Architecture & Urbanism in Madrid & Barcelona, Spain, Summer Program
September 1-17, 2011
Led by Professor Rudy Barton, PSU Department of Architecture
The Department of Architecture is offering a short-term field research program investigating the historical and contemporary architecture and urban design of Barcelona, Spain, and its immediate surroundings. Barcelona, located in the northwest corner of Spain, is also within a few short horus of Madrid and Provence, France. The city is heralded as one of Europe's best laboratories for studying architecture as it contains more than 2,000 years of buildings ranging from Roman houses to the most contemporary experiments in making buildings.
Participants will spend the majority of each day in the field investigating architectural designs in Barcelona and its surroundings. Daily activities will include site visits to important sites, museums, and professional offices; on-site activities include reflection and analysis of importan design characteristics through graphic means recorded primarily in a Barcelona Journal. Two weeks in Barcelona will be supplemented with four days in the nearby medieval university town of Girona to compare and contrast design influences.
This program is open to juniors and seniors from all majors. Financial aid can be applied. For the application and more information, visit http://oia.pdx.edu/ea/ or e-mail bartonl@pdx.edu. Application deadline is April 22, 2011.
Scenes from Barcelona Summer Program 2009
In September 2009, twelve students completed a three-week study program in Barcelona, Spain. For the fifth year, the program was led by Professor Rudy Barton and afforded students with an opportunity to study one of the world's most dynamic and extraordinary urban laboratories. Students were able to stroll the Ramblas, examine Roman ruins and Gaudi structures, and hold conversations with Barcelona architects. Trips to nearby villages and the city of Girona afforded comparisons with Barcelona's best projects. As part of a journal project, students conducted in-depth studies of several of the region's best public spaces.
