easa013 participant pack by EASA Slovenia

XXXIII European Architecture Students Assembly

participant pack easa013 reaction - Žužemberk 04/08 - 18/08/13

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THE SPIRIT INTRO TO THE NETWORK ASSEMBLY PROGRAMME THE VENUE THE THEME SITES REVEALED GETTING THERE CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS APPLY HERE LIST OF NCs CONTACT

XXXIII European Architecture Students Assembly

participant pack easa013 reaction - Žužemberk 04/08 - 18/08/13

“EASA is the place where architecture is redefined by the differences and similarities of the participants’ cultural backgrounds. EASA is a social experiment on an architectural level.” // George Kapraras, Greece “EASA is a chance to live a social experiment of 2 weeks in a European country. 400 students organise a collective life together, it becomes an ephemeral society which allows cultural exchanges through workshops, lectures, parties.” // Elsa Deconchat, France

< EASA012 Helsinki group photo

THE SPIRIT

“Easa is a unique experience where I learned to push my limits. It gives me the possibility to travel and meet wonderful people from all over Europe. It changed my life and made me a better person!” // Kuba Ulb, Germany “The best young architects’ network! Discussion, ideas exchange and friendship!” // Adam Myczkowski, Poland

Impressions Below are some selected memories from past EASA events. “Utopia that has unbelievably become reality.” // Pekka Ijäs, Finland

And we finish with a common expression that will most probably remain in the heart of each easian: “Hard to define, easy to feel!” _ Impressions are courtesy of Zsofia Vanscura who questioned the NCs present at the INCM012 in Vienna. 5

reykjavik

baku lisbon

valletta

tutors, accompanied by lectures by local and international architects .

< EASA attracts students from nearly 250 faculties around Europe

THE NETWORK

It is very hard to define what EASA is. Technically it is a Network, the biggest architecture students network in Europe. The European Architecture Students Assembly has more than a three-decade-long tradition. It was established in 1981 in Liverpool with the purpose of connecting with students from other European countries. Attendees exchange experiences and cultural knowledge, ideas and thoughts, through which they study the hosting place, make proposals for development issues, include the local community and interact with the surroundings. The Assembly itself gathers half a thousand students of architecture each summer from more than 200 schools of architecture. The main activities are various practical and theoretical workshops held by skilled

The Network moves to a new venue every year, providing fresh views and challenges in practical spatial design and theory. The organizing process is run by volunteers, who make the core of the assembly by combining the location and theme, finding partners and sponsors. The Network and its events always happen at a certain location for a specific reason. This can arise from the desire to socialize, create, learn, change, draw attention to problems, civil initiative etc. The success of the assembly depends on everyone’s personal involvement, i.e. ‘the more you put in it, the more you get out of it’. For two weeks the EASA community becomes self-sufficient. It brings a unique creative spirit among the participants, also known as the EASA Spirit which is difficult to describe but easy to feel. History In 1981 about three hundred students gathered to work on the theme ‘starting up the EASA experience’. Since then there have been assemblies in different countries with 400 to 500 participants each year: 1981 LIVERPOOL (UK) Starting up the EASA Experience 1982 DELFT (NL) Architecture of an Uncertain

Future 1983 LISBOA (PT) Social Spaces 1984 AARHUS (DK) Turning point in Architecture 1985 ATHENS (GR) Interpretation and Action in the City 1986 TORINO (IT) Architecturi Latenti 1987 HELSINKI (FI) Architecture and Nature 1988 BERLIN (DE) The Dimension Between 1989 MARSEILLE (FR) Heritage et Creativé 1990 KARLSKRON (SE) Exploration 1991 KOLOMNA (USSR) Regeneration 1992 ÜRGÜP (TR) Vision 2000 Environment 1993 SANDWICK (UK, Scotland) The Isle 1994 LIEGE (BE) Consommer l’Inconsumable 1995 ZAMOSC (PL) Beyond the Borders 1996 CLERMONT L’HERAULT (FR) Dream Builders! 1997 THE TRAIN (Scandinavia) Advancing Architecture 1998 VALETTA (MT) Living on the Edge 1999 KAVALA (GR) Osmosis 2000 ANTWERP/ROTTERDAM (BE/ NL) Dis-Similarities 2001 GÖKÇEADA (TR) Sustainability 2002 VIS (HR) Senses 2003 FRILAND (DK) Sustainable Living 2004 ROUBAIX (FR) Metropolitain - Micropolitain 2005 BERGUN (CH) Tran, Trans, Transit 2006 BUDAPEST (HU) Common Place 2007 ELEFSINA (GR) city_index 2008 LETTERFRACK (IE) Adaptation 2009 DARFO (IT) superm[ARCH]et 2010 MANCHESTER (UK) ID 2011 CADIZ (ES) deCOASTruction 2012 HELSINKI (FI) wastelands 2013 ŽUŽEMBERK (SI) Reaction 2014 VELIKO TARNOVO (BG) Symbioza. 7

