Day 3:
The day of no internet…
tuesday started with presentations for SESAM and EASA italia. both looking good, who fancies living in a zoo, better check you sleeping partners before dozing off!
discusions were focused into small groups covering all the issues brought up so far in order to be more productive. Too many to go into now, but some highlights were the archive and logo discusion;
the domain for the new website will be easa000.net (if available). The links on the new site will be split between ‘official’ and ‘network’. The logo will remain as a box that ‘could’ be adapted for event logos too.
then paul went to hospital for being the wrong colour, got an injection and is looking a bit better, fingers crossed he can do his presentation tomorrow.
day 4
the day of the excursion.
today we made a start at 8.00 on a big fun coach. the tour of the island took us to a university dorm (the fees to stay there must be high!) and then the Cyprus Olympic centre, the HQ for the country’s sporting associations. After the buildings we headed to the beach in aiya napa.
Another crossing of the buffer zone saw us heading to Famagusta. We caught a great lecture and then had a brief tour of the abandoned sector then the walled city.
We got some interesting food at the university before heading back to the gym for a night off in preperation for the 2010 proposals tomorrow morning.
ina | chris
posted by Ina Bakka Sem-Olsen
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:16:49 GMT
Today started with a lecture about the master plan of Nicosia.
Debates moved on at a fierce pace with most constructive output. The discussions were about: the aims of EASA and the duties of the NCs, the fees groups and total fees and sponsorship issues.
A lot of rugby was played also, something I do not excel at, it must be said.
Once more we are gathered in anticipation of a fine meal and a bit of light socialising, followed by another night on squeaky camp beds.
stay tuned for more bat updates.
chris | franziska
posted by chris – manchester
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:33:39 GMT
hello to everybody who can’t be here in beautiful cyprus (28°C) where the INCM008 has started with great success! :)
yesterday (after shorter or longer trips) we gathered in Faneromeni Hall and got a very nice welcome of the organisers. afternoon was tea and chat and at night we were taken to a kebab-restaurant (of course) and some wonderful bar with a big terrace.
today work started! in the morning (too early for me but after a well nutriting breakfast) we went on a trip round nicosia. it was great. then toast and sandwiches before debate.
today was dominated by discussioning the quota, major progress was made: some of us are gonna propose tomorrow a change to the easa-guide.
now we’re preparing to go for more kebabs.
more updates tomorrow!
umbrella can suck it – we are the official broadcasters for incm008.
chris | franziska
posted by chris – manchester
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:52:38 GMT
Grafton Architects, who lectured at this year’s EASA, run by Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell, have scooped the first World Building of the Year award at the inaugural World Festival of Architecture for their new faculty building at Bocconi University in Milan.
The awards are the biggest and most wide-ranging architectural awards programme in the world, designed to “celebrate the work, concerns and aspirations of the international architectural community” according to its director, Paul Finch. At a time when many architectural practices in Ireland – including Grafton – have been laying off staff due to the downturn in the building industry, the news from the festival in Barcelona was particularly welcome.
A total of 224 buildings in 17 categories from 43 countries made it on to the shortlist. Grafton had already won the premier award in the “learning” category for their mammoth Milan project and then went on to win the overall award.
posted by conor
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:19:46 GMT
Nicosia: in-between
Borders divide and connect at the same time/ Borders exist for some groups of people and do not exist for others / They divide space in “here” and “there”, “inside” and “outside”, creating social divisions between “us” and “others”. / Fear is created, but also curiosity about the “others” / Division of space is further established by daily practices, but also new ways of border crossing are invented by the desire of communication
INCM008 – WORKSHOP _ 8-10 November 2008
www.incm008cy.com
The EASA CY invites you to the Student Workshop included in in the INCM008 [Intermediate National Contacts Meeting] event which will take place on 1-11 of November in Nicosia.
Supported by Chambers of Architects of Cyprus (Chamber of Civil Engineers and Architects of Cyprus, Chamber of Turkish Cypriot Architects) and organised by architects and sociologists of different nationalities the workshop is aiming to examine and analyse the case of Nicosia as a divided city.
Nicosia: In-Between
The EASA INCMeeting, is proposing a ‘stitch’ on the border line which divides, still, Nicosia in two parts: An arrangement of places, for living and meeting, will be spread inside the centre of Nicosia, on both parts of the city and in the buffer zone. For the limited time the INCM008 ‘event’ will be taking place, another -in between- geography will be created and superimposed on the space of the divided city.
Since the opening of Ledra Street, the second crossing point in Nicosia, the city is witnessing the first effects of change: property prices are rising, buildings are renovated… This transitional period, depending on the political negotiations, could last for a few more months or for years. ?he city and its present inhabitants will continue to live and experience an ‘in-between time-condition’. Before the total regeneration of the whole of the city, this suspension of time, provides a critical time-‘gap’ which allows for documentation, speculation, imagination and alternative thinking of the city’s -unique- condition.
