For its 8th edition, the experimental architecture summerschool PAO will install a hands-on "Idea Hackerspace". Hacking is the form of collective cooperation which combines maximum intelligence with maximum creativity. "To hack" is to experiment with things, concepts and technologies at hand, and to transform them into radical new ideas. Many breakthrough discoveries and innovations were made this way. Made by ambitious yet small hacker-collectives who co-worked in tight interaction, e.g. Edison´s Team, the Wright Brothers, the Google guys.
PAO takes such "Hacker Creativity" as program for it´s 2012 session. A "hack shack" just as the German PAO cottage is, provides the right ambience for this. In this garage lab impulses will synergize from the most diverse fields, and fuel a vibrant atmosphere of co-working and co-creation. Crossover ideas can flourish and freely develop; hacks may span from tiny technical gadgets, art works and micro architectures up to urban space.
PARTICIPANTS Invited are people from all creative fields, e.g.
architecture, music, software design, arts & crafts, engineering and media. The
workshop addresses everybody with strong
motivation and open-minded, experimental attitude. Precondition for
participation is the will to challenge oneself in a massively interactive and
interdisciplinary environment. Academics and non-academics, highschool-
and university students, as well as professional practitioners are welcome. Number of participants is limited to 20 persons.
HOSTS The 8th edition of PAO will be organized and tutored by university teachers from Dresden
University of Technology (TU Dresden) and Bauhaus University Weimar. The programme is based
on research and teaching experiences in the field of Knowledge Architecture, a
new discipline established at TU Dresden. Partnering Bauhaus
University Weimar is the site of the most
radical creative endeavours in 20th century art and
architecture.
LOCATION The workshop takes place in a cottage-farmhouse in Schwabhausen-village, in rural
setting in central German, close to the cities of Weimar and Erfurt (State
capital). The cottage with barn studios, shacks, and stables provides plenty of experimental workspace and material for creativity.
PROGRAM & DATE The workshop will run from August 27th through
September 2nd, 2012. It includes workshops, lectures, and presentations. Sessions will be held in cooperation with Bauhaus University´s Summerschool “Venustas”. An additional pre- and post-workshop programme of 2...3 days will be offered, including field trips, sight-seeing, and special tutoring.
FEES & CONDITIONS The fee for the one-week workshop (Students: 350 €, Professionals: 500 €)
includes accommodation, food, local transport, and workshop materials. Participation of the
additional pre- and post-programm will be charged 25 €/d. Workshop materials, tools
and instruments etc. will be provided.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE - July 1st, 2012.
