INTERNATIONAL DESIGN WORKSHOP: SANTIAGO,CHILE

AUGUST 2017

FOR FIVE ADVANCED STUDENTS (Grads or Undergrads)

WHY GO?
- BUILDING UPON MCHAP INITIATIVE,
- GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT SOUTH AMERICA IN A HIGHLY INTENSIVE BUT VERY COLLABORATIVE SETTING –
- WORKSHOP IS FOCUSED ON A URBAN CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
- WORKSHOP AT END OF SUMMER
- UNIVERSITIES FROM:
o ARGENTINA (2),
o URUGUAY,
o COLOMBIA,
o ITALY (2),
o BRAZIL
o SPAIN
o CHILE (2)
3 CREDIT course beginning in July
PAST WORKSHOP THEMES INCLUDE:
- CIVIC/CULTURAL/HOUSING PROPOSALS TO AN AREA (ILOCA) DEVASTATED BY THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI
-PUBLIC AMENITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIVER RUNNING THROUGH SANTIAGO- MAPOCHO RIVER
- PROPOSALS TO CONVERT A STATE OWNED OIL COMPANY SITE INTO HOUSING/PUBLIC AMENITIES IN THE AREA OF VALPARAISO, CHILE
- CONVERSION AND ACTIVATION OF AN ABANDONED PUBLIC WORKS SITE IN THE MIDDLE OF A THRIVING SANTIAGO NEIGHBORHOOD

ESTIMATED COST PER STUDENT
- $1200-$1500 budget for airfare from Chicago to Santiago
- Lodging – over the past 5 years, the cost has been $25-$35/day for apartment style living – 3- 5 people to
an apartment (10 days x 25 = 250, 11 days x 35 = 350)
- Meal costs – variable – similar to Chicago costs (10 days)
- Printing costs and lunch everyday provided by the University

QUESTIONS:
CONTACT PROFESSOR SUSAN CONGER-AUSTIN: CONGER@IIT.EDU