In this context, the Workshop organized for the INCM meeting in Nicosia, will take advantage of this in-between condition, to focus on the relation of ‘borders and space’ inside the city.
Workshop Brief:
The Workshop consists of two parts:
A. Urban Narratives project: Between 4-10 November participants of the EASA meeting are encouraged to deliver traces of their own experience of the divided city, the practice of crossing, the architecture of the border and division etc. The ‘archiving’ procedure will take advantage of the EASA proposed geography inside the city and the event of daily crossings and meetings in places in both parts of the city. Critical observations and individual narratives recorded in images / videos / sounds / texts / inventories / maps etc. could provide a vast collection of impressions on the city’s present condition.
B. Parallel -intense- workshops will be organized in the last three days, between 8-10th of November, focusing on the buffer zone condition and the city center. Other activities such as lectures, documentary screenings and site excursions will provide important related information to the participants. On the 10th of November an exhibition and a joint presentation of the outcome of the workshops will take place in Ledra Palace. More information on the workshops will be presented on Monday 08.11.2008.
The participants of the workshop will get a certificate from Chambers of Architects of Cyprus.
Workshop Tutors:
Pelin Tan (Sociologist, PhD candidate Art History ITU) / Petros Phokaides (architect, NTUA PhD candidate) / Fereniki Vatavali (architect, NTUA PhD candidate) / Maria Kosti (architect) / Chara Stefanou (Aural and Visual Cultures, UCy PhD Candidate)
Final critics:
Anber Onar (art critic) / Aristides Antonas (architect/writer) / Pavlina Paraskevaidou (Phd Candidate curator/writer) / Fevzi Ozersay (Phd architect)
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Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:05:11 GMT
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posted by SGFSDGFDSA
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:48:43 GMT
I am really happy I am going to cyprus on saturday since it just started snowing here in Bergen….;9
posted by Ina Bakka Sem-Olsen
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:50:46 GMT
Anyone else who will be arriving in Larnaca 4.10 pm the 1st of November?
posted by Ina Bakka Sem-Olsen
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:25:44 GMT
easians ,
Here we are, 12 days left. We are ready, everything is set and we are expecting your arrivals!
_general information
Registration at Sleeping areas:
sleeping places=registration on 1st of November from 11:00-17:00.
For those coming after 17:00 registration at the same place at 2nd November 9:00-11:00
_how to get to the meeting points from airports?
1.Those arriving at LARNACA AIRPORT
Larnaca-Nicosia-Larnaca
bus connection
Bus ticket: 5euros [luggage included]
Fus station in Nicosia: Filoxenia Hotel
From bus station to meeting point: by taxi it costs around 10-12 euros to meeting point
If more than 5 participants are coming together then it is recommended to book a seat in the bus(1 day before your arrival).
phone number:00357-24643017, 00357-99477448
KAPNOS AIRPORT SHUTTLE (BUS)
taxi: larnaca-nicosia=35euros for 1person, 40 euros for 2 persons, 43 euros for 3 persons , 45 euros for 4 persons.
You can book a taxi 1 day before your arrival
Phone number:00357-99635428 Sotiris Kallis, Lampousa bus and taxi company.
if you dont book a taxi from this company then for one person the price might be 40-50 euros too.
meeting point & sleeping area in the south: Faneromeni Gym Aeschylus Street-Faneromeni school,Nicosia
for those coming on 30th and 31st:we arranged especially for you in order not to pay a residence: at Leukonos street, n.13, centre of old Nicosia(near Faneromeni gym)
*please inform the bus company(larnaca airport) about the date and time of your arrival and departure, to ensure that the bus company has arranged a sufficient number of buses(00357-24643017).
2.Those arriving at ERCAN AIRPORT
Unfortunately there are no busses running between city centre and airport. Most convinient way is to get a taxi in fornt of Ercan airport to sleeping area which will cost 15-20 Euros.
meeting point & sleeping area: Ataturk Sporcu Egitim Merkezi ,Ataturk Spor Kompleksi, Lefkosa
3. Those arriving at PAPHOS AIRPORT
For those that will arrive at Paphos airport, it is better to rent a taxi from
Paphos airport to the centre of Paphos in order to get ‘’travelexpress’’ (make
a booking reservation at
www.travelexpress.com.cy .
That is the cheapest way to come to Nicosia from Paphos.
