OPEN CALL:Vienna Architecture Summer School 2023

The Vienna Architecture Summer School (VAS²) aims to provide an open learning space and prototypical infrastructure for the exchange and negotiation of knowledges in architecture, reaching beyond dominating institutions and mainstream discourses. VAS² invites local and international participants to exchange with young architects and established experts all practising in Vienna and beyond.

The program is based on diverse approaches and ideas that are to be discussed in different formats and media: design workshops, lectures, theory sessions, discussions, walks, explorations, site visits, performances. We seek to develop alternative models and approaches for education and design in architecture that are equally shaped by organisers, participants and guests.

The call for applications is open to students, graduates and drop-outs in architecture and other related disciplines, willing to engage with space-related topics, peers and invited guests in a common workshop setting complemented by lectures, excursions and gatherings.

Workshops
Trigger Workshop
by ĒTER

Seize the Clay
by Young Earth Builders

The Urban Aural. Exploring the City through Sound
by Eleni Boutsika Palles and Christoph Bus

Connecting the Lines
by formerlynotknown

topo.graphics
by Gili Merin and Diana Ibáñez López

Dumb Emancipatory Architecture. Non-Creative Compositions and Aesthetics.
by Büro Bietenhader Moroder with Ekaterina Dobrivojevska

The Return of the Senses
by studio z00

Housekeeping Time. Domestic Architecture and the Chronopolitics of Late Capitalism
by Jerome Becker

(un)doing Architecture?
by Marlene Wagner

Lowland
by Plural

Mapping Althangrund. A Critical and Collaborative Exploration
by Kollektiv Raumstation

Desktop Deliveries
by SOAP

The lecture program and the excursion will be announced on July 15, 2023.

Language
Workshops and lectures will be held in English. All other languages are welcome to be shared informally.

Fee
The Summer School fee is 180 EUR, including a welcome dinner and specific workshop materials. Participants are expected to organize and pay for their own travel and accommodation. We know: We ask you for a lot of money and effort. But: VAS² is a self-organized summer school without a big institution in the background. We can offer you such a level of professionalism and autonomy only with your participation fee. Nevertheless, we are happy to assist you with planning your stay.

Application
Applicants are asked to send an email with a brief introduction about themselves (2–3 sentences) and the title of the workshop they would like to attend, as well as a 2nd and 3rd priority. Please send your application ︎no later than July 31, 2023. As soon as we receive your application via email we will get back to you immediately. Please note that the number of participants is limited.

After the closing of the open call all confirmed participants will be informed about the workshop to which they have been accepted. We would like to mention that we are not able to guarantee a slot in the workshop of first choice. Nevertheless, we will respect your named priorities as much as possible.