Creative art in architecture3 workshop at AIU

MAG-LAB, Creative Art Workshop 3.0
"Arab International University – Faculty of Architecture, Damascus, Syria - August 2010"

Synopsis

This new workshop organized by MAG LAB in collaboration with AIU, created a  Certain Continuity with the first Successful workshops on “Creative Art” done in 2010
The third edition of the Creative Art that started the 16th of August 2010 is already showing how the students are reaching in each new workshop better and developed results  , understanding deeply how this experience is a Simulation of their future as professionals.
Even this summer edition is shorter than the previous (5 Intensive days instead Of 10) the work proceeds fast And all the groups show that they understood the logic of the Creative Art workshop, exploring processes of the Interdisciplinary practice in contemporary architectural design.

•    Workshop Instructors 
- Prof.Aref Maksoud (MAG LAB - Barcelona–Spain/Damascus - Syria)
Assistant professor in Biodigital Architecture Master and PHD program ESARQ-UIC ”Barcelona-Spain”
Professor - lecturer for 3d year in “architectural composition  - Architecture in Digital Age”

- Prof.Francesco Ducato 
Stardust*Director.
prof.lecturer in different universities in Spain, Italy, Brazil, USA
Artist selected by Robert Wilson to participate on summer   program of the Watermill Center, New York.

Final presentation

The workshop was directed to undergraduate students (1st to 4th year, faculty of Architecture, AIU),
At the end of 5days full time work, the students presented the final work of the workshop to an international and local jury.
The process of development of the models was in the right direction and we are proud that two of the projects (from the groups Tre più uno and Universal Studio) were proposed from the Chairman of the AIU, prof.Arch.Muhsen Maksoud to be built scale 1:1 in the two patios of the university giving to the student the possibility to realize their first built project. Both projects were working with recycled (plastic glasses) or natural material (bamboo and wooden mesh) and controlling them in a very contemporary approach.

Acknowledgment
we would like to acknowledge the following people

. The students, for their amazing dedication and the great effort showed throughout the whole five intensive days of the  workshop

. The final jury members:
Arch. Prof. Muhsen Maksoud (AIU – Arab International University -  Chairman)
Dr. Prof. Paul Shenyara (AIU dean – Faculty of Architecture)
Dr. Prof. Hala Tuffaha (AIU vice dean – Faculty of Architecture)

During these five days we were surprised by the productivity  of the students that at the pre-final jury (second day) had already many proposals following the logic of both workshops, Creative Art and Parametric Design.
The progress made by the students over the 5 days was quite outstanding.
We all did the last weightlifting together and finished this workshop with excellence, elegance, beauty and performance
More info at:
http://issuu.com/mag_lab/docs/creativeartworkshop3-augast2010
http://creativeartworkshop.wordpress.com
www.mag-sy.com               MAGLAB (Barcelona - Spain , Damascus - Syria)
www.aiu.edu.sy                  Arab International University