20242025_Elective design II_BIP Gdansk– Architecture of War – fortification of XX century REPOSITORY OF POWER

The Elective design course “ BIP – Architecture of War – fortification of XX century REPOSITORY OF POWER ” explores military architecture as dissonant heritage in cross-border Baltic areas, focusing on its transformation from abandoned and contested spaces into elements of cultural heritage. The course aims to develop a repository of military architecture typologies and contextualize them within the broader European military system across different historical periods. The objective is to raise public awareness and enhance the recognition of their cultural value.

Students will participate in an international research workshop as part of the Blended Intensive Program (BIP) in September 2025. Through fieldwork and collaborative research, they will collect data in cross-border Baltic regions and document and analyze various sites historically marked by conflict and friction. The results of their work will form a comprehensive repository divided into six research chapters: Dynamic Landscape, Acupuncture or Ruin, Silent Witnesses, Typology as Modus Vivendi, The Blueprint code, and Geopolitical Frames.
Students will create a shared digital archive for the collected data and findings, presenting the results in a final exhibition or digital publication.
The course will be conducted in a block format, combining field trips, on-site research, and group discussions.
The course will be linked with ongoing Horizon research project Hepahustus within the research and experimentation activities where DA Lab (GdanskTech), DAda-LAB (UNIPV) and Darwin Lab (UNIFI) are the partners.

The course, promoted by the Gdańsk Tech, University of Parma, University of Ljubljana, University of lisbon, University de Marche and other academic and professional partners, will be held in September 2025 in Gdańsk, Poland.

The course will be implemented in the DA Lab Laboratory of Digitalization and Visualization of Architecture activity (see more: https://www.instagram.com/dalabpg/, https://arch.pg.edu.pl/wydzial/organizacja/laboratoria/laboratorium-digitalizacji-i-wizualizacji-architektury).