AA ATHENS | AA INSTANBUL WORKSHOP

 

During the two AA Visiting Schools, both the tutoring team and the design teams faced the challenge of short-timed project proposal using computational tools as well as with the use of digital fabrication machines in a fully contextualised architectural problematic.

In both schools, the aim to achieve interesting design solutions through the use of the latest technological developments was accomplished in a very successful way. The final results were presented not as merely attractive images on the screen but as digital prototypes filled with elaborate information that made the digital fabrication possible.

 

The learning experience was as strong to the participants as it was to the tutors. To be productive, credible and capable to complete a project was a responsibility shared by students and tutors. Furthermore, the collaboration among different educational institutions provided with the tutors from Athens, Istanbul and London with the benefit to expand their teaching abilities and become more knowledgeable in working with international targeted groups. In addition, the actual travel from one location to another contributed to the entire experience. Especially in the case of the students it was very effective as a training practice as they became more aware of the design potentials of AI fundamental concepts and methods while observing the systematic approach applied in two different places of two different worlds.

 

During the intense short Visiting Schools, the participants were exposed to a systematic and carefully designed formula that included software tutorials, toolkits, lectures from internationally known professionals as well as hands-on experience with the physical model making process in small and large architectural scale.

 

This year’s AA Athens | Istanbul Visiting Schools ended with a view to next’s years agenda which will be aiming towards the making of an elaborated, large scale combinatory project for both locations while maintaining the intellectual effort completely jointed

 

AA Athens Director : Alexandros Kallegias
AA Istanbul Director : Elif Erdine