Master Class Georgia 2010

ADJUSTED PROGRAM - NEW DATES - NEW PRICE

Stadslab European Urban Design Laboratory is offering a 10 day international Master Class on the regeneration of Georgia's Black Sea coast and the transformations of Batumi and Poti as its main port cities. During the Master Class a number of architects and planners will develop strategies and design solutions for two strategic corridors in the Western part of Georgia: a tourism corridor along the subtropical Black Sea coast, connecting Batumi with Poti, and an industrial corridor connecting Poti harbor with Tbilisi and further to Central Asia.

International experts will be consulted and results will be presented at a final conference to the city boards and local and national stakeholders. Stadslab has a track record of Master Classes with cities in Poland and Hungary. In 2010 a program is being developed with Melitopol, Ukraine. Topics vary from regional planning and urban regeneration, campus city development, cultural strategies to urban segregation of roma communities (Hungary).

Main features of the Stadslab Master Class in Georgia are:

- SWOT analysis of Black Sea harbor cities;
- Defining strategic corridors;
- Design strategies for waterfront and harbor redevelopment;
- Concepts and branding ideas for zoning and masterplanning;
- Creating value for citizens, investors and visitors

The Master Class consists of a 10 day workshop on-site in the 5* Georgia Palace Hotel in Kobuleti under the supervision of Ruurd Gietema (partner at KCAP Architects and Planners) and Stadslab Staff. The program includes lectures and seminars . The Master Class will further include design workshops, site visits to Batumi and Kobuleti, Poti (Georgia).