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EASA - Hospitality / Finding the Framework Fredericia, Denmark 21.7.-6.8.2017 Application deadline for tutors: Required forms: Fee:
07.03.2017 www.easadenmark.dk/tutor-call 50% of the national participation fee; Participation fee is 60â‚Ź-300â‚Ź depending on the country of origin.
Photocredits: Alexandra Kononchenko and Vilde Livsdatter
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1. INTRODUCTION 5 - 6 2. EASA 7-15 What is EASA History . Community 3. EASA 2017 16-21 Theme Location 4. TUTORING 22-28 What is tutoring? Why to tutor in EASA? How to apply? What happens next? 5. APPENDIX 29-54 Program Map Collaborations ITM
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This booklet offers everything a prospective tutor of the European Architecture Students Assembly, EASA, needs to know when applying to hold a workshop. Please take your time reading it through. Our vision for the event is to engage the EASA community in an architectural discussion of the theme: Hospitality - Finding the Framework. The theme will be explored through workshops and lectures. We envision EASA 2017 to be a catalyst of a change, a testbed for architectural innovations and discoveries, which can start the process of implementing problem-driven solutions in the urban environment of Fredericia. This will be achieved by the international architecture students, who will take part in the event and contribute to the workshops in cooperation with local community. EASA 2017 intends to address different groups of Fredericia’s citizens, current and future, as well the visitors from other parts of Denmark and abroad.
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what is easa? EASA [European Architecture Students Assembly] is the biggest architecture students’ network reaching all over Europe. It is a platform for architecture students to share thoughts, ideas and methods across borders and cultures. Our common language is architecture in all its shapes and sizes. Every summer EASA gathers around 500 students of architecture from more than 40 countries and 200 different schools of architecture. For over two weeks the architecture students, graduates and tutors live, learn and create together, - being involved in various practical and theoretical workshops held by skilled tutors, accompanied by lectures by locally and internationally acclaimed architects. What makes EASA unique is the fact that is run by students for students. This allows for ideas and thoughts to take shape in a free and open environment, where experimentation and innovations are the key drivers of the event. EASA has existed since 1981 and is a well-known and respected event within the European architectural community.
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1981: Liverpool, England: Starting up the EASA Experience / 1982: Delft, Neth mark: Turning point in Architecture / 1985: Athens, Greece: Interpretation and Actio / 1988: Berlin, Germany: The Dimension Between / 1989: Marseille, France: Heritag 1992: Urgup, Turkey: Vision 2000 Environment / 1993: Sandwick, Scotland: The Isl ermont-l’Hérault, France: Dream Builders! / 1997: The Train, Scandinavia: Advanci and Rotterdam, Belgium/Netherlands: Dis-Similarities / 2001: Gökceada, Turkey: No ropolitan - Micropolitain / 2005: Bergün, Switzerland: Trans, Transit, Transition. / 2 land: Adaptation / 2009: Brescia, Italy: supermARCHet / 2010: Manchester, UK: venia: Reaction / 2014: Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Symbioza / 2015: Valletta, Malta:
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herlands: Architecture of an Uncertain Future / 1983: Lisbon, Portugal: Social Spaces / 1984: Aarhus, Denon in the City / 1986: Torino, Italy: Architetture Latenti / 1987: Helsinki-Putikko, Finland: Architecture and Nature ge et Creativé / 1990: Karlskrona, Sweden: Exploration / 1991: Verkhoturie and Kolomna, USSR: Regeneration / le / 1994: Liège, Belgium: Consommer l’Inconsumable / 1995: Zamosć, Poland: Beyond the Borders / 1996: Cling Architecture / 1998: Valletta, Malta: Living on the Edge / 1999: Kavala, Greece: Osmosis / 2000: Antwerp o Theme / 2002: Vis, Croatia: Senses / 2003: Friland, Denmark: Sustainable Living / 2004: Roubaix, France: Met2006: Budapest, Hungary: Common Places / 2007: Eleusina, Greece: City Index / 2008: Dublin-Letterfrack, IreIdentity / 2011: Cadiz, Spain: deCOASTruction / 2012: Helsinki, Finland: Wastelands / 2013: Žužemberk, SloLinks / 2016: Lithuania, Nida: Not Yet Decided / 2017: Fredericia, Denmark: Hospitality - Finding the framework
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easa community The are different people who make EASA happen: organisers, national contacts, participants, tutors and helpers. It is important to note that though people attending EASA have different roles, it is one community where everybody is working together, having fun together and helping each other regardless of the role. The organising process is run by volunteers, who make the core of the assembly by combining the location and theme and organizing the practical issues. The EASA Denmark 2017 organising team is made up by a vast mix of Scandinavian and International EASians all joining forces to bring EASA to Denmark for the fourth time. A team created in the EASA spirit, with a combination of experienced EASA veterans and new energetic aspiring faces. During the event, the organising team will be strengthened by volunteer helpers. Helpers are usually old EASians, helping at the info desk, lending tools and working in the bar. National Contacts (NC’s) are the life blood of the EASA network, it is only through the NC’s that EASA exists and they are the reason why the network is now in its 35th year. 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.
