Milan

Saturday 6 – Tuesday 16 July 2013

The ‘Cyber-Gardening the city’ project investigates the city as a fertile terrain for the breeding of new cultivation practices and ‘agri-urban’ networks. The programme will develop a series of research experiments allowing students to engage with the issue of urban agriculture by designing new ‘agriurban’ prototypes. These projects will address specific food-supply chains and how these relate to the metropolitan area of the city.

The prototypes will take the form of large-scale three-dimensional diagrams and correlated digital interfaces, which will be assembled for a public exhibition in Milan. This school, together with its debates and proposals, aims to create a conceptual and design framework enabling (in relation to the forthcoming International Expo 2015) the emergence of a platform for discussion about the relationship between the farm and the city.

Scientific Committee: Luca Molinari and Simona Galateo

Applications

The deadline for applications is 30th June 2013. All participants travelling from abroad are responsible for securing any visa required.  After payment of fees, the AA can provide a letter confirming participation in the workshop. A portfolio or CV is not required, only the online application form and payment.

Fees

The AA Visiting School requires a fee of £695 per participant, which includes a £60 visiting Student 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. Accommodation during the workshop is not provided, but accommodation options can be advised. Students need to bring their own laptops, digital equipment and model making tools. Please ensure this equipment is covered by your own insurance as the AA takes no responsibility for items lost or stolen at the workshop.

If applying before the 30.04.2013 there will be an early enrolment discount of 10%. If applying in group of 4people there will be a group registration discount of 25%. 

When more than one discount option is valid, the option with the highest discount percentage will be applied. For example, if a participant is applying before 30.04.2013 (early enrolment, 10%) as part of a group of four people (group registration, 25%), then the group registration discount (25%) will be applied.