AA/IE Madrid Summer School 2010

Bleaching Green

Friday 9 to Saturday 17 July 2010

In its second round, the AA/IE Madrid Summer School, under the name of Bleaching Green, will explore the relation between architecture and energy use in dense cities in the near future. Having Madrid as research ground, case study and headquarters, students will investigate specific urban sustainable challenges.

Moving away from greener clichés the Bleaching Green workshop will venture into uncharted territories blending design intuition and technological invention. By casting a critical eye on current sustainability and environmental strategies, the course objective is to investigate architecture as a blend of artificial and natural systems.

The nine-day workshop (in English) will divide into small unit design studios directed by AA teaching staff. Each design unit will approach the workshop agenda using a distinctive set of design research tools and techniques, to build up a broad introduction to creative design processes, critical forms of thinking and urban research. Participants will work individually and in small groups in a studio environment.

New materials, creative partnerships and prototype pieces will be part of this architectural design research-led workshop. The output will be in the form of animations, kinetic components, built prototypes and elegant drawings, models and renderings.

The course aims to target enthusiastic architectural students at any point of their studies and recent graduates. It will provide a stage for debating contemporary architectural ideas, digital and analogue techniques, with an emphasis on inventive design and experimental manufacturing processes.

For more details, contact and registration info, please visit the Bleaching Green: AA/IE Summerschool 2010 dedicated website