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Photo: ITM Fredericia, 2016
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theme hospitality The theme “Hospitality. Finding the framework� resonates with the history of Fredericia and the challenges the city now faces, as well as it relates to the current political situation in Europe and the world. The theme is divided into two practical sub-themes, linked to research on hospitality and to endeavors of finding a framework for it. These follow the classical division of EASA workshops into theoretical, practical and workshops, which combine the two parts of the theme. We are addressing a particularly important and urgent contemporary issue - the crisis of hospitality. In this world of obliged and desired mobility, the way we welcome each other is essential. We believe our cities need to be open and friendly for social diversity, as we are when we welcome guests to our homes. Nowadays, the concept of hospitality is being commercialized and the initial idea is being misinterpreted. It implies that some categories of people (immigrants, newcomers, refugees, people with special demands or differences) face challenges and difficulties in their everyday life. Ones are not able or not allowed to come to certain areas or even countries, others need to pay for help or be outcasted.
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To respond this, we need to find, understand and implement new hospitality in the current social framework. We believe, that only through an ongoing process of formal and informal interactions within and between individual communities and different cultures, new humanity will emerge. Architects are believed to be in charge of the form of the built environment, not its content. Nevertheless, architectural framework affects content. Through architecture we can sense how new forms can make a difference for the progress of world civilization. We, young architects, should learn how to construct the new physical environment for hospitality, and provide solutions for social mistrust, fragmentation and atomization.
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EASA will be held in Fredericia, Denmark.
Fredericia is located in the southeastern part of the Jutland sula in a sub-region known locally as Trekanten, or The T Fredericia is located near the country’s main motorway in tion, which connects both the east-west and the north-so rections.
The distinctive feature of Fredericia’s city center is a clea fined physical boundary – the historic ramparts. The ra have confined the center to a small area of 1 x 1 km (1 which is divided into a well-preserved original grid structu Northern Europe context, it is unique.
Fredericia has its particular history, culture and identity takes as its starting point some historical elements:
diversity, which can be traced to the city’s founding in 1650 people with different backgrounds were invited to settle in t
military history, which is based on different battles, whic place here;
intensive industrialization in the 19th century. Fredericia has been hosted industrial companies longer than many other cities.
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what is tutoring?
As a tutor in EASA you are responsible for your workshop. As you apply to hold a workshop you create your own guidelines on what the workshop will be and what will your role be in the workshop. EASA workshops come in all kinds of shapes and forms. You can, for example, have a construction or design/construction workshop or do a purely theoretical one. You can focus on drawing or experiencing, movement or action. There’s really no limits, as long as it is something you enjoy doing and want to engage a group of participants to do with you. It is important to remember that the participants of any EASA workshop come from various backgrounds; some have just finished their first year of studies and other’s might be doing their PhD’s or going to a carpentry school during a year off. It is impossible to know who your participants will be until you actually meet them. Tutoring is a lot of fun but it has its responsibilities too. After your workshop is selected you might still need to revise your plan and get more in detail with your demands. For example, with construction workshops, we need to discuss the proposed site with the municipality and need you to provide the necessary drawings. Tutors are also expected to provide help with getting workshop specific sponsorships during the spring. Most importantly, you should make sure that the participants - and you - are enjoying the workshop and getting the most out of it!
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why tutor? EASA’s uniqueness comes from its diversity. Yearly around 40 countries are present at the event. The diversity comes through also in the mix of the workshops, lectures and past-time events. Compared to a typical summer school, where the parameters for your actions are more or less set, EASA is an open platform that allows you to discover what ever it is that interests you. We, as the organisers of EASA 2017, offer you, the tutors, a framework which to utilise. You don’t have to worry about the accommodation, how to get participants or how to organize food for them or for you. We will handle the logistics of tools and materials. You can focus on the essential, the workshop. Apart from the workshop activities, tutors at EASA are of course welcome to attend all the other program that is going on during the event. For people who haven’t attended EASA before, it is good to note that socialising, making new friends and spending time with them, is a major part of EASA. Tutoring at EASA will enrich you both academically and socially. The immersiveness of the event is hard to describe in words and it is something that is best to let everyone experience first hand and make up their own mind about.
