IE/TUG Summer School

In July 2012 two leading independent schools of architecture—The Technical University of Graz, Faculty of Architecture and IE School of Architecture & Design, Madrid/Segovia—will join forces to conduct the IE/TUG Summer School in Madrid, one of Europe’s most dynamic capital cities. The intensive, 8-day, studio-based design workshop is open to enthusiastic architecture students at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as students from other disciplines, and those who have recently completed their studies.

Using Madrid as a laboratory, the workshop will foster a debate on the architectural, urban and environmental implications of EMPTINESS. A panel of international experts will collaborate to explore the consequences and opportunities that derive from the gross overbuilding of the past decade. It will provide a framework for debating contemporary architectural and urban ideas, digital and analogue techniques, with an emphasis on inventive design and communication abilities.

The Graz University of Technology Faculty of Architecture promotes a holistic mode of working and thinking based on project-oriented teaching. The school’s graduates have distinguished themselves for their ability to think in a critical and innovative way, and for their professional competence, which extends beyond the traditional fields of activity.

The IE School of Architecture & Design trains architects who go on to become global leaders of excellence in design, innovation and management. It is a diverse, international institution that has a blend of cultures where the Spanish background acts as a scenario for their development.

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