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Skin and Surface – Biomimetic Design und Bauhaus

July 16, 2018 - July 21, 2018

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Contact Data

Venue: International Summer School Bernau

Address: Hannes-Meyer-Campus 1

16321 Bernau bei Berlin

Germany

Web: https://summerschool-bernau.de

Description

Biomimetics is a strategic approach to translate solutions from nature into a technical or artistic context and by these reinterpreting scientific findings in technology and the arts. This is not only about form and aesthetics but primarily about functional connections that should lead to innovation. Functional analogies are the base for the translations in both directions, from solution to application or from problem to solution.
The connection to traditional techniques in craftsmanship are as interesting as the investigation of the potentials of novel design- and production technologies, that create a new formal language. Strategies like biomimicry integrate concepts for sustainable and ecological design. Interdisciplinarity and cooperation from institutions of basic scientific research to production is the base for research and development projects, that shall go beyond the design of prototypes to the introduction of novel products on the market.

The course Skin and Surface – Biomimetic Design and Bauhaus experiments with the innovation method biomimetics in the context of the Bauhaus tradition. In a process of artistic research and based on selected research results from biology a new formal language for specific material and structures is developed.
The theme of the workshop is “Skin and Surface”. Intersections between the inside and the outside of biological organisms on one hand, and built structures, on the other hand, shall be investigated to create sensible analogies that lead to innovative solutions.
The aim of the workshop is the experimental development of models and prototypes with traditional and novel means of production.

Best suited for: Architects, Designers, Artists, Biologists, Modelmakers, Craftspeople

Language: English, German

Mentor: Dr. Petra Gruber is an architect with a strong interest in inter- and transdisciplinary design.

Event Times

When: July 16, 2018 - July 21, 2018

Fees & Opening Hours

Fees: APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15. JUNI, 2018

The participation fee is 590.00 EUR per one-week course.

The participation fee includes:

A registration fee of 160.00 EUR (this amount is not refundable)
A course fee of 430.00 EUR

Reduced fees for students and young professionals are available through awarded grants (the number of grants is limited).

The course fee includes lunch and dinner (Mon-Sat) as well as the preliminary course and all evening events.