Summer School
Re-enacting Tacit Knowledge: 20th Century Architecture Summer Schools A report on the summer school may be found in the News section. The two-week intensive summer school for early stage researchers (ESR) and external participants is organized by the early stage researcher working on the ‘Transmitting Tacit Knowledge‘ research project, Hamish Lonergan (ETH). This summer school will focus on the role that tacit knowledge plays in architectural education, and (particularly) on the ways in which it is transferred. The summer school hosted by the Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam. At the start of this two-week summer school, a customized reader will be made available,
which provides key texts and drawings, as well as outlining the aim and tasks of the summer school.
Dates
6-17 September 2021
Location
Het Nieuwe Instituut (HNI), Rotterdam, NL
Program
Thursday, September 2
18.00-19.30 Seminar 1 (online) : Architectural Re-enactments – Angelika Schnell – Eva Sommeregger
Monday, September 6
10.00-12.00 Introduction Lectures – Dirk van den Heuvel – Tom Avermaete – Hamish Lonergan
12.00-13.00 Lunch Provided
13.00-15.00 Walking Tour Depart from HNI Entrance
15.00-17.00 Group Discussion Participant introduction and presentation of summer school tasks & aims
19.00- Group Dinner Provided
Tuesday, September 7
10.00-12.00 Seminar 2 : Bakema, Team 10 & Summer Schools – Dirk van den Heuvel
12.00-13.00 Lunch Provided
13.00-17.00 Archival Rotations One half of the group will conduct archival research in the Study Centre, looking for traces of summer schools including ILA&UD, CIAM Summer School, Salzburg Sommerakademie and NAi Summer Masterclasses. The other half will examine the ILA&UD annual reports, and discuss archival findings and readings. Groups to rotate each time.
Evening Re-enactment : Death of CIAM As a first experiment, we will perform a speculative re-enactment of archival footage of Team 10’s “burial” of CIAM at the 1959 CIAM meeting in Otterlo, NL. Many of these figures, including Bakema and the Smithsons, would go on to actively participate in ILA&UD.
Wednesday, September 8
8.30-10.15 Seminar 3 : Fictocriticism & Architecture – Hélène Frichot
10.15-12.00 Archival Rotations One half of the group will conduct archival research in the Study Centre, looking for traces of summer schools including ILA&UD, CIAM Summer School, Salzburg Sommerakademie and NAi Summer Masterclasses. The other half will examine the ILA&UD annual reports, and discuss archival findings and readings. Groups to rotate each time.
12.00-13.00 Lunch Provided
13.00-15.00 Archival Rotations One half of the group will conduct archival research in the Study Centre, looking for traces of summer schools including ILA&UD, CIAM Summer School, Salzburg Sommerakademie and NAi Summer Masterclasses. The other half will examine the ILA&UD annual reports, and discuss archival findings and readings. Groups to rotate each time.
15.00-17.00 Seminar 4 : Reading ILA&UD – Elke Couchez
Thursday, September 9
10.00-12.00 Archival Rotations One half of the group will conduct archival research in the Study Centre, looking for traces of summer schools including ILA&UD, CIAM Summer School, Salzburg Sommerakademie and NAi Summer Masterclasses. The other half will examine the ILA&UD annual reports, and discuss archival findings and readings. Groups to rotate each time.
12.00-13.00 Lunch Provided
13.00-15.00 Seminar 5 : ILA&UD, de Carlo & Experimental Pedagogy – Paolo Ceccarrelli
15.00-17.00 Group Discussion Reflection on archival findings & re-enactment strategies
19.30-21.00 Thursday Night Live ! : Archival Ways of Knowing – Albena Yaneva
Friday, September 10
10.00-12.00 Site Visit Depart from HNI entrance
12.00-13.00 Lunch Provided
13.00-15.00 Studio Re-enactment Small groups (2-3) will work on a design charette “in character”, based on a brief from the early years of ILA&UD. Supervisors from the TACK network will offer “desk crit”-style feedback.
15.00-17.00 Seminar Re-enactment “In character”, we will re-enact seminars originally presented by prominent architects and theorists in the early years of ILA&UD.
Weekend
Optional Day Trip (Location to be determined)
Monday, September 13
10.00-12.00 Seminar 6 : Artistic Re- enactments – Claudia Slanar
12.00-13.00 Lunch Provided
13.00-17.00 Re-enactment Workshop Claudia Slanar will lead us in hands- on re-enactment exercises. Each group will present their initial re-enactment strategies, including test drawings and proposed performance approaches.
Tuesday, September 14
10.00-12.00 Studio Re-enactment Small groups (2-3) will work on a design charette “in character”, based on a brief from the early years of ILA&UD. Supervisors from the TACK network will offer “desk crit”-style feedback.
12.00-13.00 Lunch Provided
13.00-15.00 Studio Re-enactment Small groups (2-3) will work on a design charette “in character”, based on a brief from the early years of ILA&UD. Supervisors from the TACK network will offer “desk crit”-style feedback.
15.00-17.00 Seminar Re-enactment “In character”, we will re-enact seminars originally presented by prominent architects and theorists in the early years of ILA&UD.
Wednesday, September 15
10.00-12.00 Studio Re-enactment Small groups (2-3) will work on a design charette “in character”, based on a brief from the early years of ILA&UD. Supervisors from the TACK network will offer “desk crit”-style feedback.
12.00-13.00 Lunch Provided
13.00-15.00 Studio Re-enactment Small groups (2-3) will work on a design charette “in character”, based on a brief from the early years of ILA&UD. Supervisors from the TACK network will offer “desk crit”-style feedback.
15.00-17.00 Group Discussion Reflection on ongoing re-enactment progress
Thursday, September 16
10.00-12.00 Studio Re-enactment Small groups (2-3) will work on a design charette “in character”, based on a brief from the early years of ILA&UD. Supervisors from the TACK network will offer “desk crit”-style feedback.
12.00-13.00 Lunch Provided
13.00-17.00 Studio Re-enactment Small groups (2-3) will work on a design charette “in character”, based on a brief from the early years of ILA&UD. Supervisors from the TACK network will offer “desk crit”-style feedback.
19.00- Group Dinner Provided
Friday, September 17
10.00-12.00 Final Performance In this final presentation, each group will perform their ILA&UD re-enactments “in character”, presenting drawings, photographs, textual reflections, etc. Members of Het Niewe Instituut and the TACK network will offer feedback.
12.00-13.00 Lunch Provided
13.00-15.00 Final Performance In this final presentation, each group will perform their ILA&UD re-enactments “in character”, presenting drawings, photographs, textual reflections, etc. Members of Het Niewe Instituut and the TACK network will offer feedback.
15.00-17.00 Group Discussion Reflection on re- enactment & tacit knowledge at ILA&UD
17.00- Final Drinks (optional)
Call for application (expired)