Description of the Workshop

Dis-repaired buildings are often neglected and omitted because by far too ordinary everyday life elements.  Actually, they challenge our idea of ugliness and dislike; they inspire attention and fascination to people, they record memories and recall memories, be them real or imagined. And this decay that we experience as beauty because of the passing nature of the abandoned place, becomes more precious when we realize that those buildings will be swept away. Will we ever see them again?

Such premises will inspire the international workshop ‘Beauty of Decay’ promoted by the TU/e-University of Technology in Eindhoven. From Monday 25^th to Friday 29^th of October, students and professors from several foreigner universities and from The Netherlands will work on revealing the “Beauty of Decay” along the Eindhovensch canal, a former industrial area in the east part of the city.

The workshop aims at the development of ideas and design proposals that make us reflect on the value of abandoned sites and disclose how meaningful and alive they are.

Students will be working in the La Citta Mobile, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in groups of 6. Guests will come to follow the process of their work and to give advice on the designs. The location is also open to everyone, as it is important the interaction with the general public to create awareness and stimulate curiosity regarding the topic.

During the week there will also be some lectures (also open to the general public) to further address and illustrate the topic of the workshop. These lectures will take place from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

On Friday 29^th, at 7 p.m., will be the opening of the exhibition where the week’s activities will be shown to the public. A party will follow afterwards.

All activities will be held in English language.