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The big final presentation began today with the BOUNDARY group: students, who were working on the notion of boundaries at a large scale and a private scale during the last two weeks, have also developed some merchandising items, such as T-shirts, “scratch-to-see” postcards, posters, business cards and an info-game, to explain all the conclusions they’ve collected so far about the concept of

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One day to go before the big final presentation and everybody is working really hard!(Late at night, some OO.2 students have been identified in a bruxellois café, still sweating upon their laptops...).

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The second public presentation began today with SPLACE group. The students made their choice about the space they intend to use for their installation. It’s a public space within the European District in Brussels, located in Gare Léopold. The project will include a microphone, which the people is free to use. The sounds will then be turned into graphics through a computer and displayed in the

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What we are calling a “feedback session” isn’t actually happening according to a precise time or in a specific place: groups just go on discussing their projects with the tutors as soon as they have new ideas or new doubts, and this is happening from 9 am to midnight, in La Cambre, but also at the camp or in a bar.Just before the second “big” public presentation of tomorrow, FAB is concentrating

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Designed by engineer André Waterkeyn for the International Exhibition of Brussels in 1958, the Atomium represents an iron crystal molecule. Made entirely of steel and from its height of 102 metres, the structure stands on three huge bipods and dominates the Heysel plateau. It’s nine large spheres, with their diametre of 18 meters each, are arranged in a central cubic configuration and joined by

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Whether it is the North Sea or the Horta museum, Bruges or the flea market, students and teachers are free to choose their itinerary for this two-days break.

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Born in Brussels in 1953, artist Françoise Schein, who graduated in architecture and urban design, is nowadays working all around the world, from Paris to London, from Lisbon to Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. Her works include public sculptures and projects, special educational projects, scenography and videos.

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... The first intense week is coming to an end. Everybody has worked hard and sometimes someone takes advantage of Brussels’ public transportation to take a rest…

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This is a group constituted by participants in former editions of the workshop, who are responsible for documenting the workshop as it moves forward, and will work on the publication to follow.They have also created a new role as a vehicle for information and communication between groups: a wall, part of the workshop room, where all the different inputs, outputs, pictures, oddities, etc. are

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Beginning at 2pm, the first public presentation of the workshop was a very important step for everybody, since it pushed each group to communicate their ideas and projects to the audience, thus clarifying better the issues to themselves, too.The meaning of being European, the question about the European and the different national identities, urbanity and the relationship between tourists and

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Like Elie said on the very first day, the camp in Place des Martyrs is not only a place to sleep. Many groups are actually working there during the evening, when they get back from La Cambre. And sometimes something special can happen, like an unexpected party on the entrance stairs, with Martine and all the teachers joining the students.

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Today groups had their very first feedback session, face to face with the teachers, trying to clarify their topic and also to figure how their final project is going to be like. According to the new issues coming out, some of the groups then decided to change their names. Tutors began to take an active part in the discussion, analysing the proposals and giving suggestions.FAB group decided to

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Is the European Community just an excuse to talk about identity?Do we have a strong identity or are we to be considered just as human beings?

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Philippe Elhelm (cinema critic) has introduced the students to the projection of “Manhattan”, by Woody Allen, talking about the city as it appears on the big screen.This movie is a masterpiece; visually and intellectually, it shows Woody Allen at the absolute peak of his art. Shot in a stylistic black and white widescreen format, the cinematography of “Manhattan” is breathtaking, and Allen's

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Benoit Moritz, architect and urbanist of MSA Group, and also a teacher at La Cambre and in the School of Urban Studies in Brussels, explainded to the groups the two big projects his team was encharged of: the Masterplan for the European Community District and the Regeneration Plan for the “Tour und Taxis” area.In both projects, the adopted strategy was similar, since it dealt with a problem of

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Some keywords about this morning’s groups first presentation: here is the list of the teams and their subjects, plus the teachers comments.FABWhat is Europe for someone who doesn’t travel?How do we, as European, get the consciousness that Europe has become a new territory?How to communicate the presence of Europe within each country?JAKEFrom the political and geographical point of view, do we

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This morning students had their first approach with their group (10 groups in the whole + the “propaganda” team) and the topic: they came to know eachother and began to investigate about the common living in an european city. Three were the main suggestions given to groups to work on: communication tools, signs and simbols, space and objects. Each team has to give, by the end of the morning, a

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Only 25% of the people living in Brussels were born here.About half of the people living in Brussels go back home in the weekend.One of the topic characterizing the city of Brussels is water.In Brussels there’s a general lack of green spaces.There’s a strange paradox about the European Community institution: the Parliament is located in Strasbourg, whereas the headquarters are in Brussels. The

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Philosopher Ivan Lapeyroux was invited to give the opening lecture of the workshop, about the topic: “Proto-capitalisme / logiques de résistances. Re-penser les espaces européen”. After a first introduction about the history of UE, completed with some biographical suggestions (A. Badiou, J. L. Nancy, Deleuze-et-Guattari), Ivan asks himself and the audience to think about a topic question: “Was UE

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Sunday 14/01 14h00: Welcoming at 2.30pm. at the "Camp" 4 rue des Roses17h00: "Let's have a drink together"Monday 15/01 09h00: Opening of the workshop at La Cambre10h30: lecture by Ivan Lapeyroux (philosopher).12h30: Lunch13h30: ARAU Special Tour of Brussels (3h)Tuesday 16/01 09h00: La Cambre14h00: Lecture by Benoit Moritz (architect et urbanist)17h30: Lecture by Philippe Elhelm (cinéma

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4 Rue des Roses is the address of a recently renovated building of the 19th century. This is the place where Elie Levy (teacher at La Cambre and perfect organizer of the staying in Brussels) has welcomed all the 50 students, coming from Glasgow, Paris, Venice and Tel Aviv, participating in the workshop and this is also the location which will host the students and the teachers for the next 2

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Brussels is the capital of Belgium and the administrative centre of the European Union. This has earned the city the title of the Capital of Europe. Brussels has been given its character by the coexistence of French and Flemish culture, and it is nowadays home to nationalities around the world, adding a cosmopolitan flavour to its atmosphere. The vibrant atmosphere of Brussels is further enhanced

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L’Europe semble un terme évident, naturel pour un workshop se déroulant à Bruxelles. Au-delà de sa situation de capitale, c’est sa matière même — forme urbaine et réalité cosmopolite —, qui interpelle le designer et le graphiste, l’artiste, l’architecte et l’urbaniste. Et cette matière est fort proche de celle de toutes les grandes villes du continent. Les questions du « vivre ensemble » à

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