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- International
visitors to the GSA’s Winter School at the Highlands and Islands campus
declared the event “a tremendous experience” and “an exemplar model
for others to emulate” - Local
partners found range of proposals from Winter School participants “mind-blowing”
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| Presenting outcomes of co-design project at Winter School 2018 focussed on The Maltings, Burghead |
Students working on projects during 2018 Winter School
International visitors to the GSA’s third
annual Winter School have declared the event a great success. Staff and
students from Koln International School of Design (KISD), and KADK (The
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture and Conservation)
returned to Altyre for the 2018 event and were this year joined for the first
time by staff and students from Audencia Business School in Nantes.
annual Winter School have declared the event a great success. Staff and
students from Koln International School of Design (KISD), and KADK (The
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture and Conservation)
returned to Altyre for the 2018 event and were this year joined for the first
time by staff and students from Audencia Business School in Nantes.
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| Catherine Morel, Associate Professor at Audencia Business School, Nantes (middle) and Prof Suchitra Balasubrahmanyan Dean of the Design School at Ambedkar University, Delhi (front) |
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| Eva Brandt of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture and Conservation (KADK), Copenhagen |
Commenting on their first
experience of Winter School Catherine
Morel, Associate Professor at Audencia said: “GSA Winter School 2018
has a special significance for us at Audencia Business School as it is the
first time we have brought a group of students since our two institutions
co-created the Msc in Management and Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy.”
experience of Winter School Catherine
Morel, Associate Professor at Audencia said: “GSA Winter School 2018
has a special significance for us at Audencia Business School as it is the
first time we have brought a group of students since our two institutions
co-created the Msc in Management and Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy.”
“This has been a tremendous experience for both staff
and students. Students have been able to experience the creative business of a
design studio, mixing, interacting, working with international design students.
And we all have been introduced to the Highlands culture and welcoming
tradition. We cannot wait until next year.”
and students. Students have been able to experience the creative business of a
design studio, mixing, interacting, working with international design students.
And we all have been introduced to the Highlands culture and welcoming
tradition. We cannot wait until next year.”
Among the many international faculty members at 2018 Winter
School was Dr. Pedro Carvalho de Almeida, Assistant Professor of Design at the
University of Aveiro, Portugal, who has been involved in all three Winter
School events.
School was Dr. Pedro Carvalho de Almeida, Assistant Professor of Design at the
University of Aveiro, Portugal, who has been involved in all three Winter
School events.
“The GSA’s Winter School in the
Highlands of Scotland is a benchmark of how design schools can transcend their
traditional boundaries so as to reflect upon the contemporary role of design activities
and address the significance of locally specific heritage and resources,” says Dr
Carvalho de Almeida.
Highlands of Scotland is a benchmark of how design schools can transcend their
traditional boundaries so as to reflect upon the contemporary role of design activities
and address the significance of locally specific heritage and resources,” says Dr
Carvalho de Almeida.
“The openness and engagement capacity of
the Winter School with its focus on the region’s specific issues, shows a huge
respect for its socio-economic ground and the future of cultural traditions,
which is a timely and pressing agenda.”
the Winter School with its focus on the region’s specific issues, shows a huge
respect for its socio-economic ground and the future of cultural traditions,
which is a timely and pressing agenda.”
“The crossing of different cultural
backgrounds by bringing together an international community of academics,
researchers and students from across the world, makes it also possible to
better understand the global conditions in which we live.”
backgrounds by bringing together an international community of academics,
researchers and students from across the world, makes it also possible to
better understand the global conditions in which we live.”
“Winter School is an exemplar model for
others to emulate.”
others to emulate.”
Prof Suchitra Balasubrahmanyan, Dean of the Design
School at Ambedkar University, Delhi, India who joined Winter School for the
second time in 2018 added, “Winter School
was a wonderful two weeks. It was a hugely rewarding experience.”
School at Ambedkar University, Delhi, India who joined Winter School for the
second time in 2018 added, “Winter School
was a wonderful two weeks. It was a hugely rewarding experience.”
