{"id":8487,"date":"2019-02-20T13:13:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T12:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/arquitectura\/?p=8487\/"},"modified":"2021-10-13T11:06:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T09:06:28","slug":"international-workshop-connecta-countdown-copenhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/arquitectura\/en\/international-workshop-connecta-countdown-copenhagen\/","title":{"rendered":"International Workshop ConnectA: Countdown to Copenhagen"},"content":{"rendered":"

One more year our International Architecture Workshop ConnectA<\/strong> has come to an end at our Technical School and, once again, we can say that it has been a huge success. For the first time, thirty students from Latvia and Poland have joined our students to work together in an innovative learning experience on Nordic architecture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Architecture students from around Europe have worked together on a project in Copenhagen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thirty students from different nationalities, hundreds of hours of work and dozens of fresh ideas, but just one guest of honor: the city of Copenhagen<\/strong>, in the core of this year’s ConnectA series, and a city that we will be visiting later in the year.<\/p>\n

ConnectA, a global project at CEU Valencia<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The main goal of this second edition of the ConnectA series is to further strengthen our teaching model in Architecture<\/strong>, focusing on a more practical and competency-based approach. An innovative learning method which seeks to improve the professional development of our students through visits to specific destinations.<\/p>\n

While\u00a0Berlin<\/strong><\/a> was in the spotlight last year, it is Copenhagen the city that this year is inspiring our academic programme. This is the main reason why our students have been\u00a0studying the architecture of the Danish capital since last September, getting acquainted with the specificities of the region and studying its main architectural landmarks. Copenhagen and its architecture have literally taken over our School, bringing new concepts, features and projects to our classrooms. And even an international competition among the European students who have taken part in our\u00a0International Architecture Workshop ConnectA<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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A unique opportunity to exchange ideas with peers from Riseba University<\/a> (Latvia) and the Cracow University of Technology<\/a> (Poland)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From now on our future architects will be working in plots in Copenhagen<\/strong>, just before embarking on a trip to the Danish capital\u00a0between March 20 and 24. It will be at that moment, with a physical and real immersion in the culture and spaces of Copenhagen, when they will be able to apply everything they have learned these last months in class. And bring that knowledge back to the School to share it with other classmates and continue building their career as architects.<\/p>\n

An innovative focus in Architecture<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Promoting and organizing this kind of activities and workshops, trying out new approaches to Architecture<\/strong>, lie at the core of our School’s internationalization strategy. Activities which represent a shift from the most traditional way of teaching and have become a distinctive feature of our personality<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

A mission that we have been reinforcing in the last few years and that we will continue to promote with even more activities, more international exposure<\/strong> and more cooperation with European peers.<\/p>\n

CONNECTA is designed to CONNECT STUDENTS WITH ceu, WITH VALENCIA, WITH ARCHITECTURE AND WITH our target destinations<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This global strategy can count on the support of the University and its Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization<\/strong> because, as the Deputy Vice-Rector and Head of International Relations Alfonso D\u00edaz<\/strong> highlights, “the international profile of the Technical School and its students makes it the perfect match for these initiatives”. Activities that are expected to grow in the near future beyond the physical connection, making it possible to “also connect through different online and digital resources, so that all students can benefit from these collaborative experiences with partner universities”.<\/p>\n

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Working on a real life project was the goal of our International Workshop ConnectA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the reason why our Technical School is now taking our students in a fresh direction, placing them in the centre of new partnerships, new projects<\/strong> and new opportunities.<\/p>\n

Our common position, both from the School and the University, is to encourage and strengthen our spirit of innovation to create a true hub for architectural creativity<\/strong>. And all of these through more specific contents, new tools to empower collaborative work and a greater cooperation with European universities.<\/p>\n

Dorte Mandrup and JAJA Architects connect with CEU Valencia<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Together with our students and those coming from partner universities, professors from IUAV Venice<\/strong> have also joined our workshop, contributing with their professional point of view and experiences in the field. All of them, adding up to over 30 participants, have worked on a real life project\u00a0led by architects from two studios based in Copenhagen: Giacomo Pizzo<\/strong>, from JAJA Architects<\/strong> and our alumni Teresa Blasco<\/strong><\/a>, from Dorte Mandrup<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Days of hard work and enriching experiences at our Technical School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the first day, both studios presented the project, which consisted of a square located located opposite Copenhagen’s Central Station. By the end of the week, the most creative solutions were given a prize in each of the categories: one for students of each year, and one for visiting students.<\/p>\n

In its second edition, ConnectA has made it possible for us\u00a0to improve our knowledge of modern architecture in Denmark<\/strong><\/a> and to deepen our knowledge in urban space and planning.<\/p>\n\r\n