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applications are being accepted until July 13 2001 for
Bauhaus Kolleg III serve city 2001-02

work, living, and communication in the space of flows

sydney, australia

The Bauhaus Kolleg is currently soliciting applications for its third=20
consecutive, post-graduate, certificate program called serve city to be=20
conducted September 20, 2001 to September 13, 2002.  Concentrating on=20
several project sites surrounding the vast harborfront of Sydney,=20
Australia, serve city shall explore the social and spatial theories and=20
implications of the global services network.  It shall also deliver through=
=20
transdisciplinary practice experimental design concepts, proposals, and=20
products for the emerging service-oriented topology of the 21st century=20
"serve city.=E2=80=9D

theme and inquiry

The transformation of urban working and living patterns and circumstances=20
effected by the global proliferation of services and telecommunication=20
shall be the main theme for the Bauhaus Kolleg III 2001-02.  The increasing=
=20
merging of services and telecommunication accelerates the space of flows=20
between trade, commerce, information, social bonds, and cultural=20
traditions.  New media and economic activity increasingly blur the borders=
=20
between the workplace, dwelling, and leisure time-space.

As private and public space become conflated or merged, what spatial and=20
architectural forms are suitable for the emerging heterogeneous modes of=20
living and working?  How might such forms transform the shape of the city=20
and experience of urban living?

context and project

Having just become the proverbial global "event city=E2=80=9D during the=
 2000=20
Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia, simultaneously offers a paradigmatic=20
and unique environment in which to confront the physical, social, and=20
economic imperatives of the evolving global service society. Competing with=
=20
the network of urban centers located within the Pacific Rim, Sydney has=20
successfully attracted a wide range of service industries during the past=20
decade.  The tourist industry and the multitude of related services as well=
=20
as corporate headquarters and luxury residences have concentrated in=20
high-rise buildings surrounding the harborfront of the Central Business=20
District (CBD).  Stretching beyond the CBD and the water=E2=80=99s edges are=
=20
swaths of low and medium density suburban residential and commercial=20
districts.  The representative lifestyles of these disparate urban=20
typologies are closely related to a kind of leisure-oriented urban hedonism=
=20
afforded by the city=E2=80=99s iconographic natural and built=20
topologies.  Contrastingly, peripheral industrial terrains, interstitial=20
grounds reclaimed for the Olympics, and marginalized neighborhoods form the=
=20
service economy=E2=80=99s "back yard,=E2=80=9D hardly benefiting from the=
 brilliance of=20
its ongoing spectacle.

This urban landscape of divergent geographies shall serve as the setting=20
for exploring the service economy and its spatial and architectonic=20
representations.  In particular, the Kolleg shall focus on several=20
disparate territories spanning the Sydney harborfront currently primed for=
=20
redevelopment.  The Kolleg endeavors to offer experimental architectural,=20
urban design, planning, and product design concepts and proposals for=20
future dwelling and workplace typologies featuring innovations for serve=20
city and its social and spatial cohesion.

approach and schedule

The project and program of study shall comprise trimesters focusing on=20
theoretical investigations (first term), conceptual urban design (second=20
term), and design development (third term), as follows:

1.Trimester:  Theory: Service E-conomy
September 20, 2001 to November 30, 2001

The ongoing spatial, social, and experiential urban transformations=20
unleashed by the emerging media and service "e-conomy=E2=80=9D and its=
 milieus,=20
the new forms of organizational culture, and the heterogeneous modes of=20
working and living are the essential serve city trends proffered for=20
theoretical and empirical analysis, interpretation, and=20
representation.  Some of the strategies and tactics shall include=20
diagrammatic analyses of quotidian time-space geographies as well as=20
reportage and investigations into the socioeconomic and sociocultural=20
topologies of the urban fabric. These comprehensive examinations shall lay=
=20
the foundation for the design process of subsequent trimesters.

2. Trimester: Architecture: Urban Servicescapes
February 14, 2002 to May 11, 2002

The prevailing architectural strategies of the service economy are marked=20
by a shift from the formation of urban space as a container or stage for a=
=20
multitude of interchangeable functions and activities to space that=20
materializes in service of programmed functions and activities.  Typically,=
=20
buildings are hermetically sealed off from the urban fabric while interior=
=20
spaces service specified functions related to working, consuming, living,=20
and leisure.  As a result, surface becomes the landscape and architecture=20
of the city.

