Urbanism & Architecture

INTBAU Barcelona Programme: Spain, 21-28 April 2012

INTBAU Italy has announced a programme that will provide the unique opportunity to investigate the ideas that have most profoundly shaped the cities of Europe and are likely to powerfully shape the cities of the future. Barcelona offers an abundance of object lessons through its heritage of art, design and architecture which illustrate both the promise and the challenges of constructing a sustainable city for the future, embodying the richness of Spanish social life. The mission is to make that as yet “invisible” city visible by means of the visual language of drawing and representation and allowing our imaginations to be free.

Il programma fornisce l’opportunità di approfondire le idee che hanno nel tempo modellato le città europee e che daranno vita alle città del futuro. Barcellona offre una varietà di lezioni attraverso la scoperta del suo patrimonio di arte, design e architettura nonché per la qualità della vita, partecipando alla promessa e alle sfide della città sostenibile del futuro. La missione è di rendere visibili queste città e questi patrimoni spesso ancora “invisibili” utilizzando il linguaggio creativo del disegno e la propria immaginazione in piena libertà.







PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

21 April: AM Arrival in Barcelona
PM Registration
PM Kick off / Orientation meeting / Special Address from Course Director
Evening Walk: Plaça Real (F. D. Molina, 1848) & Welcome party

22 April: The Art of Building Cities: Barri Gòtic
The starting point of any exploration of Barcelona. From human castle-building in Plaça Jaume to the history-steeped backstreets around La Seu cathedral and the laidback arty bars and cafés of its squares. From the Roman Citadel to the Gotìc Barrio, Barcelona is a picturesque place, full of street art landmarks, photogenic scenes and textures. The Almacenes del Pilar hosts a glorious array of fabrics and accessories for traditional Spanish costumes on display in a Bohemian interior (1886). For mouth-watering photographs, head to the city's most central food market and gourmand's pilgrimage La Boqueria along La Rambla, where you'll discover layers of fruit and veg, olives and herbs in full colour.
AM Gothic district tour and drawing assignment
Lunch break
PM Drawing assignment and review
Evening walk: Els Quatre Gats, on the steps of Pablo Picasso

23 April: The contemporary Raval
Like Paris, Barcelona has a literary flavour. In this city, many writers have been inspired by the lower Raval, generally referred to as the Barrio Chino. Major contemporary key buildings are MACBA, Barcelona's Contemporary Art Museum, which is a must-visit for anyone interested in art, and which is located opposite the CCCB (Barcelona's Contemporary Cultural Centre).
AM Tour and drawing assignment
Lunch break
PM Drawing assignment and review
Evening walk: Els Tres Tombs Tapas Bar

24 April: The traditional Spain: Poble Espanyol
Built for the International Exhibition of 1929, Poble Espanyol is a large-scale model village celebrating architectural styles from all over Spain. The Plaça Espanya provides the most popular access to the area and to the park of Montjuïic; in the Avenida de la Reina Maria Cristina, la Fontana Magica is waiting to amaze you.
AM Tour and drawing assignment
Lunch break
PM Drawing assignment and review

25 April: Olimpic Games: the Montjuic
Montjuic is perfect for a leafy stroll with great views; scattered across the landward side are buildings from the 1992 Olympic Games, including Santiago Calatrava's Olympic needle, the lighthouse, a vast cemetery, the Olympic stadium and the Jardi Botànic. The Pavelló de la Repubblica by Mies van der Rohe (1929) and the cultural centre Caixa Forum are both located here.
AM Ascending to Montjuic Hill, tour and drawing assignment
Lunch break
PM Drawing assignment and review
Evening walk and visit: Fundaciò Joan Mirò

26 April:  The Catalan Modernisme
In the Dreta area of Eixample (the modern city extension designed by Ildefons Cerdà), walking along Passeig de la Gràcia, there are some masterpieces: Gaudí's Casa Batlló, built for a  textile tycoon and La Pedrera which hosts the Espai Gaudì. Nearby, you can gaze at his rivals' architecture: the shiny Casa Amatller by Puig i Cadafalch, and the decadent Casa Lleó Morera by Domènech i Muntaner. Nearby, you'll find his Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, whose city gardens offer a pleasant oasis amid the bustling city.
AM Tour and drawing assignment
Lunch break
PM Drawing assignment and review
Evening walk: Barceloneta and Olimpic Port

27 April: The last great temples: a walk between imagination and reality
Gaudí's fairytale architectures: the Sagrada Familia is a breathtaking and grotesque giant where the protuberances create a stone tapestry of Christ's life. Park Güell is a magical place that emulates an English garden city. After seeing the gatehouses, based on designs for the opera Hansel and Gretel, you can walk up a splendid staircase, past a mosaic lizard to what was once a marketplace.
AM Tour and drawing assignment
Lunch break
PM Drawing assignment and review
Evening walk: Barcelona Feria de Abril at Forum Park

28 April: AM Departure

PROGRAMME INFORMATION AND COSTS

The cost is €900 per person and includes a 7-night stay at Barcelona University Residences: double room accommodation and breakfast, daily cleaning of room, daily change of towels, change of sheets every three days. The fee includes also the INTBAU membership and organization fees, 3 lunch meals, educational activities in English and Italian, a tourbook, a welcome kit with drawing materials (Moleskine japanese sketchbook and a Pilot technical pen), private tours and museum tickets (if scheduled in the programme), special events, lectures, art advisor service, travelcards/local transports, and welcome and farewell parties.

The fee does not include any airport shuttle costs or travel tickets but consider that Barcelona is well served by low cost air companies (Ryanair, Easyjet, etc). The fee does not include any travel or health insurance.

Cancellation fees apply as follows:

• More than 30 days prior to School start date, the cancellation fee is 50% of the admission fee; an extra administrative fee will be charged according to international money transfer costs.

• 0-30 days prior to School start date and no-show, the cancellation fee is the entire admission fee.

For more information or to enroll, please contact the course director:
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Amoruso
INTBAU Italy Chair / School of Design Politecnico di Milano
+39 339 72 32 347
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