You can also book a taxi at 00357-22762835, 00357-99635428
PROGRAM
WHAT TO BRING
Swim suit
Umbrella (it rains time to time)
It is hot during the day and cold during the night. Bring seasonal and warm clothes. [23 Celsius during the day and 16 Celsius during the night]
Don’t forget your winter sleeping bag and mattress
A tapper to carry sandwich and stuff that we will provide you for trips.
Bring cup, fork, knife, spoon and a plate.
Your laptops to benefit wireless at certain places
Chargers-same as irish
Who ever arrives earlier than 1st or leaves later than 11th can sleep in a residence(Leukonos 13, centre of Nicosia) near the sleeping place of Faneromeni gym (Aeschylus Street- Faneromeni school).
INCM008 POSTERS:
Please do send your posters until 30th of October. We need to have enough time to print and hang them.
The theme is reunification of space… Reunification defines our main aim of this event since we are trying to increase interactivity in space of divided old Nicosia. Actually if you look for projects for in between spaces which stays besides useless spots/dead ends you would find projects easier. Otherwise you could think of revitalization at the old war zones. On the other hand you can also think of immigrant’s effect on architecture in characteristic regions coz old Nicosia is mostly inhabited by immigrants both sides.
If you cant find something related; you can make a poster out of your school works. We ask one poster from each country.
FEE PAYMENTS:
Those who hasn’t transferred their fees, they will be asked the amount at the registration desk.
posted by incm008
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:15:58 GMT
…of lyon!!!
is there any of you beautiful easians that has a CAD map of this beautiful french city, they would like to share with me?! ;)
with layers of roads, buildings, contours, etc…
that would be really helpful!
DK/<3
Rune
posted by rune_inspires
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:22:59 GMT
Hey easa people!
easaturkiye proudly announces the late easa005 exhibition opening and easa2010 proposal presentation at 24th of October 2008! You’re kindly invited to this event which will be held at the Faculty of Architecture in Y?ld?z Technical University.
ps. People who are coming to Cyprus through Istanbul can contact any of us for accomodation and a architrip! There will be a few easa people in Istanbul till November 4th.
posted by yeltakom
Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:50:56 GMT
hey folks!
To attend and promote our great EASA2010 proposal, i am coming to Cyprus Larnaka Airport around 3 oclock at 31st of October: HALLOWEEN!. Are there anybody coming late night like me cos all airlines are flying to Cyprus at late night? We could drink and celebrate it till the first bus at 05.30 to Nicosia? We can book the bus also together?
i wanna get filled with easa spirit that i could not have this year!
cheers
Alper
posted by alper_tr
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:52:09 GMT
Hey EASA people!
I am doing some research on various festivals, biennals, triennals etc. that are evolving around art/architecture/design/urbanity.. All the big ones are easy to find but I’m interested in smaller, narrower, eventbased exhibitions/festivals.
So all you underground, young, fresh, intercontinental architects and architect wannabee’s;
where is the shit going down?
Let me know if you have visited some events or festivals that were extraordinary.
Best wishes from old time easa boy,
Fredrik
posted by fredrik
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:02:06 GMT
INCM008
8th, 9th and 10th of November.
Dear friends,
We would like to inform you about the upcoming workshop during the next incm008Nicosia.
This workshop is promoted by the Round-Table Conference and organised by architects and sociologists of different nationalities.
The aim of the workshop is to examine and analyse an example of a divided city through the network of EASA people and the cooperation of Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots. Nicosia as a divided city was a matter of research in the Biennale of 2006 and will be also in the International upcoming Round-Table Conference.
The tutors of the workshop are :
Pelin Tan, Sociologist, Istanbul , Turkey
Fereniki Vatavali, Phd candidate in Urbanism (NTUA, Athens),
Maria Kosti, Architect, Nicosia,
Chara Stefanou, Phd candidate Ucy (Visual Cultures), Nicosia,
Petros Phokaides, Phd candidate (Arch. Theory) Ntua, Nicosia,
Critics:
Pavlina Paraskevaidou PHD(visual cultures),Curator, Cyprus
Amber Onar, Art Historian, Nicosia, Cyprus
Fezvi Ozersay Phd, Architect, Cyprus
Events that will reinforce the research of the workshop:
Lectures of architects that participated in the Biennale of Architecture 2006
Exhibition, installation-videos of the participation of Nicosia Biennale of Architecture 2006
Lectures of architects that are working in the master plan* of Nicosia[*program for the urban revitalization of the city],
Presentations of the diploma of students of architecture relevant to the theme of the workshop,
The International Round-Table Conference – ‘’the liminal spaces’’ that will take place in Nicosia on 4th -8th of November
School of architecture [organised by architects, sociologists, artists].
We can participate in this conference on 7th and 8th of November.
The participants of the workshop will get a certificate from the Chambers of the Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots Architects of Cyprus.
INCM Organizers
posted by incm008
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:51:40 GMT
