Converging Territories

Those interested in residential accommodation must sign in before 15 April 2010 through an electronic application which is available here and send it to the address: secretariat@efap-fepa.eu and a copy to cimbal@ccea.cz and vasourkova@ccea.cz.
Application will consist of the following elements:
-    CV, copies of identification papers and diploma(s);
-    A cover letter (3000 characters max.)
-    A presentation of realized or in progress projects and/or submissions to competitions (15 pages maximum);
-    A signed authorisation including the free transfer of rights to EFAP, for internet or paper advertisement and publishing purpose (Converging Territories leaflet).

Selected teams will receive a grant worth € 9000 to cover labor costs + travel, accommodation and subsistence costs.
The maximum length of residential stay is 6 months.
The event is designed for practicing architects, having already completed projects, architects are actively participating in competitions, authors of books and other publications and workshops organizers.

Topics:

Prague
Inner edges

The city core of Prague is famous for its picturesque buildings of all styles, crooked streets and charming alleys, where you can discover and experience a unique genius loci. On the the other hand,
the border of this historical area is very often hard to access and helps to build the Disneyland image of the city center. Historical core thus works as an isolated, conserved island, a tourist attraction cut off from the entire city. This separation is not mental, but it is very often followed by various physical obstacles,
infrastructural corridors - the heritage of the past.

Could this situation be changed by architectural interventions? How could we redefine architectural, infrastructural and public domains at the border between the core and its closest neighborhoods?

Proposals should use the Prague condition as a ground for solution, but at the same time they should focus on the contemporary understanding of the common spaces.

Dublin
Shadowland

The current economic crisis bequeathed a legacy of half finished projects, undeveloped lands in inappropriate locations and ghost estates, complete but unoccupied. Alternative development proposals are required or the same models tweaked to reflect reduced 'market expectations' will be trotted out as solutions. The Dublin proposal is to seek alternative options for dealing with this legacy and reset the paradigm of development in a way that is more
holistic, integrated, flexible, local and intuitive. Proposals, that are
focused as much on Social and Environmental as on Economic Sustainability.
The location is the greater Dublin area in particular the edges and
hinterland of Dublin.

Paris
Paris 10th district is open to Europe thanks to two train stations, Gare du Nord and Gare de l¹Est. A large-scale consultation will soon take place on the new development of this area. This true European territory is a popular place where business men in a hurry and the socially excluded meet. This cohabitation, tolerated so far, will certainly disappear with the reshuffle of spaces around the stations, which also constitute the beginning of large, Haussmann-style avenues. The aim is to reorganize car and pedestrian circulation, station squares, the start of Magenta and Strasbourg boulevards, to transform bus stations, to create a green area next to the Gare de l’Est. In short, this plan will induce a true revolution for the district in the coming years, including controversies. The applicant will enter the battlefield alongside experts, users, decision-makers, urban planners and architects, and will take part to public debates. This residence proposes an immersion within the core of a district, reflecting on real community needs. The applicant will not deal with all issues, but will define his/her own field of action.