PhD Scholarship in Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts, Denmark

August 28, 2008

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PhD Scholarship in Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts, Denmark: PhD Scholarship at the Institute for Planning: ‘The organisation, design and meaning of outdoor space in the planning of residential areas and residences’

The School of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts offers a PhD scholarship with focus on the organisation, design and meaning of outdoor space in the planning of residential areas and residences. The project will be implemented at the Center for Public Space Research and the Research Group for Residential Areas at the Institute of Planning of the School of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts that focuses on landscape, urban space, residential areas and homes, and planning and the environment. It is linked to the Centre for Housing and Welfare, Realdania Research/University of Copenhagen.

Subject
The organisation, design and meaning of outdoor space in the planning of residential areas and residences.

In the relationship between the outdoor spaces and the intimate sphere of residences in the site plan, questions are raised regarding the relationship between public and private, stability and flexibility, uniformity and individuality, programme and form. The concrete design of the exterior space of residential areas is a central aspect of the experience and evaluation of both the site plan, as well as the quality, value and functionality of the individual residence.

While the organisation of residential homes can to a higher extent be based on individual needs, the private sphere and specific life situations, common needs, public access and use, and a uniform architectural expression have traditionally been dealt with in the organisation and design of outdoor space at the scale of the site plan for residential areas. At the same time the total plan is expected to create the framework for, and answer to, individual needs and wishes. The outdoor space of building planning can therefore be described as both representative and experienced/lived space.

The relationship between the common the shared and social and the individual as expressed in the spatial organisation and in the distribution of programmes in the building plan has historically been weighted and expressed in different ways and implemented in different types of site plans. This aspect attracts special attention in relation to both new building types and the transformation of existing site plans.

The relation between the programme and the form of outdoor space is expected to express and handle other forms of flexibility and accessibility than the demands made by specific family, work and interior design situations can claim in relation to the planned flexibility and accessibility of the residence.

In addition, the concept of sustainability raises a number of questions related to different types of site plans, and to the location, functional content and detailing of outdoor space. The transformation of existing residential areas also seems to demand specific consideration in relation to the concept of sustainablity in both the plan and the details, as well as in overall perception and understanding.

The project should address the definition and interpretation of concepts, and the factors and qualities such as flexibility, stability, the common and the individual, accessibility and sustainability in relation to both new plan types and the transformation of existing site plans, and the organisation, design and meaning of outdoor space, as well as putting these issues into a perspective relating to the planning of residential areas.

It is expected that where, how and in which ways these concepts are defined, localised and manifested is examined through, among other methods, case studies, theoretical perspectivisation and reflection that also includes the relationship between design and the societal context in which it is found.

It is expected that an arguement for the project focus and choice of case studies is made within the application.

The PhD student will be associated with the Center for Public Space Research and the Research Group for Residential Areas at the School of Architecture.

This group will, together with the Doctoral School at the School of Architecture, be responsible for the guidance of the PhD student.

Further information can be obtained at the Centre for Urban Design, Jonna Majgaard Krarup, tel. +45 32686129, e-mail: jonna.majgaardkrarup[at]karch.dk

Conditions of Employment
The enrolment of the successful applicant is linked to the goal of obtaining the PhD degree. It involves three years of employment as paid PhD- scholar according to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Central Organisation of Academics.

The education takes place in accordance with the regulations of the Announcement nr. 114 of 8th March 2002 of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Development ³The Announcement on the PhD education and the PhD degree². The Announcement can be found on the website of the School of Architecture of the Royal Danish Academy of Arts www.karch.dk or be obtained at the Research Secretariat of the school, tel. +45 32686072 The PhD student will be enrolled at the School of Architecture of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

Application
A written application marked PhD Scholarship Institute 3 with appended documents should be addressed to: Rector, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Philip de Langes Alle 10, 1435 Copenhagen K. The deadline for application is October 1st 2008, 12.00 am. Material received after this time will not be taken into consideration.

Application forms are not used. Applications per e-mail and fax will not be accepted Applications must be made in writing and include the following:

* A project description, that includes a discussion of the most important issues, theoretical orientation, methodology, relation to existing research, choice of material and a reflection of the perspectives of the project as well as a preliminary study plan (max. 5 normal pages equal to 12.000 characters incl. spaces, notes and references)
* A Curriculum Vitae
* Documentation of exams, other qualifications and previous activities
* List of publications, if available
The application must be submitted in 5 copies Enclosures may be sent in a single copy, but it is the actual application, the academic relevance and feasibility of the project in question, that is the primary material for the assessment of an applicants qualifications.

All interested parties regardless of age, sex, race or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply.

The School of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts is an institution at university level under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. It is the mission of the school – through teaching and research – to provide a basis for high quality in people¹s physical environment.

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