< Cloud workshop at EASA011 Cadiz

THE ASSEMBLY

Working and living together for two weeks During the two-week-long workshops students will use their academic knowledge in practice, make analyses and concepts, develop their ideas, debate, socialize, solve issues within work groups, exchange ideas and experience etc. They will interact with the surroundings, learn how to use tools for material treatment, work with the locals and be introduced to local crafts. Within two weeks the workshops, which might be only at the stage of an idea or conceptual design, will be brought to a realization. They will be concluded with an evaluation and presented at an exhibition. The EASA network stimulates intercultural dialogue. It encourages the collaboration among students of different schools of architecture, nationalities, backgrounds, opinions, which benefits the development of an individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thinking process. There is no hierarchy in workshops and activities so everyone can contribute to the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evolution. There are different attendees at EASA. Organizers provide accommodation and food, coordinate workshops and sponsors, organize

lectures and different collateral events and activities during the assembly. Helpers are usually old easians, helping at the infodesk, lending tools and working in the bar. The backbone of the assembly are the tutors, who run various workshops selected among all the received proposals. They coordinate and lead participants in their work and oversee the results. Last but not least are the participants, the biggest group of people at EASA, which represent almost 50 countries around Europe and abroad. They live, work and have fun together for two weeks. Their day starts at about 9am with breakfast and is followed by workshops through the day. After dinner lectures and parties fill up the night activities. Excursions, sports activities and pop-up workshops are arranged in between to keep the spirit of interaction alive. Along with the obvious - vigorously attending workshops - participants must occasionally help with some easy tasks. Being an almost self-sufficient community, for example participants of each country take the role of cooks for one day. Also for the purposes of meeting new people, each country serves dinner and/or breakfast once per assembly. These tasks have to be taken seriously and carried out meticulously. 9

programme

Saturday 3rd of August

08.00-10.00

Sunday 4th of August

Monday 5th of August

Tuesday 6th of August

Wednesday 7th of August

Thursday 8th of August

Friday 9th of August

Saturday 10th of August

breakfast

workshops

10.00-12.00

workshop fair

12.00-14.00

workshop selection check in for tutors

check in

workshops sports selection

14.00-16.00

16.00-18.00

workshop brief 18.00-19.00

19.00-21.00

workshops

workshops + sports qualifications

workshops + sports qualifications national evening setup

opening

tutor meeting

workshop presentations

dinner

dinner national evening

21.00-24.00

prewelcome party

EASA welcome party

concert

Balkan party

lecture mash-up party

firebrigade party

lecture latin party

Sunday 11th of August

Monday 12th of August

Tuesday 13th of August

Wednesday 14th of August

Thursday 15th of August

Friday 16th of August

Saturday 17th of August

Sunday 18th of August

breakfast

workshops

workshops workshops finish-off exhibition

excursion day

workshops

see you in Bulgaria

workshops

check out

workshops + sports quarter final

workshops + sports semi final

workshops + sports final

dinner

lecture

easa night

lecture

domino party

salamander party

love party

sangria flamenco party

body paint party

foam party

final presentations

closing

farewell party 13

Sandy ground above green river, On its top a castle stays, History spread all over, Growth, Bloom, and Decay. /Tone Pavcek, Ĺ˝uĹžemberk/

< Tone Pavcek outlines the place and its history in four lines

THE VENUE

Forests, river and a castle The criteria for the selection of the venue arose from the natural conditions of the Slovene land, which is green and blue; vast forests and a rich and clean water system. By focusing on nature and the countryside, it became clear that the theme will function very locally with a touch of the global. The castle became the icing on the cake – as a symbol of cultural heritage, the token of history, the object

exposed to different regimes and ideologies, changes in the intended use etc. Issues of regional and local development appeared, of micro urbanism with a clear consideration of history and heritage. Žužemberk is situated on both banks of the river Krka and is the capital of Suha Krajina (Dry land), a part of Lower Carniola region in the southeast of Slovenia. The town was and still is dominated by a medieval castle surrounded by strong castle walls. The castle is uniquely placed in the very center of the town, being a vital part of the central square. Historically the development of the Dry valley was affected by its inhabitants, first the Illyrians and Celts, and later the Romans who built an important road through it. From the village a medieval market town Žužemberk evolved. The present day site developed around the castle, from which the name Žužemberk originates. Since iron was excavated in the nearby courtyard, called Einsenberg (today’s Zafara), the castle was given the name Seinsenberg, which the local people changed to Žužemberk. The river Krka has one of the most picturesque tufa waterfalls or barriers right under the castle. This geographical characteristic was very useful for

building mills, which were once an essential infrastructure for local farmers. Krka used to be full of well known crabs, which were regarded as one of the most delicious dishes at the imperial court in Vienna. In the summer, the river offers different possibilities for sports and activities such as rafting, bathing and fishing. In a way Žužemberk is a miniature Slovenia with its natural beauties, forests and a clean river as well as problems of division among people; this division showed its cruelest form during World War II when both sides took up arms. After the war the town was reconstructed, the church removed and a swift industrialization occurred. New settlements sprung up next to existing ones; shock workers came, who did not get along with the old inhabitants. Thus immigration started decreasing in the 1970s, people moved away to bigger cities and returned to Žužemberk only during the weekends. Mid 1990s the slow awakening of national consciousness stimulated the revitalization of the castle ruins and the parish church on the hill. After Slovenia’s emancipation divisions among people and attempts to appropriate community property reappeared. Nowadays Žužemberk and Slovenia are in a recession, people are moving away, a new development strategy is wanted. 15

When we established the Board for renovation in 1996, we realized that communities which do not respect their history are not worth a future. We were aware of the financial difficulty of this project, but also of Krek’s motto: “It has to be started, that’s the whole secret.” Slavko Gliha president of the Board for renovation of the Žužemberk castle 16

< use the frame! react!

