Amman Lab: Exhibition 2011

July 10 – 24 Amman Lab: Workshop 2011 The Amman Lab: Workshop is an intensive two-week rapid exchange in search of emergent issues concerning contemporary public space in the Middle East. The 2011 session of the workshop focuses on Response. As an immediate necessity of public space, Response requires adaptive environments supported by infrastructures sensitive to a dynamic context. Response varies depending on frequency and magnitude, effecting change and stimulating action. At once sustained through feedback and dependant on interaction, the activated environment becomes a participant in emergent public space. Exhibition Opening of Student Work July 22 6:30 PM Free and Open to the Public Amman Electricity Hangar Ras al Ain Amman, Jordan Participants: Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation American University of Beirut Department of Architecture and Design Bilgi University Department of Architecture German Jordanian University School of Architecture and Built Environment The University of Jordan Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Technology ORGANIZED BY: Amman Lab, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation’s Amman Lab opened within the Columbia University Middle East Research Center (CUMERC) in March 2009 and includes a studio workshop, seminar room, offices, and exhibition space. The Amman Lab is a regional research laboratory for exploring the future of the built environment. Studies of city planning processes, historic preservation projects, architectural design, and urban planning studios have already been conducted, engaging local experts and organizations throughout the process. GSAPP teams are collaborating with the city of Amman to restore a historic house that will act as the future downtown Studio-X Amman. Columbia Global Centers - Middle East The Columbia University Middle East Research Center is one of the first in a network of Columbia Global Centers the University has launched around the world. The Center, headquartered in Amman, Jordan, provides a base for scholarly activities throughout the Middle East, advancing the University’s academic partnerships and programs in the region. The Center establishes a community where faculty engage in onsite research, scholars collaborate to offer training and develop research initiatives, students experience the Middle East firsthand, and regional alumni build networks and interact directly with the University. The activities of CUMERC include a wide range of disciplines, fostering communication and collaboration in a dynamic region.