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Summer Semester in Mexico City 2008
UL MEXICO CITY ‘08
Approximate dates:
June 16 – July 7 Lafayette, LA
July 7-July 28 Mexico City and surrounds
Three weeks in Lafayette, three weeks in Mexico,
Cost: $3000
Instructors: Corey Saft & Kari Smith, School of Architecture & Design
Allan Jones, English
Watercolor & sketchbooks
Mangos in the morning
Barragan
Travel
and field studies in some of the most spectacular, beautiful, and
culturally rich Pre-Columbian sites, colonial cities and contemporary
projects known to the Americas … public open space, architecture, art,
parks, and urban design in the incredibly rich tapestry that is Mexico
City … field studies, readings, and on-site lectures as the basis of
the in-country studies … travel north to cities such as San Miguel de
Allende and Guanajuato … visit the master works of Luis Barragan and
then retire to our own private courtyard in the heart of Mexico City
and reflect on the future of Urbanism.
The course will provide
participants with the opportunity to explore the role on nature,
culture, and historic events in shaping the built environment and in
providing inspiration for the arts. Studies will also look at
vernacular and indigenous architecture, urban settlements, and design
and how these elements have been incorporated in contemporary arts and
recently built urban projects in Mexico City. Central Mexico was
selected for its convenient location and its prominence as a new model
for the Americas. In addition, it is a rich laboratory for the
examination of the influence culture, history, and environment has on
contemporary society.
The
largest and fastest city on the American continent ... Mexico City
presents a unique opportunity to investigate issues facing all American
cities including sprawl, infrastructure, transportation, and housing. A
number of firms whose work is little known outside their own country
are responding to these urban issues with innovative solutions,
inextricably linked to the larger project of the
city.
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