The Architectural Association (AA) Visting School will take place at the:Academy of Art University School of Architecture

People:

Tobias Klein (AA Summer School SF - Director) is the principal of Studio Tobias Klein, a practice operating in the between of architecture, across the fields of art and installation, experimental design, interactivity and urbanism. Trained internationally as an architect, his work maintains a fascination with the construct of space, while questioning its modern interpretation. Through the works at varies scales, the studio achieves a re-positioning of this understanding in the context of embodiment, perception and projection. The works constantly evolve between static and dynamic models, shifting from objects to installations and design, prospecting new visual territories in the field of narrated embodied space.The work of the practice is linked to the academic research in the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London where Tobias Klein holds the position of Studio Master of Dip 1. He is a visiting critic to various universities including Oxford Brookes, Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture Paris, TU Munich, University College London, Cambridge University and the Royal College of Art and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Innsbruck in the Institute for experimental Architecture.

Mark Mückenheim is the principal of MCKNHM Architects, and the co-author of the book "Inspiration - contemporary design methods in architecture" released by BIS Publishers in 2012. Mark Mückenheim has lectured and acted as a guest critic at numerous institutions in Germany, the European Union, and the US. Among other schools, he taught for more than six years at the distinguished RWTH Aachen before being appointed as a visiting professor and acting chair at the TU Munich from 2009 to 2012. Since 2013, he is appointed as the graduate director of the school of architecture at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. His diverse portfolio ranges from concrete build work to larger architectural projects of different scales and complexity to „speculations“ - architectural visions that cross the boundaries of the field, informing the design potential of his office. The award winning work of MCKNHM Architects has been featured in various international book and journal publications and has also gained reputation through a number of exhibitions in Germany and abroad - most recently the house of architecture in Lille, France, the German Architecture center in Berlin and the 12th Architecture Biennale in Venice.

Oliviu Lugojan-Ghenciu (AA Summer School SF - Co-Director) is a London-based architect and motion designer. He graduated from the AA in 2011, and was awarded both the Nicholas Pozner Prize and the Glower Bequest Prize. Blurring the border between motion and space with a permanent interest in technology, nature and tomorrow, his work has been exhibi-ted in the UK, US, Japan and Europe.Oliviu splits his time between running ‘CtrlArchDel Studio’, a visual manifesto for a kinetic tribal-syntheticism, as well, teaching and holding workshops on time-based media, digital storytelling and non-linear animation processes in architecture.

Benjamin Rice is a principal of Matter Management. Benjamin’s work, both personal and professional, has been published and exhibited widely. Recent exhibitions include the A+D Museum in Los Angeles, the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York, and the Denver Art Museum. Recent publications include On Ramp, Pidgin Magazine, TARP, eVolo Magazine, and The Huffington Post. Benjamin is a full time faculty member and graduate coordinator for emerging technologies at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He was a Lecturer at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design and a Senior Lecturer at the California College of the Arts. He has also taught previously at the Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design, as an assistant at the Southern California Institute of Architecture and the Princeton University School of Architec-ture, as well as having been involved with several international workshops.

Eligibility:The workshop is open to current architecture and design students, phd candidates and young professionals.

Stipend:Because our school is hosting the summer school, there will be a limited number of stipends offered to Academy of Art University students depending on a juried portfolio review.The stipends will either be a half or full stipend.

In order to qualify, you need to submit:

- a statement of purpose ("why do you want to be part of this")- a portfolio of previous design work- a unofficial transcript of your grades and your GPA

Please email this to: Benjamin Rice BRice@academyart.edu

Other ways to enroll if not through a stipend:The AA Visiting School requires a fee of £695 (1167.50$) per participant, which includes a £60 Visiting Membership. If you are already a member, the total fee will be reduced automatically by £60 by the online payment system. Fees are non refundable. Fees do not include flights. Students need to bring their own laptops and digital equipment. Please ensure this equipment is covered by your own insurance as the AA and the Academy of Art University takes no responsibility for items lost or stolen at the workshop.

Application deadline:May 22nd 2014 - for submitting stipend applicationsJuly 1st 2014 - for general Workshop participation

People:

Tobias Klein

Mark Mückenheim

Oliviu Lugojan-Ghenciu

Benjamin Rice

Eligibility:

Stipend:

Other ways to enroll if not through a stipend:

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