Not Vital (b. 1948) is a Swiss artist who has travelled and exhibited widely since the 1970s, living between the United States, Niger, Italy, Brazil and China. He studied visual arts at the Université Expérimentale de Vincennes, Paris from 1968–71 and moved to New York in 1974, where he began his artistic career. Exploring the boundaries between abstract and figurative forms, his work is marked by a particularly intimate relationship with materials, including plaster, steel, marble, ceramic and organic matter. He often collaborates with skilled craftsmen around the world, ranging from Beijing steel-chasers and Murano glass-blowers, to Tuareg silversmiths and Bhutan papermakers.

Paul Francis Feeney and Marie-Louise Raue are the co-founders of FAR, a practice which interweaves building, research, social and sculptural projects. For them, architecture = sculpture = life. This triad informs their practice and teaching as the unit tutors of Intermediate 11 at the AA. Paul and Lise have worked at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in the Netherlands as well as Herzog & de Meuron in Switzerland. Since 2019 they have taught in Asia and the UK. They reside in Dorset on the 180-million-year-old Jurassic coast which is a perpetual stimulant for new ways of thinking.

• Developing ideas around SCARCH (Sculpture + Architecture)
• Practical earth-based experience and knowledge of sculpting and building methods.
• Developing a site-specific response through the haptic qualities of its material.
• Knowledge of geological processes shaping the land via fieldwork visits to pits, landscapes and forests.
• Integrating diverse ideas into an Earthbound Social Sculpture.
• Use of workshops and exposure to fabrication skills.
• Co-creation and cultural exchange.

• £975 (includes AA Digital Membership)
• £780 – 10 places for a discounted fee are available on a first come first serve basis.
• £60 deposit is required. 
  
  Note: Fees include accommodation, meals and snacks
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