The “Creative Art” workshop is a journey in territories where natural processes of morphogenesis tamper in the cultural ecosystem, exploring different ways of generating and representing ideas (as well as the intricate interplay between these two creative conditions) through art concepts applied as an intensive search for spatial conditions in order to configure architectonical spaces. The workshop is directed to undergraduate students (1st to 3rd year, facolty of Architecture, AIU), with little or no knowledge of digital generative tools. Aim of this course is to give students insights on different ways to generate and represent ideas combining exercises based on art examples and nature processes as paradigms. The goal will be achieved through theoretical classes, personal research and practical workshops.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Thursday, January 6, 2011

[.] 03. 2011.01.6 : final proposals development

[.] 02 2011.01.05 : idea development, first prototypes, material selection


Today's lecture (by Prof. Alessio Erioli) is  

[.] 01 2011.01.03 : concept research, first pin-up critics, idea development



Students start working on the fast production of concepts for a pavilion or an installation to be placed in a site inside the AIU (architectural faculty patio); pin-up at the end of the day.

Today's lecture is about "Fashion of Architecture - Geometry lessons" (Prof. Aref Maksoud), in which the body-space relation is furthermore expanded in the perspective of the interconnection between fashion and architecture, with a closer look as dresses as architectural devices and their strategies of body adaption by form through the use of geometry (plications, tessellations, folds).

Each group gets a personalized critic to their initial creative embryos, helping them to recognize the potential of each direction. Students keep working on the ideas that where selected during pin-up crtics.


Students have then furthermore developed the selected ideas (strategy development, site negotiation), supported by group tutoring during the day.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

[.] 13. 20100117 :: The Final Presentation

Final presentation :
At the end of 2 weeks the students presented the final work of the workshop to an international and local jury .
AIU president ,Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghani Maa Bared attended the event and was impressed with the works accomplished  in just 12 days part time work
 
GUEST JURY
Arch.Prof.Muhsen Maksoud(AIU Chairman)
Dr.Prof.Paul Shenyara (AIU dean – faculty of architecture)
Dr.Prof.Bourhan Tayara
Dr.Prof.Hala Tuffaha(AIU vice dean – faculty of architecture)
Dr.Prof.Artist.Buthayna Ali


The progress made by the students over the 2 weeks period was quite outstanding.
We all did the last weightlifting together and finished this workshop with excellence,
elegance, beauty and performance...



[.] 12. 20100116 :: preparing for the final presentation

Students keep refining and completing the final panels and prototypes for the final presentation on Sunday 17.


Friday, January 15, 2010

[.] 11. 20100115 14.30>19.30 :: refining work for presentation

Students keep refining and completing their material as they approach the final presentation on sunday 17.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

[.] 10. 20100114 8.30>19.30 :: prototype development - video and panels ideas 2

Second, long day of big-scale prototyping, paneilng and video setup. Final panel approaches... keep up the good work!



Wednesday, January 13, 2010

[.] 09. 20100113 16.30>19.30 :: prototype development - video and panels ideas

While further developing large-scale prorotypes, students start storyboarding and thinking layouts for their final panels.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

[.] 08. 20100112 16.30>19.30 :: prototype development

Students work on the development of large scale prototypes, considering material properties at the enlarged scale.

Monday, January 11, 2010

[.] 07. 20100111 08.30>11.30 :: final proposals development, material selection


Short lecture (Prof. Alessio Erioli) about "[Act]-ivating space", explaining strategies for intensifying space through the amplification of an aesthetic of forces related to the project (particles, light, space occupation).

Tutorized support to the groups for the choice of final prototypes materal.


Sunday, January 10, 2010

[.] 06. 20100110 16.30>19.30 :: final proposal critic, project election for big scale final prototypes



After final pin-up critics, the two projects selected for the big scale prototyping are by BOOOO group and The Architists. Although these two are worth a mention, congratulations to all the groups for the quality expressed in the projects!