Press Release
BASE Temporary Urban Design Summer School 2017
INVENTING A NEW PIAZZA
Where urban planning and public design meet: BASE Milano is launching its
Temporary Urban Design Summer School, a summer course for international
students, with the purpose of redesigning the ex-Ansaldo area courtyard,
transforming a loading-unloading yard into a public space open to the
whole city. The resulting project will be presented at the 2018 Milano
Design Week.
Co-ordinated by the Berlin collective raumlabor, the course involves the development of an urban
transformation project which will be carried out during autumn/winter 2017-2018 and p r e s e n t e d
d u r i n g M i l a n o D e s i g n W e e k 2 0 1 8 . The course will take place from J u l y 3 t o 1 6 2 0 1 7 and
includes:
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An i n t e n s i v e c o u r s e led by professionals from various design disciplines and guided by
r a u m l a b o r berlin, with theoretical exploration of green space, landscape design, urban
furniture and lighting, as well as geographical features, analysis of neighbourhood needs,
events for the activation of the new piazza, feasibility analysis, study of materials,
execution planning, prototyping and construction of the first modules.
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2 w e e k s ’ a c c o m m o d a t i o n a t c a s a B A S E , BASE Milano’s creative residence situated
at the heart of the Savona-Tortona district and the ideal place in which to sleep, exchange
ideas and chat in close contact with the creative community at BASE Milano. Full board
offered by un posto a BASE, the BASE Milano bar-bistro (breakfast, lunch and aperitivo).
W h o a r e r a u m l a b o r b e r l i n . An artistic and architectural collective founded in 1999, they
operate in the area of urban design, architecture and art, participating in temporary
performance pieces in the public arena. Their approach is interdisciplinary, seeking out
collaborations with local figures, experts and professionals in other fields. R a u m l a b o r
projects result in spaces that function as urban activators. By setting up moments of
exchange, places of conflict are redefined through the search for hidden potential, giving way
to new perceptions.
The cost is €1400.
Running alongside the course is c a m p o B A S E , a programme of laboratories and workshops
designed to learn how to build.
INFO AND ENROLMENT
[email protected]
http://base.milano.it/reinventing-a-piazza_summer-school/
http://raumlabor.net/
BASE Milano.
It’s the creative and cultural project that has brought the historic former Ansaldo complex back to
life, placing it at the centre of culture, experimentation and sharing in the city thanks to Arci
Milano, Avanzi, esterni, h+ and Make a Cube³, with the support of Milan City Council and
Fondazione Cariplo. BASE Milano is an experiment in innovation and cultural contamination,
exploring Art, Creativity, Enterprise, Technology and Welfare in a structure that offers a bar,
lounge and co-working burò open 24 hours, and casaBASE - the new artists’ residence and guest
house, as well as a range of exhibition and temporary event spaces, an auditorium and an area
that functions as a studio, lab and carpentry workshop. A true creative ecosystem, specifically
designed to transform the relationship between culture and the economy, BASE Milano inhabits
the historic former Ansaldo complex, situated in one of the liveliest and most dynamic parts of the
city – the Tortona district. Today, this area is a cultural hub where design, fashion, art and culture
come together throughout the year, gathering the best talents, businesses, and creative ventures
from Italy and around the world.
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