BRANCABIKA
Modular housing system for starters is the title of an Intensive Programme
approved by the European Commission as an Erasmus
mobility project with reference 27931-IC-1-2003-1-BE-ERASMUS-IPUC-11.
The acronym BRANCABIKA stands for BRugge, ANkara, CAnterbury, BIalystok
and KAiserslautern, cities where the institutes of higher education participating
in the project are located.
From 18-27 April 2005, modular housing system for starters was the theme
of a workshop in Brugge (Belgium). During this ten day period, fifty
students and ten members of staff from five countries provided a European
dimension to this topic from the world of architecture and city planning.
Summary
Modern cities are designed within a certain framework of rules, new (sustainability)
as well as old (refurbishment, conversion architecture). Within this
framework, a flexible as well as extendible modular housing system for
people starting on the housing market is developed.
Contributors from each participating project partner peek at the project
from their specific point of view: architectural and interior design,
building construction, urban design, as well as sociology and related
domains. The project becomes innovative as “building teams” are set up
combining these different areas of expertise. Not only are subject related
ideas and views shared between all involved, participants are also faced
with language and cultural aspects.
The project aims students at undergraduate as well as graduate level.
Within the project social and economical cohesion, language learning,
lifelong and e-learning are embedded as transversal policies. Dynamic
individual and group input is required. There is significant use of ICT.
The project is subject to self- and peer evaluation and practicing experts
will confront the students with their specialised opinion. Results are
published in various ways (printed and digital version, exhibitions,
website, competition brief) as well as integrated in future curriculum
development of the participating institutions. |
