Mendrisio Atlas
The SwissSummerSchool is organized by the Swiss Association of Schools of Architecture and represents a shared platform for discussion and research. The third edition of the SwissSummerSchool will be held in Mendrisio and aims to realize a pictoral Atlas of the contemporary territory of Mendrisiotto: an area of lakes, beautiful landscapes and villages but also urban sprawl, large scale infrastructures, logistic centers and industry. This territory will be explored, researched and documented to reveal its hidden secrets and resources. On extensive walks through the landscape, 7 groups will each select a site, create a photographic essay and finally produce a short video about its characteristics and potentials. The students will discuss and edit the results of the photographic and cinematic „field work“ collectively. Their work will be moderated and accompanied by teachers representing the participating schools – and international experts from the fields of strollology, geography, photography, perception and story-telling. The principal language of exchange will be English.
04–10 September 2022
Lecturers
Marco Bakker, EPFL Lausanne
Luca Conti & Marta Monti, SUPSI Mendrisio
Emma Fuller, HEPIA Genève
Matthew Howell, HSLU Luzern
Tim Kammasch, BFH Burgdorf/Biel
Manuel Montenegro, ETH Zurich
Muck Petzet, USI-ARC Mendrisio
Daniel A. Walser, FHGR Chur
Experts
Erica Overmeer
Erica Overmeer (Amserdam, NL) is an artist and photographer living and working between Amsetrdam, Berlin and Mexcico City. Her work explores social spatial progresses through photographic imagesand architecture with a close relation to a specific context and location.
https://erica-overmeer.com/
Claudio Ferrata
Claudio Ferrata is a memmer of the steering commitee of GEA association od geographers, of which he was one of the founders. His research and his activities revolve around the themes of the landscape and the culture of the territory, specialized in the area of the Canton Ticino.
https://www.gea-ticino.ch/
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