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Overview
Every human intervention on an island – even those that interpret it as an ideal space for confinement - starts as an act of colonisation aimed at reducing the unescapable condition of insularity.
Enacting the power of nomads as decolonising agents, Casting Castaways migrates every two years from island to island across a former carceral archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Casting Castaways programme from Architectural Association seeks a pedagogy that, while suggesting future scenarios vis a vis current trends in tourism, environmental preservation and heritage, interrogates those territories to understand how and whether architecture can challenge and escape from the very ideas of incarceration and colonisation.
Prominent Features of the Workshop/ Skills Developed
- Carceral Islands
- Colonisation / Decolonisation
- Heritage / Preservation
- Penal Tourism
- Sandcasting
Programme Structure
- Here, we will lodge in a building that in the past served the penal colony establishment. This will be our base camp and workshop space while we explore the full extension of the island – 59 square km – and its surrounding waters by foot, bicycle, or boat. We will engage the territory, the buildings, and the objects scattered in the landscape of Asinara through photo essays, a multilingual collective diary, and models made with sand-casting.
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Architecture Civil Engineering & Construction Landscape Architecture View 3 other Short Courses in Civil Engineering & Construction in ItalyAcademic 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
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- 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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Other requirements
General requirements
- The programme is open to participants from a range of backgrounds, including but not limited to current architecture, art and design students, PhD candidates and young professionals. We are interested in people from different creative backgrounds. Places are limited.
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Sassari
700 - 1000 EUR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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