Over the two-week period of Winter School students
and staff from the three overseas institutions came together with GSA staff and
students and contributors from across the globe to explore issues around social
design, and particularly to look at future visions for historic sites in the
Forres area. As well as workshops and presentations on the campus at Altyre the
participants also had site visits. At the end of the two weeks they presented
their design concepts to representatives from the historic sites they had
visited.
and staff from the three overseas institutions came together with GSA staff and
students and contributors from across the globe to explore issues around social
design, and particularly to look at future visions for historic sites in the
Forres area. As well as workshops and presentations on the campus at Altyre the
participants also had site visits. At the end of the two weeks they presented
their design concepts to representatives from the historic sites they had
visited.
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“When I met the students at the Abbey, I had no idea
what they expected from me or what they wanted to get from their visit,” says Prof Sir James Duncan-Nasmith, CBE of the
Kinloss Abbey Trust. “The project they
were tasked with seemed of unusual interest. It was not necessarily about
architecture although, inevitably, that was part of it, but about the influence
such buildings had on the neighbourhood and how that influence that might be
made more widely understood and appreciated.”
what they expected from me or what they wanted to get from their visit,” says Prof Sir James Duncan-Nasmith, CBE of the
Kinloss Abbey Trust. “The project they
were tasked with seemed of unusual interest. It was not necessarily about
architecture although, inevitably, that was part of it, but about the influence
such buildings had on the neighbourhood and how that influence that might be
made more widely understood and appreciated.”
“The ideas they presented at the end, relating to
their many different projects, were fascinating and most imaginative. Not all
would be appropriate to every project but the range of proposals was
mind-blowing and will stimulate future thoughts for months to come.”
their many different projects, were fascinating and most imaginative. Not all
would be appropriate to every project but the range of proposals was
mind-blowing and will stimulate future thoughts for months to come.”
“In applying for a Heritage Lottery Grant, the
Trustees have to make the case that the Abbey and its surrounds are important
to the local community and have the potential to enhance educational and social
involvement both locally and at a national and international level. It is not
an easy case to substantiate but some of the ideas produced by the students are
exactly what is required to further it.”
Trustees have to make the case that the Abbey and its surrounds are important
to the local community and have the potential to enhance educational and social
involvement both locally and at a national and international level. It is not
an easy case to substantiate but some of the ideas produced by the students are
exactly what is required to further it.”
‘Winter
School has been going from strength to strength,”
says Dr Gordon Hush, Head of Innovation School at the GSA. “It is a terrific opportunity to bring together international design expertise
to address issues of importance in the Highlands and Islands, and particularly
for us all to work in partnership with our
local community to co-design responses to those issues.”
School has been going from strength to strength,”
says Dr Gordon Hush, Head of Innovation School at the GSA. “It is a terrific opportunity to bring together international design expertise
to address issues of importance in the Highlands and Islands, and particularly
for us all to work in partnership with our
local community to co-design responses to those issues.”
“This
year Winter School brought over 120 academics and students from across the
globe to Forres creating a tangible buzz in the town and making an important
contribution both the social life of the town and to the local economy,” he adds.
year Winter School brought over 120 academics and students from across the
globe to Forres creating a tangible buzz in the town and making an important
contribution both the social life of the town and to the local economy,” he adds.
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Notes for
Editors
Editors
Historic
sites in the Forres area visited by Winter School participants included:
·
Kinloss
Abbey
Kinloss
Abbey
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Spynie
Palace
Spynie
Palace
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Sueno’s
Stone/Nelsons Tower (Forres)
Sueno’s
Stone/Nelsons Tower (Forres)
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Forres
Town Hall
Forres
Town Hall
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Findhorn
Village
Findhorn
Village
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Brodie
Castle
Brodie
Castle
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Pluscarden
Abbey
Pluscarden
Abbey
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Burghead
Village
Burghead
Village
International faculty members
participating in Winter School included:
participating in Winter School included:
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Tine
Kjolsen – Copenhagen
Tine
Kjolsen – Copenhagen
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Eva Brandt
– Copenhagen
Eva Brandt
– Copenhagen
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Philip
Heidkamp – Cologne
Philip
Heidkamp – Cologne
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Catherine
Morel – Audencia
Catherine
Morel – Audencia
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Sandrine
Stervinou – Audencia
Sandrine
Stervinou – Audencia
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Carol
Lerendu – Audencia
Carol
Lerendu – Audencia
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Philip
Mairesse – Audencia
Philip
Mairesse – Audencia
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Pedro
Almeida – Porto
Pedro
Almeida – Porto
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Ilpo
Koskinen – Netherlands
Ilpo
Koskinen – Netherlands