The City Unknown: IAF Summer School 2024
"A city always contains more than any inhabitant can know, and a great city always makes the unknown and the possible spurs to the imagination.” — Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust, a History of Walking
IAF Summer School participants were invited to uncover the ephemeral city in this year’s programme. The City Unknown took place online and in-person from May 10-18, 2024. This programme of conversations and workshops featured a range of international emerging architects and urbanists (LINA fellows). With a focus on exploring, mapping, drawing out and then sharing the often hidden, ephemeral and embedded qualities and stories of cities, participants of The City Unknown summer school experienced the city of Dublin in a way they would never have imagined.
The City Unknown was led by LINA fellows from three exciting and accomplished European collectives: METASITU (Greece, Ukraine, Spain), continentale (Italy), and Spolka (Slovakia).
Collaboration with LINA fellows
IAF Summer School consisted of 3 parts and 5 events:
Part 1. METASITU, 10-11 May (in-person)
- Event 1: Conversation Friday 10 May, 18.30-20.00 (18 participants) - Event 2: Workshop Saturday 11 May, 10:00-17:00 (14 participants) Venue: IAF House
Part 2. continentale, 14 May (online)
- Event 3: Online Workshop Tuesday 14 May, 18:30-20:00 (24 participants) Venue: Zoom
Part 3. Spolka, 17-18 May (in-person)
- Event 4: Conversation Friday 17 May, 18.30-20.00 (5 participants) - Event 5: Workshop Saturday 18 May, 10:00-17:00 (7 participants) Venue: IAF House
LINA fellows continentale
Date: 14 May 2024
Venue: Online
The IAF Summer School 2024 continued to explore the theme of The City Unknown with the architecture practice continentale. Their online workshop explored urban typologies and hidden patterns, as they shared their practice’s research strategies, and tools for understanding the city.
>>Online Workshop
Tuesday 14 May, 18.30-20.00
This online workshop, “The art of flânerie“, delved into continentale’s hobby as flâneurs. They revealed how their practice of strolling through the city and observing the everyday has influenced their projects and activities as a practice, via an engaging virtual stroll through Milan on Google street view. They also shared their research on ordinary residential architecture and Milanese post-war gardens in Italy, uncovering hidden typologies, patterns and tools for understanding the city.
