X-Tutorial: The Earth We Tread (Lehrforschungsprojekt)

The Earth We Tread

A project-course (as part of the X-Tutorials) at the Institute of Architecture, Technische Universität Berlin

Description:

What does “land” mean? How do you use the word “terra”? And how do you define “Boden”? These words’ varied and disputed meanings reflect our complex relationships with the ground we inhabit. Today, the interlocked crises of the environment, displacement, and housing call for a restructuring of these relationships. We will cultivate this imagination through artistic and design research. We’ll learn from global land use movements, especially from Brazil, Turkey, and Germany, to produce works around land sites in Berlin.  We'll examine perceptions of land, the agency of non-humans, and spatial claims in everyday life, uncovering practices that challenge dominant narratives of development, extractivism, and human exceptionalism. We will also perform embodied exercises and site walks in Berlin.  The course is open to students of any discipline, and the group will be selected through an interest form provided on the first session. Write to the instructors if you can't attend the first day.

Project leader: Marina Resende Santos (Contact: m.resende.santos@campus.tu-berlin.de), İnci Sağırbaş (Contact: sagirbas@campus.tu-berlin.de)

Language of the Group: English

Dates: weekly, Tuesday 14:00-16:00, starting from 15/04/2025, + additional dates for excursions (tba)

Room of the Group: Room 201a (First session), Institute for Architecture, Technische Universtät Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 152, 10623 Berlin.

Further information:

·      Information on participation in an X-Tutorial

·      Module description X-Tutorials