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How long is 25 minutes really?
Have you seen the posters? They look really great!
Let's make sure Digital Week will happen again next year!
I am helping out, so help me help out!
It'll take twenty five minutes of your time to ensure that Digital Week is a memorable event at DIA.
Send Liss a mail at [email protected]
Good luck with your studio projects.
Yolande
clock by Swedish designers Humans since 1982
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Digital Week is coming Up!
Be sure not to miss this symposium on the role of the digital in architecture.
Lectures will be taking place daily in the main auditorium at DIA and in the Bauhaus Aula.
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URGENT! Help Needed for the DIA Digital Week 14 - 16 June
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Interview with Rron Tresi about studying at the DIA
Rron Tresi, 27, Prishtina, Kosovo
Your current project: DIA/DSD Studio: “Civilian Border Conflicts”, Damascus Gate Project, Jerusalem.
Your current other project: Freelance photography and graphic design projects.
Your favorite object: Water.
Your favorite place: Inside Tadao Ando`s buildings.
Your childhood dream: To own the Ring that rules all other rings…
Worst architect: Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Best architect: Tadao Ando.
Something you don't understand, but admire: Extraterrestrial life.
What and where did you study before coming to Dessau?
I studied architecture at the University of Prishtina in Kosovo.
Why did you decide to come to Dessau?
To get a taste of studying abroad and to get some international experience.
DIA is in Dessau, which is a very small and quiet city. How do you feel about studying in such a place?
The advantage is that you get familiar with all the students and you have the comfort of studying quietly. Getting the experience of studying in a European city not so much, there is an absence of cultural and social events.
In your opinion, what does the DIA have to offer?
Interesting studios, introduction to architects from all over the world and very attractive challenges.
And the courses..?
Most of them are good, there can be an improvements, but I guess that will come with time because DIA is improving every year.
The DIA has students from all over the world, in fact, there are very few German students enrolled since the course is presented entirely in English. How do you feel about studying with international students?
Even before coming to DIA I knew about this fact so I was prepared to deal with it. Having international students around is always an advantage because of cultural diversity. German students can also be part of this international group and I would recommend them to join.
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INTERVIEW WITH SUJIRA JASMIN ABOUT STUDYING AT THE DIA
SUJIRA JASMIN 28, BANGKOK, THAILAND
Your current project: I’m taking part in the ‘Codes in the Clouds’ studio for the summer semester of 2011 with Liss C Werner and Immanuel Koh as a studio masters. Your current other project: I love reading and since I’m now a student, reading textbooks is my new mission. Your favorite object: For me ‘object’ has numerous interpretations, but I love rings and wearing rings, too. Your favorite place: Morning time in my bedroom. Your childhood dream: To be an interior designer like my father since at that time I didn’t know that the word 'architect' actually refers to someone who has the ability to create things or buildings. Worst architect: Everybody could be a 'worst architect' if they show lack of responsibility in whatever they do. Best architect: In my country we always joke that the best architects or the best architecture firms are the one who successfully earn the whole architectural service fees. Something you don't understand, but admire: Andy Warhol and his works.
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Yolandé: What and where did you study before coming to Dessau?
Sujira: Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University Bangkok, Thailand.
Yolandé: Why did you decide to come to Dessau?
Sujira: I read DIA’s syllabus over and over to make sure that this course would really suit me. The various studio aims got my attention - topics like Digital and/or Cybernetic Design, Urban Strategies and Sustainable Concern all interest me, but what impressed me most was, literally, the elective subjects. It’s like a buffet offering - you are encouraged to expose yourself to whatever you like independently and can choose anything that you feel fits in. This is the reason why I submitted my application to DIA.
Yolandé: DIA is in Dessau, which is a very small and quiet city. How do you feel about studying in such a place?
Sujira: Well, I always say it’s an easy living here in Dessau. Although I come from a capital city, (not that Bangkok can be compared with a metropolis like Berlin) I’d never get bored being in Dessau. I am now in the second semester so my schedule is pretty tight, so I guess I don't need the dazzling atmosphere of a capital city.
Yolandé: In your opinion, what should the DIA offer?
A bit more student administration and organization, perhaps, but all is not that bad to complain.
Yolandé: You have mentioned that you were attracted to study at the DIA by the diversity of the courses on offer. Now that you are here, how do you feel about the school's approach as a whole?
Sujira: What we’re doing now is neutral in terms of architectural study. I mean, DIA is providing students with a chance to choose between a lot of alternative subjects, without emphasizing a single direction. In my opinion, this could be an advantage or disadvantage, too.
Yolandé: The DIA has students from all over the world, in fact, there are very few German students enrolled since the course is presented entirely in English. How do you feel about studying with international students?
Sujira: Diversity is always an essential fundamental in any creative field.
