Making the Built Environment Work:
towards theory, methods and practice interfaces

NUI Maynooth, 27th June - 2nd July

Making the Built Environment Work Summer School is part of an on-going collaboration between universities throughout Ireland aimed at establishing a culture of interdisciplinary education, research and practice in the built environment. The practical outputs of the Summer School will inform an annual interdisciplinary, semester-long, module 'Making the Built Environment Work', tackling the critical issues to be understood, explored and resolved in urban and rural built environments throughout Ireland. This module will be open to postgraduate students and independent practitioners and will be piloted at Aedes Network Campus Berlin, at a future date yet to be confirmed.

SUPPORT

The Summer School is funded by the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS), supported by the Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP), the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) and Aedes Network Campus Berlin (ANCB), and is in cooperation with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (DoEHLG) and the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI)

BURSARIES

Students who wish to be considered for one of ten student travel bursaries of €300 each should include a statement to this effect in their application.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Places in the Summer School are limited to 60
- 20 social sciences students
- 20 architecture, planning, design students
- 10 local authority practitioners
- 10 practitioners in private practice

Applications should comprise:
- curriculum vita referencing relevant past or current projects
- text (max 250 words) outlining interest and suitability

Applications should be sent to issplatform@nuim.ie before 2pm on May 6th, 2011. Successful applicants will be notified within one week.