Zero
Gravity Urbanism Exhibition
student residency
program
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> 23 July 2023
NEOM, in collaboration with Iuav,
organizes a residential workshop as part of their exhibition Zero
Gravity Urbanism Exhibition educational programme, open
to 5 students from Saudi Arabia and 5 Iuav students from the master's degree
course in Architecture and Planning and urban design (both English and Italian
taught programmes).
All participants will be
hosted free of charge on the Venice
International University (VIU) campus.
application
deadline: 3 July 2023
the programme
Theme
Zero Gravity Urbanism
Outcomes
Design proposals to
include A1 posters, digital presentations, and 3D models.
Opportunity for selected
design proposals to be presented at NEOM (October 2023).
Design project
description
The student residency
programme proposes to discuss the current global urban challenges – like
the growing demand for urban land, the current unsustainable urbanization
models, the rising social and economic inequalities, and climate change –
and reflect upon the future of urbanism through the lenses of Zero Gravity
Urbanism.
The design studios focus
on short, intensive projects involving one-on-one guidance from design
instructors, group discussions and reviews about design work, training sessions
in graphics and model-making skills, and individual presentations to
instructors and guest professionals.
The students will be
given a context of a generic neighbourhood with a site boundary and defined
parameters such as population, density, and land-use proportion.
The experimental
nature of this workshop will allow students to test, visualize, and analyze the
potential of their projects by working in groups while using 3D printers to run
production simultaneously.
The daily programme is organised into two parts:
Morning session: mainly dedicated to introducing students to
the future of urbanism and principles of Zero Gravity Urbanism through site visits,
lectures, and discussions. It also includes working sessions of 3D printing
with a hands-on approach.
Afternoon session: mainly organized under a learn-by-doing
format, inviting the participant students to learn from their own design experience.
who can
apply
The Zero Gravity
Urbanism Exhibition – student residency program is open to 5 students from
the master's degree course in Architecture and Planning and urban design (both English
and Italian taught programmes).
The programme
will be entirely delivered in English.
Non-native English speakers are therefore required to have
at least B2/C1 language skills.
how to participate
To apply,
please register online by 3 July 2023.
Besides personal
data, CV, portfolio and motivational letter are to be submitted.
The ranking of the admitted
participants will be drawn up on the following scores:
a) maximum 30 points
for the weighted average on the application closing date
b) maximum 20 points
for CV and portfolio
c) maximum 10 points
for the motivational letter
The ranking list
of admitted participants will be published by 10 July 2023 and made
public exclusively through a notice published on this page.
Participation is
individual.
university credits and open badge
2 cfu type
D for all participants
An open
badge in recognition
of the skills acquired will also be issued at the end of the experience.
contacts
promozione e orientamento
Santa Croce, 601 – Campo della Lana
30135 Venezia
tel +39 041 257 1448