THE THEME

Reaction The EASA theme works as a frame; on its basis students think, research and create. It can be oriented very architecturally or simply socially. Reaction as such refers to the people, to villagers, to the response to the state of society. Nowadays active involvement into processes that change our environment is very important. The theme Reaction explores the possibility and the importance of the public’s participation in shaping the space through researching the past, the cultural and social background. On the one hand Reaction is very locally oriented, on the other it explores similar issues in other parts of the world. How to properly react to the current situation with the world crisis and consumer society? What is actu-

ally the architect’s primary job and the job of architecture? How can we help the community when designing public space, even when the architect’s direct influence is not present? How to preserve the knowledge, skills and qualities of construction and design from the past? The theme Reaction is a very wide notion, one that can be interpreted differently by each participant. It is only important that everyone asks themselves how an individual can contribute to a higher quality of coexistence. The theme Reaction is divided into three practical sub-themes, linked to location, tradition and craftsmanship. The three subthemes were not chosen randomly, but follow the classical division of EASA workshops into theoretical, practical and workshops which combine the two. Below are presented the selected workshops through the workshop proposals call. The organizing team received 61 applications, from which 28 workshops were selected and will be carried out during the XXXIII. European Architecture Students Assembly in Žužemberk. Note: Due to the coordination process with the tutors the final selection of proposals may change by the start of the event. 17

Make me think Ludwig Wittgenstein

...city is my playground!

Towards a Topology of Black Fire

In this workshop ideas of modern philosophy are taken for granted and are developed to their very limits, structuring an entire designing system around them, in the form of a powerful logical argument. On the basis of an unhindered transition between the level of concepts and that of experiences, an experiment is set, hypothesizing on whether or not functional space, that can cause the physical and psychological tension of an art installation, is possible. Theory shall fuel design and construction. Can you actually handle that, Easian?

The idea of this workshop is to introduce different types of street art interventions to the participants and share the “know how” with them. In the first phase, through a series of short lectures, sketching sessions, drawing exercises etc. participants will learn how to make 5 different types of street art interventions - stencils, paste-ups, stickers, interventions with paint and interventions with spray cans. The second phase is reserved for “reaction” - participants will try to find a “surface” or a place where they can make a site-specific intervention.

There will be smaller scale technical and learning exercises followed by the construction of a small pavilion building by using deconstructive processes as a method of physical and psychological construction. The outcomes will be a repository/archive of the psychological ideas that the participants go through over the course of the two weeks. This will support the construction of a small pavilion, using in-situ cast concrete. At the end of the workshop the formwork will be burnt, leaving an area where one can take refuge from thoughts, excesses, work etc. amongst the embers. It will be a nexus for the four elements of the world (earth, water, air, fire).

Tutors: Manos Chatzinikolaou,, Greece Myrsini Alexandridi, Greece 18

Tutors: Andrej Žikić, Serbia Chrisa Gkolemi, Greece Etienne Godfrin, France

Tutor: Alex Maxwell, UK

ŽUŽ UP

EASA TV

What makes this city yours?

“ŽUŽ UP” workshop is a combination of theoretical and practical types. Theory observes the basics of animation, various examples and the analysis of Slovenian tales. The second part is the interpretation of the stories and through documentation interacting with the local landscape and creating a movie for the interpreted Slovenian tales. “ŽUŽ UP” workshop is strongly connected with Slovenian written background as the analysis of local tales will we included. Myths and legends will be interpreted today with its unique surroundings and local spirit. We will take advantage of Žužemberk’s urban fabric and environmental features.

EASA TV is about EASA participants, tutors, helpers, organizers, friends, family and guests. EASA TV is about the context, the theme and the country. EASA TV is about EASA. EASA TV tries to cover as much of the assembly as possible and the material is then edited, screened on site at the assembly and uploaded to YouTube. About 3 groups of 3 participants work in teams and create movies about EASA. Tutors are to give information and help participants to create their own movies.

The workshop will have both a practical and a theoretical output. The theoretical part of mapping the village Žužemberk and its surrounding area in various ways is combined with a direct exploration on site. The analysis and information collected is then put onto diverse maps, which will be the base to create interactive games used as a communication tool with the locals and inhabitants.

Tutors: Milda Kulvičiūtė, Lithuania Evelina Vasiliauskaitė, Lithuania Joris Šykovas, Lithuania

Tutors: Arian Lehner, UK Olga Dolinina, Belarus Alexandra Kononchenko, Belarus

Tutors: Julia Hutzler, Germany Thurid Andressen, Germany 19

Light parasite

://Diffr_action

Floatptures

The workshop “Light paraSITE” is about enlightening different zones of Žužemberk which are now abandoned, but have a great potential. With our workshop we would like to highlight these sites and the nature of Žužemberk, to become more exposed and activated. The most noticeable symbol of the city is its castle, because of which other areas have become overlooked. With that in mind we would first like to deal with the river, old tannery, mill and the round path. These four light installations would serve as the first part of the workshop, where we would get to know the new environment and people.

://Diffr_action is the exploration of light through different mediums. The workshop shall begin with theoretical discussions and an investigation, the result will be multiple small installations including lasers, mirrors and string art, leading to one large interactive space. The constructive side of ://Diffr_Action will in no means be a ‘build’, however a formal location for the final output would eventually be required. This can be a reaction to on site spaces formed within the EASA camp.

Floatptures is a constructive workshop about designing floating sculptures from polystyrene which are laminated into a solid shape. Every participant will have the option to make his own individual floating device and after completion enjoy drifting down the river Krka.

Tutors: Brina Vizjak, Slovenia Sara Badovinac, Slovenia 20

Tutors: Bhavika Mistry, UK Tess Moroney, UK

Tutors: Anna Podroužková, Czech Republic Libor Mládek, Czech Republic Jan Vybíral, Czech Republic

Illumidentity

Trap for a monster

EASA FM

Shaping new identity through light projection / mapping - interweaving and multilayering of traditional local craftsmanship and new digital media. The process will consist of tracing the past, local identity, history and tradition, mapping the present, perception-shift & deconstruction of reality, interconnection and response and lastly facing future, dreams and reaction. The workshop consists of two main tasks performed by two work-groups. The construction group focuses on the building of the surface and/or structure on which it will be projected. Meanwhile the mapping group will focus on programming the visuals and thus enhance the theme with a theoretical background.

