biological complexity of urban habitats as well as how to design multiform networks that operate ecosystematically and engage social, cultural and environmental systems. You will collaborate with your peers to plan sets of nature-based solutions that can transform our cities and reduce the impact of climate change.
During the online week, you will connect with your professors and guest lecturers. You will have the opportunity to attend online lectures from international professionals (architects, urban planners, landscape architects, researchers in urban studies) presenting their approaches to contemporary urban challenges, and you will engage in rich debates with those experts. Bibliography and case studies will be shared and then commented upon collectively in short meetings. This will offer a clear understanding of the ecological infrastructures and the challenges faced in their implementation in different urban contexts worldwide. Key concepts like “One Health”, carbon cycle, urban ecology, nature-based solutions, and ecosystem services will be discussed in the group to share a common ground of understanding.
During the 10-day workshop in Weimar, you will engage in a collaborative process that leads to a set of analyses and interventions at different scales to improve the ecological performance of a selected site. This site can be found in the neighbourhood where the workshop takes place (Thuringia), in your home town, in contexts you are familiar with, or in places the teachers are experts in (Latin America, especially Mexico).
You will learn to apply approaches of landscape urbanism to design a multiform network where forces interact and accumulate in the long term to help cities become more resilient to environmental changes. This will lead your team to consider different scales, from the power of action of each citizen to the building of performances, to public space management and maintenance, to the planning of the city and more extensive regions.
In addition to the active participation of the students, an exhibition and public presentation of the final projects will be organised.
Each team will elaborate a vision board – or any other visual support – to present the identified problems of the site, the designed ecological network and some specific elements that compose the green infrastructure. You will be able to explain your design process and argument to your proposal to your peers, professors and invited experts, and you will receive constructive feedback on your work.
The course price includes lunch on course days, a welcome package, an online phase, excursions and a social programme as well as the farewell and welcome events.
English: B1, B2, C1, C2
The course fee includes lunch in the canteen on course days. In addition, with your Bauhaus Summer School ID card, you can purchase breakfast at a reduced rate. Cafeterias serve a wide variety of meals (including vegetarian dishes, snacks, and beverages). If you prefer to cook your own meals, you can buy fresh ingredients at a number of shops in town. There are also many quaint cafés and inexpensive restaurants in Weimar. For a taste of Thuringia, we recommend buying a Thuringian bratwurst hot off the grill at the Rathausmarkt.
The Bauhaus Summer School has organised an exciting and extensive accompanying programme for its participants. The programme offers excursions, guided tours of Weimar and its surroundings, visits to Weimar's classical sites and museums, game nights, film screenings, sports, parties, etc. Weimar itself also offers a large selection of cultural events, concerts, and theatre performances. You can plan your leisure activities as you like and experience an exciting summer with your fellow students.
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