Norman Foster Foundation: 2023 NFF Energy Workshop, supported by the GS Energy Corporation | Deadline for applications: Sunday, December 18 by 24:00 (CEST)

The 2023 Energy Workshop will take place in Madrid, Spain, from 20-24 February 2023 and will gather a team of ten granted scholars drawn from diverse backgrounds to explore new opportunities that combine natural processes with emerging technologies.

Each grant will cover all transportation, accommodation and incurred costs related to the Workshop in Madrid. Students will be invited to engage with Norman Foster and an interdisciplinary Academic Body composed by researchers, industry practitioners and academicians.

For more information please find attached the Open Call Form

MArch DS18 student, Georgios Malliaropoulos, reports on his experience from 2022 Sustainability Workshop by the Norman Foster Foundation

The 2022 Sustainability Workshop organised by Norman Foster Foundation took place in Madrid, Spain, between 10th and 14th of October.

Georgios spoke about his experience to University of Westminster’s News:

“The Workshop aimed to explore the concept of sustainability at the intersection of natural and artificial. During the week-long programme, we aimed to generate projects and prototypes that demonstrated the transformative potential of combining different types of intelligence, namely ecological, human, and technological.”

To read more, please go here.  

Norman Foster Foundation (NFF)’s Education + Research programme 2022 – NFF Shelters Workshop | Deadline for applications, May 1, 2022

The workshop will take place from 6-10 June 2022 in Madrid, Spain and will bring together international experts and students to explore the development of tools, models and design methods to address the displacement crisis in the face of climate change, and the role of architecture and design in doing so.

To this end, the NFF will award ten scholarships to students from the diverse backgrounds of architecture, urbanism, design, arts and humanities, social sciences, engineering and environmental studies. Grants will cover all transportation and accommodation related to the week-long event in Madrid, Spain.

For more information and how to apply please go here.

Norman Foster Foundation: Sustainability Workshop supported by Rolex Institute | Deadline for submissions: Monday, July 30, 2021, 24:00 (CEST)

The Workshop will take place in Madrid from 18-22 October 2021. As with previous workshops, ten grants will be awarded to a selection of exceptional students from around the world to attend and work on collaborative projects throughout the week-long programme. These grants will cover all visa, transportation and accommodation costs associated with the workshop.

In order to provide equal chances to interested students worldwide, we have also issued an Open Call for applications which poses the following question: How can the field of design shift its relationship with sustainability from one of scarcity and limitation towards abundance and possibility?

The deadline for submissions is Monday 30 July 2021 24:00 CEST (Madrid time). For any additional information, you can refer to the NFF website: www.normanfosterfoundation.org

The Workshop will be a unique opportunity to work with experts, practitioners and academics to explore sustainable solutions for overarching topics such as climate change, the use of energy and resources, and their local and global implications. The workshop experience will enable students to become part of a growing network of scholars and alumni connected to the NFF.