When we navigate cities or buildings, we often overlook how design shapes our experience and reflects historical, cultural, and functional contexts. The 2025 summer school will explore this dynamic, focusing on designing a membrane foil pavilion within a historical setting.

Through lectures, tours, and workshops, participants will examine how modern techniques like tension-based designs can harmonize with historical environments. Membrane structures will highlight how innovative materials can enhance traditional settings. Participants will experiment with elasticity, load-bearing, and aesthetics by designing smaller-scale models, guided by experts.

In the second phase, they will build a 1:1 modular membrane pavilion, evaluating its structural and aesthetic compatibility with its context. 

Visits to significant sites, including DOX’s Airship installation and Dolní Vítkovice, will inspire and showcase how contemporary designs can enrich historical settings.Set against Prague’s historic backdrop, the program offers a unique educational journey led by  Jerry Koza, Jakub Kopecký, and the ARCHIP team.

For more information, visit this Summer School page.