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how to apply? To put it simply, you need to come up with a workshop proposal and submit it by 07.03.2017 at http://www.easadenmark.dk/tutor-call You can apply to hold a workshop by yourself, with a friend or as a group. You can be a student or a recent graduate, an architect or a dancer or anything in between. The important part is that you have skills, a vision and enthusiasm to share with others. In the application form you need to describe the workshop and your ambition, make a preliminary schedule and describe your needs and budget. We encourage tutors to find sponsorship for the workshop themselves. Please take your time and make the application as accurate as possible. But also please be concise and to the point with your answers. In choosing the workshops we look at, for example, the following aspects of the proposal: relation to the theme, site and the event motivation and ambition feasibility
originality, spirit and personality In addition to the above mentioned criteria, we look at the proposals as a whole and aim to choose a balanced and a varied mix of workshops.
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what´s next? We will go through all the workshop applications and announce the chosen workshops by 20.03.2017. After you have been chosen we still expect you to keep on working on the workshop before the event to make it the best it can be. Especially construction based workshops should expect to be in active dialogue with us and the municipality to gain the necessary permits to hold the workshop. We also expect all the chosen tutors to help approach workshop specific sponsors. For example, material sponsors will be important to secure before the summer. We will of course be working with you to achieve this. Our sponsorpack can be found on our website and it is open for everyone to use. When contacting local sponsors and partners in Frederecia, please contact us first.
Amserdam Expressionism workshop. EASA Links, Malta 2015.
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At the workshop presentations, participants learn about all the workshops to choose the one that they like the best
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Normal EASA day starts at about 9am with breakfast which is followed by workshops through the day. Often in the evening there is a lecture or an other extra activity. At the workshop fair participants choose the workshop they want to take part of for the following two weeks.
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To be able to plan your workshop, you need to know a bit what else is happening at EASA and how much time you actually have for the workshop. Here’s an overview of the different events of the weeks.
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EASA ends with the workshop exhibition when EASA participants, local community and visitors are able to walk around the city and see all the projects done for the two weeks period.
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We will live in the old hospital building, which was designed by the danish architect C.F: Møller.
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Our good friends - very dedicated local green activists. They have a cozy space, where they organize activities connected with recycling, biodiversity, organic and waste food, urban farming and harvesting.
An old warehouse, which was used for different musical events. Now the main activities are moved away, so the place is looking for new ideas.
One of the most active local culture organizations, involved in multiple activities. They are looking forward to do something together with EASA.
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One of the most successful local theaters in Denmark. Their specialization are musicals, which they bring even to big European capitals. The theatre is a big part of the Fredericia’s culture life.
The Youth house is a cultural center, which provides activities for young people. We will be able to use the space during EASA for some workshops and other activities.
The old armory, which is now used as a new stage for music, theater and other cultural events.
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The local DIY community, mostly for the elderly people. They have tools to work with almost any material: from wood to jewellery.
The Academy provides a 3-year advanced training programme of singing, dance and drama. It is housed in a completely renovated building with training rooms, which could be used by EASA workshops.
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appendix EASA Food together with Atelier Kite (UK) will rethink food processes in EASA. EASA Spain, organisers of the Intermediate National Contacts Meeting (INCM) Madrid 2016, will bring a beautiful bubble structure for everyday EASA activities. EASA Austria wants to challenge the story of the city of Babel and invite everyone to create a new space for our EASA community. More info on all of these in the following pages, keep on flicking!
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Oil terminal in Fredericia harbor
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There is a fascinating, complex system behind feeding 500 people at an EASA. So rather than letting this go unnoticed and happen invisibly, EASA Denmark 2017 together with Atelier Kite will actively challenge how we relate to the effort, mechanisms, products and the people behind our daily meals.
This year, the food supply and kitchen will be put centre stage, directly involving the EASA participants, local community and resources. EASA Kitchen will become a laboratory where ‘duties’ turn into the very subject of our architectural discoveries and creativity. This will include: Organising the food supply chain of EASA (food supply, meal preparation and food waste management); Collaborating with local suppliers, cooking staff, etc. to run a “workshop” together, which would open up EASA’s kitchen to the participants to be assisted, discovered, understood and experimented with. During the event, EASA Kitchen will act as a direct physical and social tie between EASA and the locals, to be adapted to everyday local life after EASA.
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Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves. Genesis 11:4
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This quote from the bible refers to the city of Babel as a community of eager people who have decided to reach a common goal through architecture and erect a tower high enough to reach for the heavens. They failed and were cursed by speaking different languages which made them unable to communicate and finish their aim. Today at EASA, we come from different places and cultures, yet have found a common language: the language of architecture, unity and EASA spirit. We want to challenge the concept of Babel which has been told and painted by so many artists in the past, yet again. With EASA Babel we want to make the impossible possible. We want everyone at EASA to work together in a community and to reach a common goal – just as Babel was reaching for a tower. The tower should not be understood literally, but as a metaphor in creating a space for our EASA community. EASA Babel will be set in the middle of the Barrack’s courtyard. It will be set in an empty space, a space to experiment, a place of endless possibilities, success and failure. A circle of thirty meters in diameter will be defined on the grass, which would have been the limits of our creation. Next to the boundaries will be a pile of wood, ready to be translated into architectural spaces within the circular boundary. There will be no hierarchy. We are students and want to work together. We will all work together on the same level. We want to use the creative potential of each and everyone, who takes part in EASA Babel and don’t want participants just to follow tutors instructions without reflection. We all will be creators.