HO PERSO UN BRACCIO (Italian for “I lost an arm”). The theoretical basis of the workshop is focused on discussing social issues in the city, creating and using “traps”. In the constructive part of the workshop we would like to examine different types of traps for hunting animals, birds, fish, crustaceans. Afterwards tutors, together with participants and local craftsmen, will design a social trap - a market pavilion/shelter in public space. During the last days we will organize a fishing championship among EASA participants. Fish will be fried and sold right in the trap. You will not be able to escape from this trap -fish are too delicious!

EASA_fm is a workshop combining the technical with the creative. As we want to react as well as interact, a radio station offers us the best possibilities to do so. Learning how to collect what’s going on around us, and cutting it in a way to be able to communicate it, we can work with the idea of letting the global world get in touch with the local one.

Tutor: Christof Mathes, Austria Matthias Klapper, Austria Lisa Weinsberger, Austria

Tutors: Inesa Kovalova, Ukraine Kseniia Pundyk, Ukraine Alan Thompson, UK

Tutors: Cansu Pelin Isbilen, Turkey Miles Reay-Palmer, UK Agnesa Vavrinova, Slovakia Thomas Klein, Austria 21

Tapaland 2.0

Soundscape

Light me up

The international quest for the most delicious medieval snack. Each day another European country is welcome to cook with us their delicious native deli! At the end of the day we can sell the food to all the participant after all the hours of hard work on all the workshops!

The sound as a semantic break point and a parameter, creates a new dimension of understanding the surroundings. The free adaption of sound in various environments, or vice versa, enables the unexpected to happen. The word experimental is the best description for our workshop. It’s a workshop that involves an individual and architectural space and poetical relation in between them.

Experimenting with light, using optical fibers, creating interactive installations, looking for new ways to be playful and create a project that consists of individual reactions to the theme, set up and frame of mind of EASA participants in Slovenia. Using existing, organic elements of nature and converting them into light installations, trying to accentuate the positive voids and nooks, reactivating and activating through simple injections of life/light. We are expecting full interest from the participants and freedom while creating the whole project, with minimal input and guidelines from the tutors during the creation period.

Tutors: Willem Barendregt, Netherlands Sophie van Dorsten, Netherlands Joost Harteveld, Netherlands

Tutors: Dominykas Daunys, Lithuanian Andrius Laurinaitis, Lithuanian Tomas Milkamanavičius, Lithuanian

Tutors: Lana Lončar, Serbia Ljubica Arsić, Serbia Aleksandra Stepanović, Serbia

“Set theory” workshop

Tales of Žužemberk

Holy moley

As Žužemberk’s population is divided into different groups and used to be divided in its history (communists and anticommunists, Catholics and Protestants, city folk and farmers, liberals and clericalists, etc.), we would like to take these groups as mathematical sets and through the workshop’s participatory nature find their intersections (a population which will be a member of both sets). Hopefully the intersection will grow in the future with its ultimate point being the blending of the two sets into one.

“Tales of Žužemberk” is a workshop about expressing oneself visually and verbally in the format of a picture book. The main idea is to reflect the emotions that Žužemberk with its people and nature evokes in oneself and through those reflections draw other people’s attention to those emotions. The stories could be concerned with certain social problems or embrace something specifically positive. They can be expressed through painting, poetry, making collages, drawing or prose. The main restriction is that it has to be visual as well as verbal and that those two things have to work together.

As Žuzemberk and the river krka have a big history with water mills, we want to take this part of its history and reinterpret the use of water mills. We will build a typical water mill wheel out of wood, connected to a well designed balk to produce electricity that enables the lighting of the balk with romantic kitschy fairy lights. This way we show how the moving water of the river can be used in a historical and effective way - but for a modern kind of absurd easa-style use.

Tutor: Tamara Rijavec, Slovenia Natalija Zanoški, Slovenia

Tutors: Roland Reemaa, Estonia Laura Linsi, Estonia

Tutors: Lena Kohlmayr, Austria Kerstin Pluch, Austria Jakob Braun, Germany 23

Accordion

Small Interventions

Analogue Adventures

The aim of our workshop is to develop one or two 1:1 installations. The structures will have a resolved component system that explores the performance of the thin wooden slates as well as a joining system. The structures will be developed from their sites, responding to the location through questions of light, wind, and behaviour. We expect for the final exhibit to have one or two different installations in different sites, depending if we, together with the participants, find it appropriate. Still, we find it most important in our workshop to focus on the process, to inspire the participants through practical experiments where they get the chance to explore and experience the materials’ possibilities and limitations with their own hands.

Small Interventions is one of the longest running workshops throughout EASA history. The scale of the interventions often integrates more easily in its environment as it is always intended to address directly tangible issues within the assembly surroundings. First, participants will wander around, searching for a site and/or an issue they want to focus on. Then they will design a “small intervention” that will solve, improve or brighten the particular site condition. Through theoretical work, models and detail plans they will also define a “generic” description and a construction manual of their intervention.

The workshop will be divided into three main themes: man, architecture and man animating architecture. These themes will be addressed throughout the duration of the assembly and built together to form a portfolio documenting the genius loci of Žužemberk. For each theme there are three sub categories which explore a wide variety of photographic topics and techniques. Participants will be encouraged to expose the hidden architecture within familiar and everyday situations and places, capturing moments in a unique and fairly unpredictable way and presenting images that are more an interpretation of reality than a correct representation of it. Participants should have the ability to think beyond just the mere visual.

