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The acquisition of well-founded and widely-based knowledge of the scientific, curatorial and publishing adoption and communication of architectural, urban and landscape themes. The development of the ability required for conceptual and communicative tasks; preparation for professions which reflect on architecture: architectural theorists, architectural historians, architectural journalists. Professions in museums, cultural foundations, etc.

Ways of Being Political

For several decades, neoliberal discourses and practices lead to a radical transformation of our society which threatens to depoliticize on increasing levels, under the conditions of globalization. The seminar is dedicated to the return of the political through so-called ‚radical democratic approaches'. It fanthoms the political as a contested territory and explores the potential of architectural/ agonistic practices. After the common reading of texts (Laclau/Mouffe, Badiou, Rancière, Lefort, Derrida) a number of projects will be analyzed, interpreted and discussed in the seminar. The aim of the discussion is to increase the awareness for the political dimension of architecture. 

Project for a Mediterranean Union_Adrian Lahoud
All Europe Key_Boeri/Multiplicity
All Age City_Andrés Jaque
The Left-to-Die Boat_Forensic Architecture
Solid Sea Case 01_Boeri/Multiplicity
The Tomorrow_Boeri/Multiplicity
USE Uncertain States of Europe_Multiplicity/Stefano Boeri
Roadmap 2050_Rem Koolhaas/OMA
Vertical Territories_Forensic Architecture
DesertMed_G. Di Lenarda & Armin Linke
COSMO_Office for Political Innovation
IKEA Disobedients_Andés Jaque
Mediterranean Big Bang_Ruiz, Coustenoble, Libertino
Common Visions_Chirti, Despoina
Drift & Drive_Luo, Song and Yuen
Political Equiator_Teddy Cruz
Italian Limes_M. Ferrari & E. Pasqual
Against Municipalism_O. Govela
Fada’iat_Hackitectura
Planet of the Apes_Bureau d’Études
The Slave City_Atelier Van Lieshout
Europlex_Ursula Biemann & Angela Sanders
Border Archipelagos of the Narrow Passage_Papadimitrakopoulos
Aditnálta_Mond Qu
Refugee Republic_I. Günther
Never Never Land House_Andrés Jaque
One Home, in a World of Non-possession_Merve Bedir
Re-Adresssing Commons_Fabrizia Berlingieri
Super Highway_Rebecca Ploj
A Simple Heart_Pier Vittorio Aureli & Martino Tattara
Queer City_ Antke Engel
Housing Solutions for the Immaterial Worker_Microcities

Continuous assessment based on regular written and/or oral contribution by participants.

Continuous assessment and compulsory attendance.

Will be discussed in the first lesson.