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Given the characteristics of this year’s venue with long hallways and closed rooms, we find a lack of big open spaces to gather everyday EASA community activities. We consider important to provide a big covered space in which to host all the daily activities, simultaneous to the workshops. A place to interact with local collectives, a place to rest, a place of celebration, meditation, exhibition. The purpose is to create a space which reacts and adapts to the experiences that are taking part inside. A bubble whose form is never the same, that catalyses a diversity of activities and is able to generate a framework in which everyone’s ideas can fit in. From a meditation unipersonal space to a crowded dance salon The bubble’s form will change every day reflecting the different scales of activity that take place during the two weeks of EASA. Along the two weeks The Bubble will be available for other workshops to interact and develop a part of their activities inside. We will invite local creative collectives to perform and exhibit in the bubble to provide a space where to merge Fredericia and EASA’s creativity and ideas. At the same time, during the days of the event small experiments with textile, air and helium will be realized to create small ephemeral installations extending the Bubble experience throughout Fredericia. From the first day a space available 24/7 for everyone to appropiate. We provide the framework, what are you going to do with it?
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Catalyse; 1. To cause or provoke a process or reaction; 2. Attract, shape and group forces, opinions, feelings; 3. To produce catalysis.
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The International Tutor Meeting, ITM, gave a chance for prospective tutors to visit Fredericia before applying to hold a workshop. There were 91 people who applied to attend and we unfortunately had room for only 25. Here comes some reflections from the participants so also you who didn’t attend the ITM get to benefit from the ideas that were developed during it. Don’t worry if you didn’t attend - you can still naturally apply to hold a workshop.
Gabriele Jureviciute, Madli Kaljuste, Michail Zelezniak, Ulla Alla, Vilius Balciunas, Irina Solop, Dragan Petrovic, Teodor Uzunov, Veniyana Lemonidy, Donatas Baltrusaitis, Carol Hayes, Alexandra Kononchenko, Morten Gehl, Katrine Brændholdt, Viacheslav Ivanov, Marius Costan, Vilde Livsdatter, Pauli Rikaniemi, Thea Orderud, Cecilie Gry Jacobsen, Miguel Angel Maure Blesa, Angelika Hinterbrandner, Laura Becker, Alexandra Mukovozova, Tobias Hrabec, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Aleksandra Wrobel, Bogdana Kosmina, Gergana Georgieva, Kuchabskyi Kostiantyn, Maga Baryla, Klara Prosek, Nina Savc, Pablo, Zak Pulis, Kata Fodor, Rene Söby, Louis Pohl, Brett Mahon
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what do you think is fredericia’s greatest potential?
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It’s a city with a series of diverse but easily digestible environments which allows for distinct atmospheres and uses. Fredericia has a lot of potential, but the greatest, in my opinion, is the municipality. They are truly engaged and wish hard to improve the present situation with more ideas and energy coming from outside. It’s rare to see motivated and absolutely open for any opinions municipality.
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The greatest potential I see in the diversity of landscape, small scale of the city, in the vast amount of empty spaces... Willingness to include local people into EASA context
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what do you think EASA can give for fredericia and its people? Happiness, Fun and I think we can bring the people together. EASA, is to show how people can exchange ideas and be more courageous to stand in front of the communities. EASA is there to start something for them (locals) to finish. EASA in Fredericia is a test for the city, how 500 young people make a difference. Will we revive the city for those two weeks? Will the event encourage people to come to the old city center? It will also be a test for EASA, what can EASA give to the location (not only take) to really leave a
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Ask ITM participants and organisers about the site and people, or visit if you can! Fredericia is sooooo different to Lithuania. It’s quite a sensitive project, which makes it very interesting in its own right! The future tutors have to feel free and comfortable on proposing unusual things, it is what they are looking for, or what they still haven’t realized. Be respectful and don’t forget the People from there and their feelings. We’re in a city, not in a wasteland this time. If you want to do something for the town, go visit and do your research. If you want to do something solely/primarily for EASA - I’d suggest to focus on ideas that are either universal or based around EASA and its community itself. It seems like proposing a larger constructional workshop will be a pain in the ass, given all the bureaucratic obstructions imposed by the municipality. It seems like a good challenge to seek out loopholes in the administration or even play around with the idea of guerrilla architecture.
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