Tutors: Elias Lindhoff, Denmark Sebastian Mardi, Denmark 24

Tutors: Hugo Pointallart, France Lucia Brandoli, Italy Romea Muryn, Poland Janine Tuechsen, Germany

Tutors: Helena Mouton, South Africa Lisa Henderson, South Africa

City Bot

Oursoftrefuge

Rekukivate!

We think that the time of new cybernetic personalities is coming; it is currently working on the internet as different apps, gadgets and internet bots. These new personalities are playing the role of interdisciplinary and intercultural translators. With the help of them people more freely understand each other. And architecture should REACT to that challenge of contemporaneity. The aim is to make an experimental installation with an object of a new type into the urban environment - City Bot. We will analyze the information layer of local traditional culture with the help of local craftsmen. Then we will design and build the interactive installation City Bot.

The aim is to generate interactions between the users and make social, spatial experiences in that elastic woven space. During the research and construction part we would like to work with locals and participants as well. Our goal is for everybody to learn some specific woven techniques and construct a space where they can float - meanwhile experiencing another kind of architecture. The end result will be an elastic woven space and everybody will be invited to try the floating experience using the structure. We would like for the space to be permanent so that locals may use it after EASA has left the area.

In aesthetical theory the body is used to be seen as the instrument which is used by the mind to perceive the world and to get the sensual input to be processed and reflected by our mentality. According to the relatively young aesthetical discipline Somaesthetics, the body with all its abilities is way more important for experiencing and reflecting the world - it’s not just a machine but in fact cannot be separated from the mind. The dualism of body and mind is now being doubted. Somaesthetics provides new methods of generating awareness of physical existence as well as interactions. With these techniques we are able to listen to the whispering of built objects.

Tutors: Nataly Nemkova, Belarus Alexander Hodyakov, Belarus Artem Atrashevsky, Belarus

Tutors: Roland Nemeth, Hungary Ildiko Valicsek, Hungary Zsófia Vancsura, Hungary

Tutors: Patrick Jaritz, Austria Zsofia Paczolay, Hungary Zsofia Szoke, Hungary 25

Onion

Knots, nets and networks

Umbrella

Any form of reaction / interaction or the sum of those causing any kind of human interrelation of various levels starts from the simplest form of coexistence – sharing a mutual space. If we tried to imagine the very primitive form of coexistence of human beings, there would be no cultural or historical backgrounds, no language, no symbolic values and no other means of communication but the pure presence or the sum of ‘presences’ being dropped together. The workshop we are proposing suggests one to experience such kind of pure relation, isolated from the rest of the system, making the natural - human-senses based - reaction so complicated in the environment we outlive.

The premise for this studio is to uncover unique and robust strategies by way of material logics and tectonic assembly, for the production of a quasi architectural folly. Students will explore material logics in two vital ways: through a given material (rope) and a local site material, in which the proposition of a site specific installation will germinate. These interventions are meant to be reactionary architectural propositions that will conceptually and materially engage the rich context of Žužemberk. Through exploring various knotting techniques and net assemblies, students will be equipped with malleable interventions that can be adapted and heightened by local spaces.

Umbrella is the longest existing workshop at EASA, being there every summer and producing newspapers with fresh news, experiences, insights every day. Umbrella is a specific workshop where people learn how to work together, to get to the point of every workshop in a very short period of time, how to interest and attract people, how to speak without SAYING a word and mainly how to make and support the easa spirit. We write about easians and watch their reaction.

Tutors: Justinas Jakstonis, Lithuania Elžbieta Bortkevič, Lithuania Viktorija Rimkute, Lithuania

Tutors: Simon Battisti, USA Jose Mayoral Moratilla, Spain Sean Canty, USA

Tutors: Hanna Varanets, Belarus Lizzie Daly, UK Maria Virshich, Belarus Cheryl Ann Bonello, Malta

? llustration/illumination

Endor

Žužemberk is a canvas, waiting to be exhibited. The source of our material will be the local folklore, history, our personal reactions and we want to illustrate this with projections, colour, shade and reflections, which will always be in confrontation with their environment. We are inspired by simple, site-specific interventions that have a beauty in today’s saturated and generic surroundings and think Žužemberk is the perfect place to explore and display this approach.

Tree houses and tree cities have been a huge fantasy of our generation and mayor dream scenarios or locations both in movies and in most people’s dreams. Endor is a workshop that attempts to build one of those tree cities in the woods of Žužemberk, but with the aesthetics and techniques of modern architecture rather than those of fantasy or sci-fi movies. The project consist of several 20m2 modules supported by the trees at heights that vary from 2 to 6 metres from the ground interconnected by footbridges and walkways. Built with wood and steel we hope to leave behind a different and structurally sound leisure area for the people of Žužemberk to enjoy.

Tutors: Karolina Przybyła, Poland Michal Switalsk, Poland

Competition: The pavilion on the square in Žužemberk An international pavilion competition is a sort of catalyst of the EASA event between the organizers, the participants and the sponsors. It starts already prior to the meeting, connects the participants during the meeting and remains at the location after the meeting to commemorate the event and in honour of the hosting venue. Construction of a permanent pavilion or installation is an idea that has been implemented since 2003. The workshop is linked to a specific site for which students offer possible solutions. The proposals are then reviewed and evaluated by a competition committee, convened for that purpose.

