About

The Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) is holding its annual Public Space Workshop for architecture students in collaboration with the Columbia University Middle East Research Center in Amman, Jordan, the Columbia Global Center in Istanbul, Turkey, and Studio-X in Mumbai, India from July 7th – July 27th, 2013.

The Public Space Workshop is an intensive three-week rapid exchange in search of emergent issues concerning contemporary public space. Students and faculty from participating universities collaborate at nodes within GSAPP’s Studio-X Global Network to investigate design issues, expanding their understanding through a diverse array of feedback. The cities are active testing grounds for research and experimentation within the built environment.

Public space is the interface for exchanges in cities, and today more than ever the site of rapid change. The physical presence of public space continues to grow more dynamic as the use of complementary virtual networks provide for increased access and mobility. Together, they form an adaptive infrastructure in cities, emerging, networking, and responding in unprecedented ways.

Schedule

Amman: Sunday, July 7 – Saturday, July 13
Istanbul: Saturday, July 13 – Saturday, July 20
Mumbai: Sunday, July 21 – Saturday, July 27

Coordinators

Public Space Workshop Directors
Kamal Farah
Jennifer Broutin Farah

Director, Global Network Programming
Malwina E. Łyś-Dobradin

Studio X Global Network
Nora Akawi, Amman Lab Curator
Selva Gurdogan, Istanbul Coordinator
Gregers Thompson, Istanbul Coordinator
Rajeev Thacker, Mumbai Coordinator

Teaching Assistant
Anton Yupangco

Universities

Columbia University, GSAPP | New York, USA
German Jordanian University | Amman, Jordan
Istanbul Technical University | Istanbul, Turkey
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies | Mumbai, India

Participants

Cecil Barnes
Taylor Ladd Burch
Paul Michael Graves
Erica Lee
Jeffrey Montes
Sareeta Patel
James Quick
Athina Zafeiropoulo
Haitham Kurdi
Gheyath Mohammed
Tala Baddar
Dania Aburouss
Shatha Alhaj
Fawaz Abdul Hadi
Nour Mustafa
Nawras Gammo
Randa Mujahed
Laith Jayousi
Nezar Abuhalaweh
Ru’a Al-Abweh
Cansu Curgen
Eren Tekin
Ezgi Bastug
Hande Karakas
Mutlu Güngör
Yagiz Soylev
Apoorva Iyengar
Dhaval Kevadra
Dipti Bhaindarkar
Divya Shetty
Hardik Ajema
Kavita Sawant
Noopur Sejpal
Purva Dewooucar
Rujuta Naringrekar
Shireen Choudhary