Accordingly, access, exchange, and plasticity shall serve as the=20
foundational criteria for defining and designing the space of flows of=20
"servicescapes=E2=80=9D spanning the Sydney harborfront. The aim shall be to=
=20
develop architectural models that reflexively accommodate the=20
transformations of workplace and dwelling, landscape and place.

3.Trimester:  Dwelling as Interface

June 20, 2002 to September 13, 2002

Whereas Trimester 2 shall ostensibly focus on the architecture and=20
"servicescapes=E2=80=9D of the city, Trimester 3 shall be dedicated to=
 developing=20
media and product designs that could transcend the interfaces of dwelling=20
and workplace, the inside and out, the local and the global.  Electronic=20
media and telecommunication services such as the internet create these=20
interfaces, virtually perforating building walls, dissolving fixed floor=20
plans, and altering modes of living.  Electronic banking and e-commerce=20
services, for instance, internalize services formerly linked to=20
quasi-public buildings.  Concomitantly, there is an ongoing externalization=
=20
and outsourcing of activities traditionally bound to the home such as meal=
=20
preparation, cleaning and childcare, and activities fostering health and=20
well being.

In general, we are witnessing the transformation of traditional consumer=20
goods into more complex service products enriched by telecommunication=20
services and electronic media.  What designs are fitting and captivating=20
for these complex service products?  How can we conceptualize dwelling and=
=20
housing as the interface of heterogeneous forms of living and the=20
possibilities offered by information service technologies?

application and information

who should apply

Bauhaus Kolleg participants are professionals and practitioners who have an=
=20
academic degree, have been engaged substantively in their field, and have=20
compiled a portfolio of exemplary work.  Most applicants have expertise in=
=20
the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning,=20
and urban design. Others come from related fields such as fine arts,=20
computer science, the humanities, and the social and physical=20
sciences.  Ideal candidates share a passion for innovation in designing the=
=20
built environment and a commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and=20
practice in pursuit of that goal.  Applicants must also demonstrate=20
proficiency in English and possess skills in information technology and new=
=20
media.  Successful participants demonstrate a dual ability to create their=
=20
own program of work and study while cooperating in teams involving multiple=
=20
disciplines and diverse approaches.

selection process and deadline

The annual application and selection process begins in the spring;=20
applications for the full-year program to begin in September are due on=20
July 13, 2001.  A selection committee of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation=20
reviews all applications and selects approximately 25=20
participants.  Depending on program capacity, applicants may also be=20
considered for individual trimesters.

housing and resources

The participants either reside at the studio wing of the historic Bauhaus=20
Building or at the Bauhaus in-town residence, an apartment building 15=20
minutes away by tram.  At the in-town residence, the rent for=20
double-occupancy furnished apartments with full kitchen and bathroom is 160=
=20
=E2=82=AC per month per person.  There is also a limited availability of=20
furnished one-bedroom apartments with full kitchen and bathroom for 240 =E2=
=82=AC=20
per month.

Bauhaus Kolleg participants have access to the extensive resources and=20
facilities maintained by the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.  The research and=20
reference library contains a wide-ranging, comprehensive, up-to-date=20
collection of books and periodicals on architecture, urban design and=20
planning, landscape and environmental planning, art, design, typography,=20
graphics, photography, and theater.  The Bauhaus Kolleg occupies spacious=20
design and media studios in the historic Bauhaus Building.  The studios are=
=20
fully equipped with the latest in computer hardware and software including=
=20
several digital and analog film editing labs.  Participants are furnished=20
with computer workstations and continuous, high-speed internet access.

degree and tuition

The Bauhauszertifikat is conferred on those who successfully complete the=20
program.  Tuition fees are 1600 =E2=82=AC per trimester, not including=
 expenses=20
for travel, supplies, and work materials. The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation=20
provides a limited number of need- and skill-based grants and tuition=20
waivers in support of participants providing specialized expertise,=20
particularly in the disciplines of new media and information=20
technology.  Financial need must be demonstrated by submitting a copy of=20
the applicant=E2=80=99s latest income tax form or a comparable personal=
 financial=20
statement.

inquiries and application procedure

Please submit the following mandatory information and materials in=20
application to the Bauhaus Kolleg III serve city by July 13, 2001.

