Associate Professor René Kural, Associate Professor Helen G. Welling, Assistant Professor Bettina Lamm, PhD-student Winie Ricken and PhD-student Klaus Eskelund.

Marts - april 2007

This course consists of introducing lectures based on the field: Body Culture related to the Urban Space. Lectures introduce and discuss the development of body culture especially related to the spatial organization of the city. Guest lecturers will illuminate specific aspects of body culture.

 

The use of urban space has been under transformation for the last 20 years. There are huge numbers of youngsters (and older - up to seniors!) enjoying street-style skating, in liners, jogging, riding, bicycling, etc. This indicates that the city is not just a place for living, working and shopping, but a true pleasure-ground - a place where human movement, emotions and energy is vital for our experience of urban space. In which way will modern planning affect physical activity and how will contemporary body culture influence our life condition in the city? From this perspective, the planning of the future city is a true challenge to architects and politicians.

This course will consist of introducing lectures based on the field: Body Culture related to the Urban Space. Lectures will introduce and discuss the development of body culture especially related to the spatial organization of the city. Guest lecturers will illuminate specific aspects of body culture.         

PROGRAMME

March 22nd:Field trip to facilities at Amager
The trip will go to “The Chrystal” in Holmbladsgade by Dorte Mandrup Architects, Prag’s Boulevard by Kristine Jensen, Maritime Youth Centre by PLOT, Amager Sea Front, and the Tårnby Public Bath by White Architects.

Get fieldtrip programme: Body culture field trip

March 29th:Body, Movement, and Water in Urban Space
Lecturers: PhD, Associate Professor Helen G. Welling, and Professor Hans Bonde.

April 12th:New Approaches to Urban Spaces
Lecturers:PhD, Assistant Professor Bettina Lamm, and PhD-student Klaus Eskelund.

April 19th:Body Culture in Urban Space
Lecturers:Architect Helle Bøcken Wikke/Architect Ebbe Melgaard, and Associate Professor René Kural.

April 26th:Body, Landscape, and Physical Performance in Urban Space
Lecturers: Lecture in Korsgadehallen by BBP Architects, and The Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities.                                                                                          

Thursdays from 1-4 PM in auditorium 4, Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole

Link til Ka-net:   http://kanet.karch.dk/kurser/kursus324/default.aspx