Here at DIA you will always perceive multi-culture experiences from differences student backgrounds.
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Meet the Dessau Summer School students at the Bauhaus next Tuesday, 17 May.
Over 20 international students will be arriving in Dessau next week to attend the Dessau Summer School this year from 15 May - 15 July. All DIA students are invited to the presentation of their initial workshop with Torsten Blume on Tuesday 17 May at 5 pm at the Bauhaus, room 335.
Join the barbecue at the Blue Orange Student Cafe after the presentation to meet the students. The barbecue is scheduled to start at around 6 pm.
Fore more information on the Dessau Summer School visit their website at http://dessarc.de
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Interview with Maysarah Bakri on studying at the DIA
MAYSARAH BAKRI 25, INDONESIA
Your current project The Urban and the Rural studio Your current other project Right now, I’m focusing on my thesis, so I don’t have any other projects.
Your favorite object Water Your favorite place Harbors Your childhood dream Becoming a flight attendant Worst architect None Best architect Zaha Hadid Something you don't understand, but admire How the snow falls from the sky
Yolandé: What and where did you study before coming to Dessau?
Sarah: I studied architecture at the Syiah Kuala University in my home town of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, before coming to Dessau.
Yolandé: Why did you decide to come to Dessau?
Sarah: Frankly, Dessau was not my first choice since there were some complications with my first choice, but after studying here, I realized how lucky I am to study next to the Bauhaus which is one of the icons in architecture. I like the atmosphere here. There's quite a nice balance between working and having fun.
Yolandé: DIA is in Dessau, which is a very small and quiet city. How do you feel about studying in such a place?
Personally, it’s good for me since I don’t have to face any distractions whilst studying. I've made Dessau my “big studio” and prefer going outside Dessau for holidays.
Yolandé: In your opinion, what does the DIA have to offer?
DIA encourages students to gain knowledge from their surroundings. I mean, it doesn’t have to be from the teachers. Students are also encouraged to have discussion to transfer knowledge between them. I think it’s good.
Yolandé: The DIA has students from all over the world, in fact, there are very few German students enrolled since the course is presented entirely in English. How do you feel about studying with international students?
I feel lucky to be studying with international students because I have the opportunity to learn about perspectives different from my own. I’m sure that people's perspectives differ for many reasons; mindsets differ from one person to the next. At the DIA we learn to deal with these differences. I’m pretty sure it will be helpful in the future. The international school is like a big laboratory where everyone experiments with something new and in different way.◼
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Workshop with Carlos Campos at the start of the summer semester in April, 2010.
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The Summer Semester has Started!
Welcome back to all DIA students and lecturers for the Summer Semester of 2011.
We are looking forward to a semester of inspired ideas.
Best of luck to all the thesis students - you're almost there!
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Reminder to submit your Thesis Statement of Intent
To all the Summer Semester 2011 thesis students: just a reminder that you need to submit your 2500 word thesis Statement of Intent to your Thesis Master and to Beeke Bartelt by this Monday, 28 February 2011.
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The course structure of the 2 year Masters course in Architecture
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Interview with Ugochukwu Iweala on studying at the DIA
UGOCHUKWU IWEALA, 25, UMUAHIA, NIGERIA
Your current project Jerusalem Studio: Damascas Gate Your current other project Full time father Your favorite object Snow Your favorite place My home Your childhood dream To become the president Worst architect Rem Koolhaas Best architect Rem Koolhaas Something you don't understand, but admire My opposable thumbs
Yolandé: What and where did you study before coming to Dessau?
Ugo: For my undergrad I did a Bachelor of Sciences in Architecture at the Abia State University in Uturu, Nigeria. I then did a Masters of Sciences in Architecture, Energy and Sustainability at the London Metropolitan University.
Yolandé: Why did you decide to come to Dessau?
Ugo: It's comparatively cheap to study here and it's at the Bauhaus.
Yolandé: DIA is in Dessau, which is a very small and quiet city. How do you feel about studying in such a place?
Ugo: To be honest, I swore that I would never study in a small city again because I studied in a small city for my undergrad, then again, when I did my masters in London there was too much activity that was distracting and then I reconsidered that a small city would not be so bad.
Yolandé: In your opinion, what does the DIA have to offer?
Ugo: The facilities are very nice. The architecture of the buildings is nice. The professors are very interesting, opinionated, but interesting. I like to look at the Bauhaus every morning.
Yolandé: And the courses..?
Ugo: Well structured, electives are interesting and the studios are challenging.
Yolandé: The DIA has students from all over the world, in fact, there are very few German students enrolled since the course is presented entirely in English. How do you feel about studying with international students?
Ugo: Hmm, it makes one much more tolerant. It also makes people very polite and it's very beautiful to see all the different nationalities.◼
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