Tutors: Emilio Roldan, Spain Javier Diaz Garrido, Spain Alvaro Paya Piqueras, Spain 27

accommodation site IT lab municipality

restaurant store

competition site

eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central space

old tannery ruins

sports

loka

< all the sites are within 5 minutes’ walk

SITES REVEALED

The idea of this year’s EASA is to make Žužemberk and EASA one thing; a community within a community. Common life of the locals mixed up with the craziness and positive energy of EASA participants. Accommodation site The level of comfort at EASA is usually at a minimum. Throughout the years attendees have experienced almost everything: campsites, old buildings turned into living spaces, schools, gyms, old factories, etc. The idea of EASA is not an ideal holiday in an all-inclusive hotel; it is a two-

week community bonding experience, where the main purpose of the gathering is interaction, working and living together, helping each other and helping the community itself. In this spirit the comfort at EASA is replaced by quality workshops and activities that change your perspective of life. Organizers of the easa013 event are setting up the accommodation area in the building of Žužemberk’s primary school and partly outside in the L-shaped school playground. Half of the participants will be sleeping in the gym and the other half in a tent-type building standing on the paved football pitch. Accommodation for tutors, helpers and participants will be mixed and/or visually divided. The level of interaction will reach its peak :) The site will be equipped with a 24h Info desk, sanitation for 500 attendees, a serving and eating area as well as other items for obvious necessities. Other sites for workshops and activities Certain other sites are planned for purposes of some workshops and sports activities. There will be a multipurpose hall arranged especially for computer based workshops and the camping site along the river bank, called loka, will be available for swimming and sunbathing as well as football and volleyball tournaments. 29

square store

competition site

outer trench toilets workshops tower 1

entrance

tool box workshops tower 2

bar area

projections area

<cellar inner trench

storage

inaccessible ruins

lounge

office

< The castle and main square as the event’s central space

The event’s central space It is difficult to say when the castle was built. The year 1000 seems the most likely since it was engraved above the entrance into the rectangular Romanic tower, along with the castle chapel of St. Ulrich, built in 1046. Several buildings were added around the tower many times in its history; however the main extension to the castle was enabled by the so called Turk tax, by means of which the prince bishop Krištof Raubar fortified the castle with seven defence towers or bastilles between the years 1526 and 1533. The castle became an unconquerable fortress. After being abandoned in 1825, the castle started to show its age. The roof above the northern part collapsed, as did the courtyard façade

a decade later. During World War II the castle was attacked several times and it received the most destructive blow in February 1945 when the allies bombarded Žužemberk. As a consequence the tower collapsed in 1948 and the castle as well as the town lost their vertical accent. In 1957 renovation of the castle began and in 1996 the Board for renovation was established. Nowadays Žužemberk’s summer cultural events take place in the castle courtyard and the former wine cellar, some of them even on the square in front of the castle. The positioning of the central site of all the happenings is crucial if you want your event to have an impact on the community. The organizers in collaboration with the local municipality decided that the site should be the core space of the town, the castle walls and the main square. This important public space, being the center of this community, is going to be the ideal place for all the activities during easa013. The castle walls will host all the lectures, presentations, formal inaugurations, exhibitions, day activities, one-day workshops and other smaller workshops and night activities, such as parties, concerts and more. You can see it on the map on the left. 31

bratislava airport

vienna airport

munich airport

budapest airport

graz airport

ljubljana airport

trieste airport

탑u탑emberk

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zagreb airport treviso airport venice airport

bologna airport

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250 km from Graz.

< Venice airport will be full of easians this year

GETTING THERE

Ljubljana has its own airport, named Jože Pučnik, near Brnik. Transfers with a bus and/or shuttle are arranged every hour from 8am to 8pm, during the week from 5am. A small research about the cost of flight tickets revealed that most of you will be traveling to Venice’s Marco Polo airport or Treviso, to Zagreb and maybe some of you to Graz or Trieste (Ronchi). The organizers will arrange a special transfer option in collaboration with a local airport transfer company named GoOpti. It will be the cheapest option for you to get directly from the airport to Ljubljana’s city center. More information about this option will be available after the selection of participants.

By plane Slovenia, by bordering Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia, has great connections with some of the busiest airports in Central Europe. The venue, Žužemberk, is 50 km away from the capital, Ljubljana, 100 km from the capital of Croatia, Zagreb, 150 km from Trieste, 300 km from Venice and

By car We are expecting that the attendees from the bordering countries and other countries close to slovenia will be traveling by car. Please, note that for traveling on the slovenian highways likewise for the austrian, a Vignette is required. We suggest a monthly Vignette for 30,00€, which is available on every petrol station around the state. Parking spaces will be arranged for EASA attendees.

Public transport Although Slovene public transport may not be the most efficient, there are reasonably cheap connections by train to Zagreb, Vienna, Salzburg, Venice, Budapest, Prague, Munich, Frankfurt, Belgrade, Vaduz and Zürich if you book early. For example, you can travel to Zürich for 30€ with a night train, one way ticket. For more information please visit Slovenia railways or Eurolines for buses. Modern carpooling For traveling through Slovenia we suggest visiting a carpooling web page prevozi.org, something like the well known mitfahrgelegenheit.de in Germany. People, mostly students, upload information of their departure time and location so others can join them and this way help each other financially. Arriving to Žužemberk There are four buses (at 7am, 3pm, 4pm and 7pm) going from Ljubljana to Žužemberk every day during the week but only one (8am) during the weekend. As most of you will arrive right before the start of the event, meaning during the weekend, we’ll arrange a special transfer for EASA attendees. The bus ride takes about an hour, whereas a direct transfer only takes half an hour. The tickets can usually be bought directly on the buses. 33

call release 18/02/2013

call deadline 25/03/2012

second round call release 01/04/2013

second round call dealine 08/04/2013

payment deadline 22/04/2013 34

< Important dates

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

The call for participants is out. Please bear in mind that the selection of participants will be executed in collaboration with the National Contacts of each participating country. You can find the list of NCs on the following pages of this booklet. Here you will find all the crucial information about the requirements and the procedure to apply to easa013 Reaction. The communication language at EASA is English. Quota In the first round of this call there are 7 available places per country. NCs are counted in the quota. Tutors, helpers and guests are excluded from the quota. Extra places may be awarded to some countries in the second round. If all the places will be filled after the first call, there might not be a second round. Fees As stated in the EASA Guide, there are five payment groups of countries paying the following percentages of the fee. Group 1 (100%) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England,

Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malta, The Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales, International (North America, Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania) Group 2 (80%) Cyprus, Ireland, Moscow (division from the rest of Russia due to economic differences), Slovenia, CLEA (Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Estudiantes de Arquitectura) Group 3 (60%) Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia Group 4 (40%) Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Turkey Group 5 (20%) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine 100% of the fee is 300,00â&#x201A;Ź. Each fee covers all the expenses regarding food, accommodation, workshops, lectures, organization and other activities for two weeks. Fees are paid through NCs after the selection process. 35

the others just follow them. They are all different, but at the same time they stick together and form a network, an infinite network, like EASA. < EASA 2008 in Ireland

Requirements For the purpose of reflecting on this year’s EASA and its theme, we ask all selected participants to submit two things to their National Contacts: a graphic work entitled Domino’s dot and its explanatory text. The basic symbol of the easa013 event is a DOMINO with 1 and 3 dots, symbolic of the year 2013. The symbol clearly communicates the project’s main theme - reaction. Without reaction the domino is a dead object with no sense of existence. When a reaction is triggered, the domino becomes a live element that plays a key role in events around it and changes its surroundings - it causes other dominoes to fall if they are close enough. The DOT is an integral part of the domino, without which such an element cannot exist. In a philosophic way, a dot or a couple of dots on a domino can mean a point of view, a position, a thought that identifies with a similar thought. This way same-sided dominos form a group of two and

We challenge the participants to think about the theme Reaction, to express their point of view, their position about the situation the world is in right now. How you understand the concept of reacting to the current situation. You can find more on the point of view in the Tutor-pack [link: http://issuu.com/ easa_slovenia/docs/tutor-pack]. Present your understanding of the theme graphically in the shape of a dot, a circle. The only restriction is the size: 35mm in diameter. Please save the file as .jpg, 300 dpi. We realize that this is a very small working surface, but at the same time even more challenging. Be creative and innovative. There are no colour restrictions. Beside that, we ask you to add an explanatory text to the graphics. The text should not be longer than 250 words. Out of all 400 entries we’ll select the best ones and adequately reward them. Copyright By applying to easa013, participants agree to transfer all copyrights of the submitted material to the organizers of the easa013 event. 37

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< INCM 2012 Vienna

APPLY HERE

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve arrived to the last bit: how to apply? If you are willing to attend the easa013 event, please follow these simple rules. Please do not contact the organizers in order to attend the easa013 event. Each country is represented by a National Contact (list below), who is the formal coordinator and selector of the team that will represent his nation.

Each country usually chooses different ways of selecting participants so for further information please contact your representative as soon as possible. In case you study abroad or you live in a different country from where you are from, please contact only one representative, either from the hosting or your home country. Do not apply twice! Address any questions regarding participation at the event to participate(at)easa013.si. In case you study outside Europe you can be part of the International team. If you come from Latin America, contact NCs from CLEA (Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Estudiantes de Arquitectura). Note: Individuals cannot apply directly by submitting a pre-prepared application form. You can only apply through your National Contact (NC). Each application submitted by a non-representative will be treated as non-valid and discarded. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a student/graduate of architecture or any related field. Can I still participate in EASA? In principle the event is intended for architects but the participants are selected by their representative NCs so the final decision is theirs. Contact your NC and try. 41

List of NCs ALBANIA ARMENIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN

BELARUS BELGIUM BIH BULGARIA CROATIA

CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK ENGLAND ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GEORGIA GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND IRELAND ITALY

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Fiona Mino Mariam Ayvazyan Tatévik Hakobian Ana Perković Patrick Jaritz Leyla Musayeva Parviz Polukhzada Sabina Abbasova Alina Hramyka Anastasiya Andrukovich Eva De Bruyn Sofie Devriendt Nataša Jukić Nataša Radaković Dobrin Petkov / Nikolay Mitov Aleksandra Poljanec Ana Lisonek Maja Merlić Georgios Kyriazis Neriman Ozerek Tereza Scheibová Liv Framgard Nielsine Otto Adam Powell Kirke Päss Laura Linsi Pauli Rikaniemi Robert Hanson Fabrice Wack Lise Barbry Anuka Tavartkiladze Niko Kejerashvili Jakob Kuba Ulbrych Marcos Silva Mirra Georgios Kapraras Ermioni Garramone Andris Szél Bence Máró Organizers John Macken John Paul Treacy Lucia Brandoli Matteo Goldoni Nunzio Enrico Bonina Rrita Pula Zana Lloncari Ansis Šinke

