Grass Roots Urban Design Projects: Flussbad Berlin (August 3rd to 21st)Career week: (August 24th to 28th)-Optional German language course: (July 20th to 31st) This course is conceived as examination of the Flussbad project in Berlin. For details of the project see: http://www.flussbad-berlin.de/en/We will analyze the context of the project in theoretical and historical perspective, split up into research task groups, collect empirical data, and produce collective micro contributions for the project. Besides and in addition to our academic perspective on the project, we have the opportunity to get to know the team behind the project and participate in the actual planning process.

Course leader
Lecturer(s):Dipl.-Ing. Jan Bovelet M.A.

Target group
This course addresses students of architectural and urban design, urban planning, graphic and information design, prototyping, web design/ICT sciences, media management, urban ecology, and project management.

Course aim
Topic:Theoretical examination of and practical participation in the current urban design project "Flussbad" in Berlin.Learning Goal/Output:You will get insights and participate in a large-scale grass roots urban design project in all of its real world complexity. The course aims at fostering skills in the fields of data visualization, on site/hands on approaches, urban ecology, theory and practice of participation, research through design, project management, mapping techniques, surveys, communication design, product design, research organizationCourse Components:Historical bites of Berlin's water infrastructure planning strategies and water managementInsights and active participation in a current grass roots urban design projectConception and design of interventions / surveys / prototypes for the projectInterdisciplinary work methodsOn site explorationsDiscussion and collaboration with the Flussbad team

Credits info
5 ECTS 5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) for the Summer School or 6 ECTS if booked along with the optional German language course.

Fee info
EUR 1850: The fee includes: the Summer School academic program, the career week and some extracurricular activities. Optional German language course not included (560 Euros)

Scholarships
No

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