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»SPATIAL POETRY« A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH

Angel-fair, Walhalla's charms displaying,

Fairer than all mortal youths was he;

Mild his look, as May-day sunbeams straying

Gently o'er the blue and glassy sea.

And his kisses!--what ecstatic feeling!

Like two flames that lovingly entwine,

Like the harp's soft tones together stealing

Into one sweet harmony divine,--

Soul and soul embraced, commingled, blended,

Lips and cheeks with trembling passion burned,

Heaven and earth, in pristine chaos ended,

Round the blissful lovers madly turn'd.

He is gone--and, ah! with bitter anguish

Vainly now I breathe my mournful sighs;

He is gone--in hopeless grief I languish

Earthly joys I ne'er again can prize!

Friedrich Schiller

Spatial Narratives – From Text to Space

"By weaving shapes, relations, proportions, and light, architecture can elevate new spatial experiences and phenomena, which is the theoretical foundation this course is built upon." We had to choose one from various text passages from canonical German novels, interpret it, and carve out its inscribed spatial narratives and subtexts and transform all this into models. The texts therefore served as vehicles, which allow us to translate textual atmospheres and phenomena into architectural space. The ability for abstraction became key in the overall process.

The structure of course was divided in technical input on building molds, as well as theoretical lectures in which we were also investigating on phenomenological approaches in architecture with examples and case studies.

Models and Drawings

In this context working with physical models has proved to be one of the most fundamental methods to produce, assess and refine space – especially in our increasingly digitalised world. A testing field for experimenting with space and the methods to evaluate it.

By intensively using large scale caster models and over-sized charcoal drawings, to meaningfully evaluate the models and carve out the relevance of shapes, relations, proportions and light. On the basis of handcrafted plaster models and charcoal drawings, students will learn to both experiment with spatial ideas and meaningfully use the architectural model in this process.

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-''Angel-fair, Walhalla's charms displaying,
+<small>''Angel-fair, Walhalla's charms displaying,
 Fairer than all mortal youths was he;
 Mild his look, as May-day sunbeams straying
 Gently o'er the blue and glassy sea.
 And his kisses!--what ecstatic feeling!
 Like two flames that lovingly entwine,
 Like the harp's soft tones together stealing
 Into one sweet harmony divine,--
 Soul and soul embraced, commingled, blended,
 Lips and cheeks with trembling passion burned,
 Heaven and earth, in pristine chaos ended,
 Round the blissful lovers madly turn'd.
 He is gone--and, ah! with bitter anguish
 Vainly now I breathe my mournful sighs;
 He is gone--in hopeless grief I languish
 Earthly joys I ne'er again can prize!''
-Friedrich Schiller
-In this hands-on course students will investigate and experiment with architectural space in its most archaic form. By weaving shapes, relations, proportions, and light, architecture can elevate new spatial experiences and phenomena, which is the theoretical foundation this course is built upon. In this context working with physical models has proved to be one of the most fundamental methods to produce, assess and refine space – especially in our increasingly digitalised world. This course is a testing field for experimenting with space and the methods to evaluate it.
+Friedrich Schiller</small>
+'''Spatial Narratives – From Text to Space'''
-Spatial Narratives – From Text to Space
-As a trigger we will use text passages from canonical German novels and their hints and insinuations of spatial poetry within. We will interpret them, and carve out their inscribed spatial narratives and subtexts and transform them into models. The texts will therefore serve as vehicles, which allow us to translate textual atmospheres and phenomena into architectural space. Moreover this process will further strengthen and train the students’ ability for abstraction, interpretation and reinterpretation. The language in the texts is seen as a generator that triggers the spatial experiments and phenomenological tests throughout the course.
+'' "By weaving shapes, relations, proportions, and light, architecture can elevate new spatial experiences and phenomena, which is the theoretical foundation this course is built upon." ''
+We had to choose one from various text passages from canonical German novels, interpret it, and carve out its inscribed spatial narratives and subtexts and transform all this into models.
+The texts therefore served as vehicles, which allow us to translate textual atmospheres and phenomena into architectural space. The ability for abstraction became key in the overall process.
-Go Big - Models and Drawings
+The structure of course was divided in technical input on building molds, as well as theoretical lectures in which we were also investigating on phenomenological approaches in architecture with examples and case studies.
-By intensively using large scale caster models and over-sized charcoal drawings, the course seeks to familiarise the participants with the capacity to meaningfully evaluate the models and carve out the relevance of shapes, relations, proportions and light. On the basis of handcrafted plaster models and charcoal drawings, students will learn to both experiment with spatial ideas and meaningfully use the architectural model in this process.
+Models and Drawings
-The course features an array of thematically aligned lectures, such as technical inputs on building molds, as well as theoretical lectures on phenomenological approaches in architecture with examples and case studies. In Addition to this we will visit particularly shaped landscapes and environments as a visual and thematic inspiration.
+In this context working with physical models has proved to be one of the most fundamental methods to produce, assess and refine space – especially in our increasingly digitalised world. A testing field for experimenting with space and the methods to evaluate it.
-As the final event the group will organize an exhibition with all the models and drawings produced throughout the course.
+By intensively using large scale caster models and over-sized charcoal drawings, to meaningfully evaluate the models and carve out the relevance of shapes, relations, proportions and light. On the basis of handcrafted plaster models and charcoal drawings, students will learn to both experiment with spatial ideas and meaningfully use the architectural model in this process.