strelka institute announces 2015/2016 programme focused on hybrid urbanism

strelka institute announces 2015/2016 programme focused on hybrid urbanism

the strelka institute is an international educational project that offers students from across the globe, the opportunity to participate in a 5-month post-graduate research program focused on urbanism, digital and city planning; while also providing consulting services, as well as publishing books on architecture and design. now in its sixth year, the non-governmental institute’s emphasis on the city, and using multidisciplinary techniques from varied fields such as sociology, economics, architecture, political and cultural studies, has seen international high profile tutors and lecturers from these varied disciplines, including rem koolhaas, reinier de graaf and winy maas lead lectures and workshops.

winy mass, principal architect of MVRDV leads a workshop at the strelka institute

the 2015 / 2016 programme announces ‘hybrid urbanism’ as its theme. the curriculum will combine intensive on-campus training with field trips, an internship and prototype work, all center on each student’s personal and career development through the utilization of best practices of project management and leadership training. one of the key highlights this year will be a research collaboration with the harvard graduate school of design, which will see students of the strelka institute and GSD work on a moscow case, and present their findings and outcomes at harvard in boston.

student presentations of research and outcomes

‘this year we are trying to look at the intersection between the physical world and digital world. that’s why we will focus on digital services which changed our habits and urban lives. an interesting example of applied hybrid urbanism is uber. they have radically changed way we access and experience the city using tactful thinking, mobile technology due daytime and integrate that user and partner experience‘, commented david erixon, programming director of strelka’s education programme and co-founder of hyper island.

one of the intimate lecture halls at the strelka institute

for 2015/2016, thirty international students will be accepted to partake in the free programme, which offers each participant a monthly scholarship. all applicants should have a higher education diploma in any field, although the strelka institute has an especially strong interest in students with backgrounds in architecture, design and media. applications close on september 4th, 2015.

find out more about the ‘hybrid urbanism’ programme and how to apply HERE.

brainstorming in session
photo by eric panov