Porto, Portugal

Practice & Theory of Sustainable and Social Architecture II

when 7 August 2017 - 27 August 2017
language English
duration 3 weeks
fee EUR 990

Critical Concrete promotes a new model to refurbish socially-relevant spaces – social housing, cultural centres, and public spaces – through educational programmes.

We offer a summer school program for architecture, design students and makers who are interested in both the theory of sustainable architecture and getting physically involved in the construction work.

In this process, summer school participants contribute to the thorough refurbishment projects that could not normally be afforded by the social housing occupants or covered in full by public funding.

On top of rehabilitating social housing, we also conduct refurbishment projects for cultural and public spaces. These projects serve as connective tissues in neighborhoods that we work closely with.

In the Summer Course, we offer a completely unconventional and cutting edge programme. We will work on innovative solutions for social housing, while simultaneously developing new working methods. Both students and young professionals will explore models of cooperative planning in interdisciplinary groups, design and build their projects!

---(INTENSIVE) PROGRAM---

Week 1 - design, feedback sessions & first working steps
Week 2/3 - building

The 140 hours course will consist of:

>>PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS
Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm

>>THEORETICAL WORKSHOPS
Monday-Friday 6pm - 7.30pm
First Saturday or Sunday all day, architectural visit of the city (tour split in 2 groups)

Course leader

We're quite proud of our team. There's no other place you'll know so many great teachers and mentors:

Colectivo Warehouse, Bellastock, Pedro Cavaco Leitão, Jan Körbes (REFUNC) and still more to come!

Target group

- Architecture and design professionals, graduates, students and PhD-students, engineers, makers, DIYers, builders, artists in their respective fields.
- People who want to engage with the practice and learn how to build and meet people with inspiring background and know-how.
- People who want to get a first experience in building with a theoretical input, so to start their own projects, with the support of our network.
- In general, all people interested in sustainable construction and social engagement.

Not sure to fit? Get in touch with us!

Course aim

This architecture summer school aims to:
1- Participate in the refurbishment of socially relevant spaces
2- Collectively design and build. Participatory processes in social architecture
3- Contribute to the neighbourhood's cultural life, by opening our doors for some theoretical courses, evening and screenings
4- Development of high quality furnitures and architecture with a small budget and restricted time.
5- Offer the students a new language of skills and techniques, both in community engagement and building strategies.
6- Offer the students a supportive network for their future project and their promotion, opening new professional perspectives.
7- Offer a good mix of practical work, monitored by international and local mentors, and theoretical work, all this working in the frame of a social work engagement.

Credits info

The course is certified by the FBAUP, Fine Art School of the University of Porto.

After 3 summer schools, we'll also make a publication, documenting the achievements of the processes, mentioning all participants and their accomplishments.

Fee info

EUR 990: Early Bird Fee: until 26th of February

This fee includes:
– the theoretical and practical courses
– the construction materials and availability of enough working tools. You’re also very welcome to bring your favorite cordless drills (and put your name on it)!!
– lunch from Monday to Friday (vegetarian)

We’ll suggest cheap hostel situation around the working sites to the summer program’s students.
EUR 1190: Late Bird Fee: from 27th of February to 4th of June

This fee includes:
– the theoretical and practical courses
– the construction materials and availability of enough working tools. You’re also very welcome to bring your favorite cordless drills (and put your name on it)!!
– lunch from Monday to Friday (vegetarian)

We’ll suggest cheap hostel situation around the working sites to the summer program’s students.

Scholarships

Armenian students are strongly encouraged to apply to the following programme:
http://www.gulbenkian.pt/Institucional/en/Activities/ArmenianCommunities?a=3630

Polish students should get in touch with the IAM and apply to the programme Kultura Pols