aac Workshop USA Special
02.06. to 27.06.2025 on the Rainvilleterrasse campus in Hamburg and Houston, Texas

Application deadline: 10 February 2025

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Description of Workshop Topic

The aac Workshop USA Special deals with the ExxonMobil Building, a high-rise also know as Exxon Tower located in Houston, Texas.

The aim is to transform this icon of fossil fuel monopoly towards a carbon free community, developing lots of additional skills, knowledge and connections.

aac workshop by the aac Academy for Architectural Culture. Workshop brief by aac in collaboration with Charles Renfro, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York. Houston Days in collaboration with Rice University School of Architecture, Houston, Texas.

aac candidates can apply for two main benefits. The first is the gmp Foundation scholarship, which covers the tuition fees for the course in Hamburg and Houston, including all working materials. The second is free accommodation in Hamburg (shared room) during the workshop period and in Houston during the excursion, offered by aac.

Description of Workshop Format

The designs will be conceptualised and developed in international groups. In addition to tutorials and interim presentations, the workshop will be accompanied by a public lecture programme.

The workshop begins with a three-day kick-off in Houston, Texas.

Following the workshop, the results will be shown in the form of an exhibition on the premises of the aac in Hamburg.

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Chairmanship

The workshop is under the guidance of Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Stephan Schütz with Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Nicolas Pomränke and Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Tobias Keyl.