
Overview
The International Summer School “ The City and the Water ”, since 2014, is a Design Full-Time Workshop, aimed at investigating the complex relationships between the built environment and the water, in its broadest meaning of environmental resource, and therefore including seaside, rivers, lakes and water resources.
The Summer School is organized over two weeks and hosted in Pisa by the Department of Energy, Systems, Territory, and Constructions Engineering of the University of Pisa .
The students, coming from all continents, will be engaged in the development of a project on a case study, with the support of professors and tutors from the University of Pisa and visiting professors from other national and international schools of architecture, engineering and landscape design.
The title of the 2025 edition will be "Cities with(out) water". The first part of the Summer School will be dedicated to the critical reading and knowledge of the study areas in order to identify their value and criticalities. On the remaining days, the students will work on the development of an enhancement project on the area chosen as a case study. Throughout the period, lectures will be appropriately organised to provide theoretical and methodological support for project development. The ideas and drawings developed during the Summer School will be presented in a public exhibition.
Organizing Committee (in alphabetical order):
- Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua
- Lucia Giorgetti
- Giammarco Montalbano
- Piergiuseppe Rechichi
- Giovanni Santi
Scientific Committee (in alphabetical order):Abdelmalek Ammari, Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua, Renato Bocchi, Fabrizio Cinelli, Lucia Giorgetti, Barbara Gherri, Antonella Guida, Renato Iannelli, Luca Lanini, Emanuele Leporelli, Lina Malfona, Massimiliano Martino, Jonida Meniku, Jamal Mounaji, Fatima Zahra Oufara, Livio Petriccione, Luca Ponsi, Vito Porcari, Alessandra Renzulli, Giovanni Santi, Issam Sobhy, Abdelghani Tayyibi, Beatrice Turillazzi, Denise Ulivieri, Veronica Vitiello.
The Winter School will be held on campus, in Pisa, at Centro Congressi Le Benedettine, Piazza San Paolo a Ripa D'Arno, 16.
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The summer school aims to provide theoretical skills and methodological tools for the architectural design linked to water's landscape.Students, organized in groups composed by members of different nationalities, will be asked to develop a project of enhancement for an area chosen as a case study. The internationality of the group of students is fundamental for promoting cultural exchange and comparison, also in terms of approach, between dfferent experiences in the field of architectural design, landscape conservation and enhancement at an international level.
Audience
The international Summer School is addressed to students in Architecture, Urban planning, Design, Building engineering, Art Schools from all EU and not EU countries.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 13 days
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Architecture Civil Engineering & Construction Hydrology & Water ManagementExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Admission Requirements
The Summer School is open to university students of Architecture, Building Engineering, Urban Planning, Design, Design Institutes, Landscape Design, and also to young professionals and artists.
Each participant is invited to bring their own laptop and their preferred drawing materials; however, basic drawing materials will be provided.
Student participants will be selected on the basis of their scholastic performance and their suitability for the program; for professionals the selection will be based on the affinity to the subjects carried out of what is declared on the CV. In case of ex aequo, priority will be offered to foreign students and according to the order of application.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
- The Winter School will be activated with at least 12 students
- The maximum number of participants is set to 30 students
- Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
- Enrolment Form
- Curriculum Vitae
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1000 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1000 EUR for the full programme during 13 days. -
EU/EEA
1000 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1000 EUR for the full programme during 13 days.
Living costs for Pisa
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
There is a GOLD scholarship amounting to 1000 euro. It is assigned after evaluation of the submitted CVs.
The following are also envisaged:
- a SILVER scholarship of 500 euro, assigned after evaluation of the submitted CVs.
- a BRONZE scholarship of 400 euro, assigned after evaluation of the submitted CVs.