This Summer University project focuses on exploring Berlin through analog hand drawing and then using drawing and model-making methods to design and construct a small building project.

The emphasis of the first week of the course will be set on drawing as a tool for understanding and analysis. The subject of study will be the city of Berlin, the city fabric, micro-urban situations, and the Design-Build project site. Through this, the students will not only learn hand drawing skills but also master an analytical method. The course attendees will be able to replicate and reapply this method in their later academic and professional work.

The Design-Build part of the project focuses on the realization of a small building project for a special community in Berlin. The students will develop an idea from the design stage to the built project. An examination of the context and discussions with the clients and users will form the basis for the final design. In a competitive design workshop, the best and most feasible solution(s) will be selected and developed. In collaboration with the users and under the guidance of a craftsman, the design will be built and inaugurated.

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