This semester the theme of the course will be "Architect's Journey." In the past, after familiarizing ourselves with historical and theoretical literature on travel we were going on a journey to ultimately express our observations and experiences in a major exhibition. This semester we will take up the challenge our current condition presents. The course will be conducted as a research seminar for each of us to inquire into the seemingly meager possibility of "moving" and "building" in precarious environmental conditions.
Traveling to distant lands, unknown cities, ancient sites, and singular architectures have always been part of the training and profession of the architect. Accordingly, we will focus on the emergence, establishment, and representation of travel in relation to architecture in the first part of the semester. In the second part, each of us will research the possibilities and means of (virtual) journeying to a destination of her/his own choice with the ultimate aim of displaying the outcomes in the exhibition that we will collectively put together.