Personal Information

=E2=88=91 Full Name
=E2=88=91 Date of Birth
=E2=88=91 Place of Birth
=E2=88=91 Nationality and Passport Number
=E2=88=91 Permanent Address (Number, Street, City, Postal Code, Country)
=E2=88=91 Current Address (Number, Street, City, Postal Code, Country)
=E2=88=91 Telephone Numbers (Home, Work)
=E2=88=91 E-mail Address

Academic and Professional Credentials

=E2=88=91 Proof of English Proficiency
=E2=88=91 Schools Attended (Names of Institutions, Dates Attended, Degrees=
 Conferred)
=E2=88=91 Employment History (Positions, Employers, Employers=E2=80=99 Full=
 Address and=20
Telephone Numbers, Dates of Employment)
=E2=88=91 Awards, Memberships, Publications

Supporting Materials

=E2=88=91 Portfolio
=E2=88=91 R=C3=A9sum=C3=A9
=E2=88=91 Statement of Interest (i.e., a 250-word essay in English=
 describing=20
applicant=E2=80=99s interest in interdisciplinary study and practice and=20
potential contribution to serve city)

Please make inquiries and submit the information requested above via e-mail=
=20
and/or postal service to the following.

Bauhaus Dessau Foundation
BAUHAUS KOLLEG
Ute Lenssen
Project Manager

Gropiusallee 38
06846 Dessau

Tel:  ++49 (0)340-6508-402
Fax: ++49 (0)340-6508-404
E-mail: lenssen@bauhaus-dessau.de

http://www.bauhaus-dessau.de

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applications are being accepted until July 13 2001 for 
Bauhaus Kolleg III serve city 2001-02 
 
 
 
<h2>work, living, and communication in the space of
flows</h2>sydney, australia 
 
The Bauhaus Kolleg is currently soliciting applications for its
third consecutive, post-graduate, certificate program called
serve city to be conducted
September 20, 2001 to September 13, 2002.&nbsp;=
 Concentrating on several project sites surrounding the vast <font=
 size=3D4>harborfront of Sydney, Australia, serve city=
 shall explore the social and spatial theories and implications of the=
 global services network.&nbsp; It shall also deliver through <font=
 size=3D4>transdisciplinary practice experimental <font=
 size=3D4>design concepts, proposals, and products for the=
 emerging service-oriented topology of the 21st=
 century &quot;serve city.=E2=80=9D 
 
 
 
theme and inquiry 
 
The transformation of urban working and=
 living patterns and circumstances effected by the <font=
 size=3D4>global proliferation of services and=
 telecommunication shall be the main theme for the Bauhaus Kolleg=
 III 2001-02.&nbsp; The increasing merging of services and telecommunication=
 accelerates the space of flows between trade, commerce,=
 information, social bonds, and cultural traditions.&nbsp; New=
 media and economic activity increasingly blur the borders between the=
 workplace, dwelling, and leisure time-space. 
 
As private and public space become conflated or merged, what spatial and=
 architectural forms are suitable for the emerging <font=
 size=3D4>heterogeneous modes of living and working?&nbsp; How=
 might such forms transform the shape of the city=
 and experience of urban living? 
 
 
 
context and project 
 
Having just become the proverbial global=
 &quot;event city=E2=80=9D during the 2000 Summer Olympics, <font=
 size=3D4>Sydney, Australia, simultaneously offers a=
 paradigmatic and unique environment in which to confront the physical,=
 social, and economic imperatives of the evolving global=
 service society. Competing with the network of urban centers=
 located within the Pacific Rim, Sydney has successfully attracted a wide=
 range of service industries during the past decade.&nbsp; The tourist=
 industry and the multitude of related services as well as corporate=
 headquarters and luxury residences have concentrated in high-rise buildings=
 surrounding the harborfront of the <font=
 size=3D4>Central Business District (CBD).&nbsp; Stretching=
 beyond the CBD and the water=E2=80=99s edges are swaths of low and medium=
 density suburban residential and commercial districts.&nbsp; The=
 representative lifestyles of these disparate urban=
 typologies are closely related to a kind of <font=
 size=3D4>leisure-oriented urban hedonism afforded by the=
 city=E2=80=99s iconographic natural and built=
 topologies.&nbsp; Contrastingly, peripheral <font=
 size=3D4>industrial terrains, interstitial grounds=
 reclaimed for the Olympics, and marginalized=
 neighborhoods form the service economy=E2=80=99s &quot;back=
 yard,=E2=80=9D hardly benefiting from the brilliance of its ongoing=
 spectacle. 
 
