
Post-wall Berlin has
emerged as a major player in contemporary cultural production. As a
laboratory of lifestyles and modes of production, it attracts an
influential community of highly creative people from around the globe.
The AA Berlin Laboratory explores the role of experimentation,
harvesting this exceptional energy. This intense workshop organised by
the Architectural Association School of Architecture
No other city has been as enthusiastic as Berlin
in experimenting with modes of living. From mass housing to highly
individualistic visions of living and extreme communal regimes, Berlin
has long pushed the boundaries of what it means to live together. New
organisational forms of dwelling, combined with alternative
implementation methods, are currently challenging the roles of both
architect and local authority in the process of delivering dwellings for
the city.
During this intense
workshop participants will work both in the laboratory/studio and the
field/city, revisiting existing experiments in dwelling and the social
ideals that shape them. In search of new logics of living, students will
use emerging computational and rule-based design systems to develop
prototypical forms of dwelling relevant to the city of Berlin. The
workshop will be led by AA and Berlin-based tutors and hosted by Aedes
Network Campus Berlin (ANCB). In addition, a public programme of visits,
lectures and seminars with speakers from different disciplines will
provide a stage for debate.
The
laboratory is open to anyone interested in experimental design in the
context of this vibrant city. Places
still available.
http://berlin.aaschool.ac.uk/
Programme Directors: Marianne Mueller & Olaf Kneer
Contact: Programme Coordinator Sandra Sanna
T: +44 20 7887 4014
visitingschool@aaschool.ac.uk