AA Visiting School Jordan

AA Jordan is a ten-day computational architecture workshop as part of the Architectural Association' Visiting School Programmes.

Dates: June 14 to June 24, 2014

Location: Amman, Petra and Wadi Rum Jordan

Agenda

The Jordanian desert ecology is a distinct unaltered antiquity, a magnificent heterogeneous landscape that is emergent of fluid erosion processes which have occurred over fifty million years. The biodiversity of the desert reveals a vast platform for research into natural artifacts. Participants will investigate natural phenomena which include sand dunes, rock strata, rock bridges, canyon, gorge and mountain formations. During the course of the workshop, participants will visit, examine and inhabit two UNESCO world heritage sites: Wadi Rum and Petra; the later named as one of the worlds seven wonders.

Throughout the design-research workshop, participants will investigate the morphology of the desert and its underlying principles and processes within a computational context; working towards the development of algorithmically generated topologies. Participants will choose from a number of studios/units, to design interventions at different scales from the material, architectural to the urban. The ambition is to reconsider traditional design methodologies which are often limited to morphological abstraction; overlooking the inherent potentials within natural systems. The workshop will conclude with a public exhibition of participants outcomes.

Programme Director:

Kais Al-Rawi

Programme Faculty:

Julia Koerner

Vincenzo Reale

Marie Boltenstern

Mohamad Makkouk 

Guests

Ross Lovegrove, Ross Lovegrove Studio

Wael Attili, Kharabeesh

Full Public Programme of Lectures, Discussion and Reviews to be announced in June

APPLY:

Limited Spaces are Available, Application form accessible here

The AA requires a fee of 845GBP. This includes:

Access to full workshop events

- Design-Research Units

- Specialist Technical Seminars

- Public Programme of Lectures, Discussions and Reviews

- Access to fabrication facilities

- Travel and Accommodation to Wadi Rum and Petra for 2 Days

- All entrance fees to Petra and Wadi Rum

CONNECT:

You can Visit our website http://jordan.aaschool.ac.uk

or email us at jordan@aaschool.ac.uk