This urban landscape of divergent geographies=
 shall serve as the setting for exploring the=
 service economy and its spatial and architectonic=
 representations.&nbsp; In particular, the Kolleg shall focus on several=
 disparate territories spanning the Sydney=
 harborfront currently primed for=
 redevelopment.&nbsp; The Kolleg endeavors to offer experimental=
 architectural, urban design, planning, and product design concepts and=
 proposals for future dwelling and workplace typologies featuring=
 innovations for serve city and its social and spatial cohesion. 
 
 
approach and schedule 
 
The project and program of study shall comprise trimesters focusing=
 on theoretical investigations (first term),=
 conceptual urban design (second term), and=
 design development (third term), as=
 follows: 
 
 
1.Trimester:&nbsp; Theory: Service E-conomy 
September 20, 2001 to November 30, 2001 
 
The ongoing spatial, social, and experiential urban=
 transformations unleashed by the emerging=
 media and service &quot;e-conomy=E2=80=9D and its milieus, the=
 new forms of organizational culture, and the=
 heterogeneous modes of working and living are=
 the essential serve city trends proffered for theoretical and=
 empirical analysis, interpretation, and representation.&nbsp; Some of the=
 strategies and tactics shall include diagrammatic analyses of <font=
 size=3D4>quotidian time-space geographies as well as reportage=
 and investigations into the socioeconomic and=
 sociocultural topologies of the urban fabric. These=
 comprehensive examinations shall lay the foundation for the design process=
 of subsequent trimesters. 
 
 
2. Trimester: Architecture: Urban Servicescapes 
February 14, 2002 to May 11, 2002 
 
The prevailing architectural strategies of the service economy are marked by=
 a shift from the formation of urban space as a=
 container or stage for a multitude of=
 interchangeable functions and activities to space that=
 materializes in service of programmed functions and activities.&nbsp;=
 Typically, buildings are hermetically sealed off from the urban fabric=
 while interior spaces service specified functions related to working,=
 consuming, living, and leisure.&nbsp; As a result, surface becomes the=
 landscape and architecture of the city. 
 
Accordingly, access, exchange, and plasticity=
 shall serve as the foundational criteria for defining and designing the=
 space of flows of &quot;servicescapes=E2=80=9D=
 spanning the Sydney harborfront. The aim shall be to develop <font=
 size=3D4>architectural models that reflexively accommodate=
 the transformations of workplace and dwelling, landscape=
 and place. 
 
 
 
<h2>3.Trimester:&nbsp; Dwelling as Interface</h2>June 20, 2002=
 to September 13, 2002 
 
Whereas Trimester 2 shall ostensibly focus on the architecture and=
 &quot;servicescapes=E2=80=9D of the city, Trimester 3 shall be dedicated to=
 developing media and product designs that=
 could transcend the interfaces of dwelling and workplace, the inside and=
 out, the local and the global.&nbsp; Electronic media and telecommunication=
 services such as the internet create these interfaces, virtually=
 perforating building walls, dissolving fixed floor plans, and altering=
 modes of living.&nbsp; Electronic banking and e-commerce=
 services, for instance, internalize services formerly linked to=
 quasi-public buildings.&nbsp; Concomitantly, there is an ongoing <font=
 size=3D4>externalization and outsourcing of activities=
 traditionally bound to the home such as meal preparation, cleaning and=
 childcare, and activities fostering health and well being. 
 
In general, we are witnessing the transformation of traditional consumer=
 goods into more complex service products=
 enriched by telecommunication services and electronic media.&nbsp; What=
 designs are fitting and captivating for these complex service=
 products?&nbsp; How can we conceptualize dwelling and=
 housing as the interface of heterogeneous forms of living and=
 the possibilities offered by information service technologies? 
 
 
 
 
application and information 
 
who should apply 
 
Bauhaus Kolleg participants are professionals=
 and practitioners who have an academic degree, have been engaged=
 substantively in their field, and have compiled a portfolio of exemplary=
 work.&nbsp; Most applicants have expertise in the <font=
 size=3D4>disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture,=
 urban planning, and urban design. Others come from related=
 fields such as fine arts, computer science, the=
 humanities, and the social and physical=
 sciences.&nbsp; Ideal candidates share a passi=
on for innovation in designing the built environment and a <font=
 size=3D4>commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and=
 practice in pursuit of that goal.&nbsp; Applicants must also=
 demonstrate proficiency in English and possess=
 skills in information technology and new=
 media.&nbsp; Successful participants demonstrate a dual ability=
 to create their own program of work and study while cooperating in teams=
 involving multiple disciplines and diverse approaches. 
 
