Queensland University of Technology - Technical University Berlin

BERLIN STUDIO

Leaders:
Professor Steffen Lehmann, together with teachers from TU-Berlin and architects from Berlin

2 Weeks in Berlin: 23rd June to 09th July 2005

Student-funded Field Trip, for around 10-12 advanced students from QUT, open for students in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.

Open to students minimum in Year 3 and above. The students will be able to claim the field trip as Elective in Semester 2.

This 'Global Studio' is in conjunction with the Technical University of Berlin, lecturer Stephanus Schmitz, and with the support of two architects from Berlin, Georg Gewers and Frank Barkow. It is possible that students from UNSW Sydney and from Newcastle might also participate.

Theme:

"Researching the European City: Strategies of urban insertion. An urban design intervention around Spreebogen. Passive Design in a European Climate. Berlin's architectural Heritage. "

Germany superimposed on Australia.

1. Passive Design: Commercial Intervention, Berlin 60%

A short conceptual urban design project for an inner-city site in Berlin. In terms of scales, they could be small-building projects, which would require in-depth and detailed design resolutions from students. They could be projects of greater scales, such as the design of large building complex, landscape architectural design, and urban design, in which students are expected to tackle broader issues in relation to the projects. In terms of design orientations, they could be ones emphasising technology, ecology, history and theory, or digital environment. In terms of function-based building types, they could be of residential buildings, cultural centres, commercial complexes, and so forth. Or they could be composite projects that combine a number of these functions. Or they could be more specific that is that the undergraduate and postgraduate outcomes explore and model passively designed commercial buildings in Berlin. Assessment: Design Charette at the end of the Berlin Studio. See the site at:
http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/planen/hauptstadtplanung/de/dorotheenstadt/

2. Berlin Architectural Heritage

Leaders: Frank Barkow's office and Georg Gewers' office: Berlin tour de force, including new passive designed office buildings. The students are able to enrich their background and expertise with new insights.
See Georg Gewers' work at: www.gewers-kuehn-kuehn.de
See Frank Barkow's work at: www.barkowleibinger.com
Assessment: No formal assessment however the tour will underpin the design studio and travel journal

3. Communication Skills

Assessment: 20% for Travel journal focusing on observing through sketching.

4. Participation

The participating students are QUT ambassadors and their participation will be factored into the course assessment. Assessment: 20%

5. Financial arrangement

It has been agreed in principle that the groups from the participating institutes are expected to pay for their own cross-continental airfares (approx. $1,900), travel expenses and accommodation expenses (2-star hotel, in single room around 50 Euro, in double room around 35 Euro p.P incl. breakfast; total approx. $600-850).
Approximate total costs: $3,000 per student

6. Accommodation and studio space

Studio rooms: TU Berlin have offered their services and we can use the Ackerstrasse Studios of TUB in Wedding. We will stay at Kantstrasse, Pension 'Viola Nova', where we secured clean, centrally-located rooms, good budget accommodation.

7. Exhibition

It is envisaged that an exhibition of students' works will be held after the studio in Berlin.

8. Possible sponsorship for the BERLIN STUDIO:

We are currently talking to two companies for some financial support.

9. For more information:

Contact Prof. Steffen Lehmann or Vanessa Langley, QUT
Tel. 3864 2286 or Tel. 3864 4074, s.lehmann@qut.edu.au

10. First meeting of interested students:

Info Meeting on Friday, 01 April, from 5:00 to 6:00pm, at D-Block, level 5

11. Preliminary Itinerary: 23 June to 09 July 2005 (draft as on 05 June!)

23 June Thursday
Individual travel to Berlin, and arrival at hotel: 'Pension Viola Nova', Kantstr. 146, Berlin -Charlottenburg; check-in (double room: Euro 35.00 p.pers./night incl. Breakfast. Single room: Euro 50.00). Ph: +49-30-315 7260
12:00noon: Meeting for first briefing at lobby hotel.

24 June Friday
Introduction. Morning: meet with German students and the teacher from TU Berlin, Stephanus Schmitz.
9:00 - 10:30am: Visit Senat of Berlin, 9:30am talk by Hilmar von Lojewski or Mrs. Annalie Schoen to see large 'Stadtmodell'. Afternoon: Site visit, and tour to get acquainted with Berlin. Sites: Luisenblock and Forum.
Places in Berlin Mitte: Reichstag (Wallot/Foster), new Ministry buildings/Loebe House (Braunfels, et al), Chancellery (Schultes), Swiss Embassy (Diener), various Parliament buildings, Calatrava bridge, Moabiter Werder, Haus der Kulturen (Stubbins).
Hackesche Hoefe, Gallery Aedes, 'Sammlung Hoffmann', Museum Island, Alte Nationalgalerie (Stueler), Altes Museum (Schinkel), Pergamonmuseum (Messel), Lustgarten, Deutsches Historisches Museum (Pei), Neue Wache (Schinkel), Unter den Linden Boulevard.
Gendarmenmarkt, Deutscher Dom, Schauspielhaus, Auswaertiges Amt/Foreign Office (Mueller-Reimann), Lindencorso (Maeckler), Guggenheim Museum, Galeries Lafayette (Nouvel), Friedrichstadt-Passagen (Ungers, Cobb).

