URBAN LAB

SAMDAQU URBAN LAB : Tourism + City

International Summer School 2024:

SAMDAQU URBAN LAB : Tourism x City International Summer School 2024:

Re-Imagining urban tourism with the historic urban pattern of everyday

Objectives

Summer School program

ECTS

The total number of working hours allocated for the summer school is 250 hours. Students who successfully complete the program will be awarded 10 ECTS credits

Summer School Coordinators:

Prof.Dr.Emrah Turkyilmaz | Faculty of Architecture

Lect. Esin Özkılıç | Faculty of Architecture

Contact: urbanlab@samdaqu.edu.uz

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***There is no tuition fee for the program, and accommodation is covered by SAMDAQU. Sightseeing expenses will also be covered by SAMDAQU. However, participants are responsible for their visa, travel, and meal expenses.

OBJECTIVES

Samarkand has an important place in the flow of history among world cities. Being on the Silk Road has enabled the city to be used actively throughout history and made it an important meeting point for the region. Today, Samarkand is still an important center for the region, both socio-culturally and economically. Moreover, after Uzbekistan opened up to the world, it has become an important center of attraction for world tourism. This is a very important opportunity to introduce the hidden treasures, traditions, and daily life of Samarkand to the world. From this angle, “mahalla” as a living culture and as a part of an urban pattern of the historic city stands out as a potential for the development of tourism in Samarkand. Additionally, the existence of the “mahalla” carries a potential for transferring the socio-cultural codes of the city to the new generations.

“Gur Amir Mahalla “, which will be studied within the scope of the summer school, has great potential for the development of urban tourism. In light of that, considering the sociocultural and economic inputs of urban tourism, participant students are expected to develop projects within the understanding of Uzbek daily life patterns and traditions. In this context, the continuation of the existing street life and the suitability of the proposed programs will play an important role in strengthening the tourism infrastructure and the sustainability of Samarkand.

Source: Photo guide “On the Roads of Friendship” 1979 Ed.Planet, Moscow. Chernov V. T

Site : Gur Amır Mahallası – Source: Google maps

SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM

22.07.2024 – 18.08.2024

1st Week – Analysis
1 22.07.2024Meeting with the team and introduction of the theme ( Warm Up ) – Samarkand Sightseeing8 hours
2 23.07.2024Site Visit – Seminar 18 hours
3 24.07.2024Seminar 2 – Site Visit8 hours
4 25.07.2024Developing Analysis – Warm-Up Session8 hours
5 26.07.2024Developing Analysis – Warm-Up Session – Presentation 018 hours
6 27.07.2024Site Visit – Free Time for work4 hours
7 28.07.2024Free time 
2nd Week – Developing Concept
8 29.07.2024Developing Analysis – Warm-Up Session8 hours
9 30.07.2024Developing Analysis – Warm-Up Session8 hours
10 31.07.2024Discussing first ideas about the conceptual approach – Seminar 38 hours
11 01.08.2024Visiting Local Ateliers of Samarkand – Developing Conceptual ideas8 hours
12 02.08.2024Developing Conceptual Ideas – Warm-Up Session –  Presentation 028 hours
13 03.08.2024Samarkand Sightseeing – Free Time for work4 hours
14 04.08.2024Free time 
3rd Week – Developing Concept in Detail
15 05.08.2024Developing Conceptual Ideas – Warm-Up Session8 hours
16 06.08.2024Developing Conceptual Ideas – Seminar 48 hours
17 07.08.2024Developing Conceptual Ideas – Warm-Up Session8 hours
18 08.08.2024Developing Conceptual Ideas – Warm-Up Session8 hours
19 09.08.2024Developing Conceptual Ideas – Warm-Up Session-Presentation 038 hours
20 10.08.2024Samarkand Sightseeing – Free Time for work4 hours
21 11.08.2024Free time 
4th Week – Final
22 12.08.2024Developing Conceptual Ideas – Warm-Up Session8 hours
23 13.08.2024Developing Conceptual Ideas – Warm-Up Session8 hours
24 14.08.2024Developing Conceptual Ideas – Warm-Up Session8 hours
25 15.08.2024Preparing Presentations – Warm-Up Session8 hours
26 16.08.2024Preparing Presentations – Warm-Up Session8 hours
27 17.08.2024Official Presentation Day of Works4 hours
28 18.08.2024Summer School Closing Ceremony-Dinner 

ECTS TABLE

The total number of working hours allocated for the summer school is 250 hours. Students who successfully complete the program will be awarded 10 ECTS credits

ActivitiesNumber of ActivityTotal Hours
Class20160 hours
Seminars416 hours
Workshops14 hours
Site Visit36 hours
Presentation48 hours
Preparation for Class 60 hours
Pre-Reading / Research Before Arrival 12 hours

Total : 250 Hours | ECTS: 10 credit
 

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