 
selection process and deadline 
 
The annual application and selection process begins in the=
 spring; applications for the full-year program to begin=
 in September are due on July 13, 2001.&nbsp; A selection=
 committee of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation reviews all applications and=
 selects approximately 25 participants.&nbsp;=
 Depending on program capacity, applicants may also be considered for=
 individual trimesters. 
 
 
housing and resources 
 
The participants either reside at the studio=
 wing of the historic Bauhaus Building or at the <font=
 size=3D4>Bauhaus in-town residence, an apartment building 15=
 minutes away by tram.&nbsp; At the in-town residence, the rent for=
 double-occupancy furnished apartments with full kitchen and bathroom is 160=
 =E2=82=AC per month per person.&nbsp; There is also a limited availability=
 of furnished one-bedroom apartments with full kitchen and bathroom for 240=
 =E2=82=AC per month. 
 
Bauhaus Kolleg participants have access to the extensive resources and=
 facilities maintained by the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.&nbsp; The <font=
 size=3D4>research and reference library contains a=
 wide-ranging, comprehensive, up-to-date collection of books and periodicals=
 on architecture, urban design and planning, landscape and environmental=
 planning, art, design, typography, graphics, photography, and=
 theater.&nbsp; The Bauhaus Kolleg occupies spacious desig=
n and media studios in the historic Bauhaus Building.&nbsp; The=
 studios are fully equipped with the latest in computer hardware and=
 software including several digital and analog film=
 editing labs.&nbsp; Participants are furnished with <font=
 size=3D4>computer workstations and continuous, <font=
 size=3D4>high-speed internet access. 
 
 
degree and tuition 
 
The Bauhauszertifikat is conferred=
 on those who successfully complete the program.&nbsp; <font=
 size=3D4>Tuition fees are 1600 =E2=82=AC per trimester, not=
 including expenses for travel, supplies, and work materials. The Bauhaus=
 Dessau Foundation provides a limited number of need- and skill-based <font=
 size=3D4>grants and tuition=
 waivers in support of participants providing specialized=
 expertise, particularly in the disciplines of new media and information=
 technology.&nbsp; Financial need must be demonstrated by submitting a copy=
 of the applicant=E2=80=99s latest income tax form or a comparable personal=
 financial statement. 
 
 
inquiries and application procedure 
 
Please submit the following mandatory information and materials=
 in application to the Bauhaus Kolleg III serve city by July 13,=
 2001. 
 
Personal Information 
 
=E2=88=91 Full Name 
=E2=88=91 Date of Birth 
=E2=88=91 Place of Birth 
=E2=88=91 Nationality and Passport=
 Number 
=E2=88=91 Permanent Address (Number,=
 Street, City, Postal Code, Country) 
=E2=88=91 Current Address (Number,=
 Street, City, Postal Code, Country) 
=E2=88=91 Telephone Numbers (Home,=
 Work) 
=E2=88=91 E-mail Address 
 
Academic and Professional Credentials 
 
=E2=88=91 Proof of English=
 Proficiency 
=E2=88=91 Schools Attended (Names of=
 Institutions, Dates Attended, Degrees Conferred) 
=E2=88=91 Employment History (Positions,=
 Employers, Employers=E2=80=99 Full Address and Telephone Numbers, Dates of=
 Employment) 
=E2=88=91 Awards, Memberships,=
 Publications 
 
Supporting Materials 
 
=E2=88=91 Portfolio 
=E2=88=91 R=C3=A9sum=C3=A9 
=E2=88=91 Statement of Interest=
 (i.e., a 250-word essay in English describing applicant=E2=80=99s=
 interest in interdisciplinary study and practice and potential contribution=
 to serve city) 
 
 
Please make inquiries and submit the information requested above via e-mail=
 and/or postal service to the following. 
 
Bauhaus Dessau Foundation 
BAUHAUS KOLLEG 
Ute Lenssen 
Project Manager 
 
Gropiusallee 38 
06846 Dessau 
 
Tel:&nbsp; ++49 (0)340-6508-402 
Fax: ++49 (0)340-6508-404 
E-mail: lenssen@bauhaus-dessau.de 
 
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 eudora=3D"autourl">http</a>://www.bauhaus-dessau<a=
 href=3D"http://www.bauhaus-dessau.de/" eudora=3D"autourl">.de</a> 
 
 
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