25 June Saturday
'Tour de force' to get more acquainted with Berlin.
9:30am Morning - Berlin places: Mitte
Potsdamer Platz (Piano, Jahn, Kollhoff, et al), Leipziger Platz (various), representations of the Laender/federal states.
Kulturforum: Neue Nationalgalerie (Mies van der Rohe), Philharmonie and State Library (Scharoun); Rauchstrasse Krier, Rossi, Grassi, Hollein), Scandinavian Embassies, Tiergarten, Cafe am Neuen See. Hansaviertel-Housing Quarter (Eiermann, Baumgarten, Niemeyer, Vago, et al).
Afternoon - Berlin places: Mitte
Pariser Platz: Brandenburger Tor (Langhans), new Embassies (French, British, Hungarian), various Bank Headquarters (Gehry; Gerkan-Marg), Academy of Arts (Behnisch); Holocaust Memorial (Eisenman).
Alexanderplatz; Karl-Marx-Allee (Henselmann).
Checkpoint Charlie: GSW-High rise Kochstrasse (Sauerbruch-Hutton). Jewish Museum (Libeskind). Tempodrom (Gerkan-Marg). Dutch Embassy (Koolhaas).
Bauhaus-Archiv (Gropius). Shell-Haus (Fahrenkamp).

26 June Sunday
26 or 27: Start working at TU Studios, at Haus 20/21 of the Technologie- und Innovationszentrums Berlin (TIB), in 25 Gustav-Meyer-Allee, in Berlin-Wedding. Teaming-up; background presentation and design session in teams. Berlin students present their first strategies.

27 June Monday
At TU Studios, at Haus 20/21 of the Technologie- & Innovationszentrums Berlin (TIB), in 25 Gustav-Meyer-Allee (close to Ackerstrasse), in Berlin-Wedding.
Presentations by Berlin students (tbc).

28 June Tuesday
Morning: at TU Studio in 25 Gustav-Meyer-Allee, Wedding.
10:00am Presentation by Steffen Lehmann
Afternoon - Berlin places: Museum Hamburger Bahnhof (Kleihues); Lehrter Bahnhof Gerkan). Auguststrasse: Kunst-Werke; Oranienburger Strasse. Prenzlauerberg. Charlottenburg: Kurfuerstendamm, from Kranzler Areal (Jahn), Kant-Dreieck (Kleihues), to Olivaer Platz; Savignyplatz: Bookshop 'Buecherbogen'; Gallery Aedes 2. Chamber of Trade (Grimshaw). Gedaechtniskirche (Eiermann). Leibniz-Kolonnaden (Kollhoff).
Schloss Charlottenburg (Knobelsdorff), Schinkel Pavilion, 'Sammlung Berggruen'. Luisenplatz (Kollhoff). Hufeisen-Siedlung (Taut). Baumschulenweg Crematorium Treptow (Schultes).

29 June Wednesday
At TU Studio in 25 Gustav-Meyer-Allee, Wedding

30 June Thursday
At TU Studio in Gustav-Meyer-Allee, Wedding.
Interim Crit: Pin-up of first concepts and discussion of ideas, key concepts and urban strategies; with guests: Georg Gewers, Andres Lepik (tbc).

01 July Friday
10:00am Visit architecture office in Berlin Barkow-Leibinger Architects; talk by Frank Barkow (tbc). Schillerstr. 94
Morning and afternoon - Berlin places: Mitte
1:00 - 3:00pm Visit construction site in Mitte (Hoch-Tief's new 5star hotel 'OpernCaree'; Meeting at corner Franzoesische / Markgrafen Str., at Gendarmenmarkt. Mr. Wasmuth / HochTief Construction.
Info at: www.operncarree.de
4:00pm Visit architecture office Gewers-Kuehn-Kuehn; talk by Georg Gewers. Carnotstr. 7

02 July Saturday
9:30am Tour to Potsdam - all day: Sans Souci parks and palaces, Roman Baths (Schinkel and Lenee), and historical city centre
4-day block: Students work individually on their designs

03 July Sunday
At TU Studio in Gustav-Meyer-Allee, Wedding

04 July Monday
At TU Studio in Gustav-Meyer-Allee, Wedding (without SL)

05 July Tuesday
At TU Studio in Gustav-Meyer-Allee, Wedding (without SL)

06 July Wednesday
At TU Studio in Gustav-Meyer-Allee, Wedding: Finalise drawings / models and mount display

07 July Thursday
10:00am - 4:00pm Final Presentation for all German and Australian students. Pin-up at Studio, with guests (Prof. P.Herrle, G.Gewers, F.Barkow, etc); end of Studio and exhibition of results. Documentation. Wine and cheese.

08 July Friday
Last day in Berlin free for individual activities.
3:00pm: Visit practice Kleihues + Kleihues; talk by Jan Kleihues. Helmholtzstr. 42
7:00pm Evening: farewell-dinner with whole group at Italian restaurant '12 Apostel' at Savignyplatz.

09 July Saturday
Check-out 10:00am at hotel; individual flights back to Brisbane, or continue to other European destinations.