miss.mino.fiona(at)gmail.com ayvazyanm85(at)gmail.com tata.hakobyan@gmail.com ana.perkovic74(at)gmail.com patrick(at)easa.at lelosh(at)bk.ru pearlwith(at)hotmail.com sabina8abbasova(at)hotmail.com alinegromyko(at)gmail.com a3solitude(at)yandex.ru eva_de_bruyn(at)hotmail.com devriendt.sofie(at)gmail.com natasajukic(at)hotmail.com radakovicnatasa(at)gmail.com easa.bulgaria(at)gmail.com poljanec.aleksandra(at)gmail.com ana.lisonek(at)gmail.com maja.merlic(at)gmail.com george_s.k(at)hotmail.com nozerek(at)live.com scheibova(at)gmail.com etergvil(at)yahoo.co.uk stud4673(at)edu.kadk.dk eng.nc.adam(at)gmail.com kirke.pass(at)artun.ee laura_linsi(at)hotmail.com prikanie(at)paju.oulu.fi robert.hanson(at)aalto.fi fabrice_wack(at)hotmail.com lise.barbry(at)gmail.com anukadavaika(at)yahoo.com niko.kejera(at)gmail.com jakob.ulbrych(at)yahoo.de masimir84(at)gmail.com gkapraras(at)gmail.com ermioni-garramone(at)hotmail.com andras.szel(at)gmail.com bnc.maro(at)gmail.com participate(at)easa013.si c11721605(at)mydit.ie johnpault(at)inbox.com lucia.brandoli(at)gmail.com matteogoldoni(at)ymail.com nunzio.abcvalice.it pula.rrita(at)gmail.com zana.llonchari(at)hotmail.com ansis.sinke(at)gmail.com

List of NCs LIECHTENSTEIN LITHUANIA MACEDONIA MALTA

MOLDOVA MONTENEGRO NORTHERN IRELAND NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA RUSSIA SCOTLAND SERBIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND THE NETHERLANDS TURKEY UKRAINE WALES CLEA INTERNATIONAL

Elēna Žubure Nurgül Dörsn Thomas Jochum Karolina Ciplyte Tomas Milkamanavicius Anastasija Spasovska Gordan Vitevski David Buhagiar Karl Ebejer Sam Cremona Inna Saraeva Larisa Sisoeva Ljiljana Popović Colin McClelland David Magennis Hilde Vinge Fanavoll Martin Konieczny Adam Myczkowski Bartosz Pasternak André Malveiro Andreidan Musetescu Cucu Iulia Catalina Tati Leonteva Yuliya Baranovskaya Corrie-Ann Rounding Josh Murphy Ana Šulkić Andrej Zikić Beata Kurajova Tadej Pavlič Matic Kašnik Diego Garcia Esteban Gema Florido Anni Raasmaja Elias Lindhoff Kristin Karlsson Elena Chiavi Priscilla Girelli Joost Harteveld Dilsad Anil Inesa Kovalova Iurii Kryvokhatko Beno Edwards Eugenia Ledo / Mercedes Cabamillas Bhavika Mistry / Lizzie Daly / Serena Hyland

zubure.elena(at)gmail.com nurguel.dursun@uni.li th.jochum(at)gmail.com karolina_ciplyte(at)yahoo.com tomasmilka(at)gmail.com anastasija.spasovska11(at)yahoo.com gordan.vitevski(at)gmail.com davidbuhagiar90(at)gmail.com karlebejer(at)gmail.com samuelcremona(at)yahoo.com softmilena(at)gmail.com sysoevalarisa(at)gmail.com ncljiljanapopovic(at)gmail.com cmcclelland14(at)qub.ac.uk dmagennis06(at)qub.ac.uk hildevin(at)stud.ntnu.no martinkonieczny88(at)gmail.com adam.myczkowski(at)gmail.com bartosz.pasternak(at)gmail.com andre_malveiro@hotmail.com andreidanmusetescu(at)yahoo.com cucu.iulia(at)yahoo.co.uk lapetitetati(at)gmail.com kissanfy(at)gmail.com corrie921(at)gmail.com josh_murphy_(at)hotmail.com anashulkic(at)gmail.com kiriqz(at)yahoo.com bkurajova(at)gmail.com tadeypavlic(at)gmail.com mkasnik(at)gmail.com diegares(at)gmail.com gemazzz(at)hotmail.com anni.raasmaja(at)hotmail.com eliaslindhoff(at)yahoo.se kristinkarlssonsjored(at)hotmail.com ele.chiavi(at)hotmail.com prig89(at)hotmail.it joostharteveld(at)hotmail.com dilsad.anil(at)gmail.com inessa_kovalyova(at)mail.ru yuriikey(at)gmail.com benoedwards(at)btinternet.com easa.clea(at)gmail.com international.easa(at)gmail.com

< The project is supported by

CONTACT

Team easa013 Aljoša Merljak, project manager Tadej Pavlič, NC, sponsors coordinator and logistics Aleš Kobe, competition and workshops coordinator Matic Brdnik, lecturers coordinator and media Andraž Lečnik, program coordinator and promotion Marta Vrankar, design and logistics Pia Mikolič, helpers coordinator and logistics Matic Kašnik, NC, logistics Tabita Jerant, participants coordinator Jure Henigsman, web page design Helpers, National Contacts, friends, families and more.

For any information regarding participation at the easa013 event, please contact your representatives. The NC list is in the previous section. For any other questions related to workshops, the pavilion competition or the event itself feel free to contact us at: info(at)easa013.si The Association The Association of students of architecture EASA Slovenia was established back in 1997 in Ljubljana after students organized two SESAMs, one in Škofja Loka in 1996 and the other in Sinji Vrh near Ajdovščina in 1997. Prior to those there was an INCM hosted in Ljubljana in 1993 and again ten years later in 2003. The team of students who run the association and take part in the assemblies has always been pretty strong. There are still connections with Slovenian ex-easians, some of which are even professors at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana and the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Maribor. Društvo študentov arhitekture EASA Slovenija Kersnikova 4, SI-1000 Ljubljana www.easa013.si easa.si(at)gmail.com www.fa.uni.lj.si/easa. 45