The focus of the workshop will be creating %C2%ABspaces of perception%C2%AB, which invite to discover and to make curious. In an arrangement of assignments we will use the context of main building of the Bauhaus-Universit%C3%A4t Weimar to experiment with different design methods.The thesis, that the %C2%ABSpielgabensystem%C2%AB of the pedagogue Friedrich Fr%C3%B6bel is discussed as an inspirational source of the %E2%80%9CBauhaus%E2%80%9D-movement, will be a starting point for our research his theory for our design methods.Inspired by the philosophy and methods of Friedrich Fr%C3%B6bel, the designed spaces should react in a special way to different human senses and to its function. In the end of the workshop there will be a spatial translation of places into a 1:1 scale. In our imagination these environments in true scale could transform into permanent places. We will use different methods of representation, which try to trace the atmosphere we imagined and built. The design of the installations of space shall be inspired by the work of the artists Walter de Maria, Dan Graham, James Turrell, Rebecca Horn and others.There will be two phases of work progress. In the first phase we will discuss different design alternatives. Afterwards the different concepts will be layouted and presented. The second phase will consist out of building models and 1:1 mock-ups of the selected schemes. The aim is to form a logical sequence of all installations and have a coherent choreography in the end.Lectures of aspects of design methods with different subjects will be given. The subjects will contain theoretical topics, artistic projects and architectural projects. The lectures will continue through all design phases of the course and should produce inspirations and discussions.

Course leader
Dr.-Ing. Arch. Till Boettger & Dipl.-Ing. Arch. Tina Wallbaum

Target group
Architecture/Design/Art Master/Graduate are welcome.The course language in English. Therefore good command of English is required.

Course aim
There is a focus on learning how to retrieve places, spaces and concepts. The result will be to sharpening and reflecting the own perception. In order to be able to develop and to communicate the design concept to a scale of 1:1, we will work on the skills of presenting space in different ways. The students get to know more about the theoretical basis and methodical approaches of Friedrich Froebel.

Fee info
EUR 600: 2 weeks | 90 hrsThe course fee is 600 EUR.The course fee includes:150 EUR registration feeprogramme according to descriptionteaching materialsBauhaus Summer School ID cardInternet access at the Bauhaus-Universitt Weimarfree use of libraryaccompanying programme (except excursions)free entrance to museums belonging to Klassik Stiftung Weimar EUR 450: The course fee for students and alumni is 450 EUR.

Bauhaus-Universit%C3%A4t Weimar
Address: Architecture/Media/Art/Design/Engineering, Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 15
Postal code: 99423
City: Weimar
Country: Germany
Website: http://www.uni-weimar.de/summerschool/
E-mail: summerschool@uni-weimar.de
Phone: +49(0)3643/582359