YACademy High-Level Training Course | 2023 Edition | Architecture for Humanity , Bologna / Italien

 

 

 

 

Pandemic, economic crisis, migration, and climate change: every area - from the periphery of our metropolis to the most remote tropical village - can now be defined as an “emergency context”. The United Nations - already before the pandemic cycle - estimated that the fragmentation of conflicts, combined with the effects of the economic and ecological crisis, was generating a humanitarian emergency greater than that caused by the Second World War.

 

In this context, the architect plays a fundamental role, because architecture responds to man’s primary needs. Finding shelter, receiving education, living healthy are rights that require “containers” in the first place, and architecture - great architecture - would be very little if limited to contexts of well-being; since man is at the center of architecture, and man, in any context, in any condition, deserves dignity and beauty.

 

This is why the course in Architecture for Humanity was born, to train designers who know how to compose meaningful architecture even in the most complex contexts, to bring quality where you have always designed to the bottom, beauty where you are used to not seeing it. Accustomed to designing in terms of objectives, budget, and understanding of anthropological phenomena, the designers will - instead - acquire a method that can be used in any context, capable of optimizing resources and design stimuli to produce, in any condition, a refined architectural phenomenon.

 

Through the study of the global scenario and the comparison with the experience of some of the most authoritative voices in the field (from the UN to representatives of the government of territories in emergency) the designers will focus on the technical and compositional strategies to be adopted in the humanitarian, social and emergency field, during 78 hours of lessons, 32 hours of workshop and numerous interventions by renowned professionals.

 

Italian (translation into English avalaible)

 

15 In person

5 Online

 

Bologne

 

11.3.2024 - 10.5.2024

3 days/week

 

2,450 € + VAT

Online

 

7,900 € + VAT *

In person

 

* it can be split in three installments (with a 6% increase on the total amount)

 

3

Full coverage of the enrollment fee for the most outstanding candidates

 

A REFUGE FOR WOMEN

 

The workshop will be the opportunity to test the notions learned in the other didactical modules, as students are called to give strategic solutions to a real architectural project. The workshop is organized in collaboration with Women for Freedom, a humanitarian association whose aim is to offer protection and education to women and children in highly vulnerable contexts. The object of the workshop is to build a structure for the organization in Bolivia. Bolivia is one of the most affected Latin American countries by phenomena such as sexual exploitation and violence against women. In line with the other international branches of Women for Freedom, the project will include a recovery centre, where the victims of violence and abuse can find sanctuary, safety, and rehabilitation. A place with a strong symbolic value, which can become a shelter and a place of rebirth for children and women migrants, promoting the respect of their rights and a culture which puts humans at the centre. Considering the special characteristics of the context and the purpose of the structure, the workshop will be a precious opportunity for architects who will have to deal with the complex Bolivian context, the many aspects of the job of the volunteers of the association and, last but definitely not least, the stories and psychological needs of the young guests of the structure.

 

Construction is a fundamental step in architecture. For this reason, YACademy offers its students the opportunity to participate in the process of producing their own ideas. Thus, the students will gain practical experience on construction sites and, above all, the authorship of projects built for excellent commissions, destined for a major media echo and capable of defining a turning point in their professional career.

 

Alejandro Aravena, ELEMENTAL

Kengo Kuma, KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES

Nicola Scaranaro, FOSTER + PARTNERS

Anupama Kundoo, ANUPAMA KUNDOO ARCHITECTS

Tatiana Bilbao, TATIANA BILBAO ESTUDIO

Giancarlo Mazzanti, EL EQUIPO MAZZANTI

Raul Pantaleo, TAMASSOCIATI

Giuseppe Grant, ORIZZONTALE ARCHITETTURA

Lucia Cano, SELGASCANO

José Selgas, SELGASCANO

Silvio Gualdi, CMCC - CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI

Roberto Dini, POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Andrea Angeli, DONTSTOP ARCHITETTURA

Silvia Berselli, UNIVERSITÀ DI PARMA

Giovanni Spaliviero, MUSOCO

Lori Zillante, MARIO CUCINELLA ARCHITECTS

Monica Palladino, MARIO CUCINELLA ARCHITECTS

Alessandra Quartesan, INSPIRAFARMS

Camillo Botticini, ARW

Matteo Agnoletto, UNIVERSITÀ DI BOLOGNA

Serena Porcari, FONDAZIONE DYNAMO

Eugenia Di Girolamo, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER

Alberto Piccioli, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

Alessio Battistella, DASTU POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Alberto Pottenghi, MONOATELIER

 

Students or graduates in Architecture/Design can apply to the course. The commission, based on the assessment of the application, may admit students with different qualifications.

 

To apply, it is necessary to register online and submit a Curriculum Vitae, a Portfolio, and a Motivational Letter. Moreover, it is necessary to pay the administration fee (60€ + VAT). The best 20 candidates will be admitted to the course according to the rules.

The administration fee payment does not bind the student to purchase the course.

 

By applying for the course, the students automatically become eligible to obtain a scholarship: one will be granted to each of the best 3 applicants for each course, consistently with the Selection Committee's evaluation. Therefore, it is not necessary to make specific actions to apply for a scholarship. The scholarship covers the entire enrollment fee - regardless of the type of attendance chosen -, but does not cover the administration fee (73,20€) that have to be paid in order to complete the application process successfully.

 

Complying with deadlines is a fundamental requirement to take part in the course. All students are encouraged to pay the utmost attention to the timeline and to complete each phase in advance.

 

SEP 18, 2023

 

DEC 1, 2023

 

JAN 8, 2024

 

JAN 12, 2024

 

JAN 19, 2024

 

MAR 11, 2024