Today Ellen, Leanne and I attended the introduction to the Theory units. We had spoken to a couple of the tutors previously (see 03.03.11) who had been fantastically helpful and accommodating. We listened to a few other tutors (mostly speaking in German) and tried to grasp the concept of their units. Oliver Schurer once again came to our rescue and introduced us to the other students and also informed us of a few other units that could be taught in English; we were introduced to Rudy Margit who happened to be an American tutor. After the introductions had finished, we went over to her to ask more about her course. She began to explain the details of her unit which focuses on architectural education, competitions and social factors with an overall focus on ‘Post Occupancy Evaluation.’ In this we would help her with her research and work towards a final evaluation of our own which would then be published! To have this opportunity would be fantastic; we are definitely signing up for her course.
Later that evening Ellen and I met up with Steve and the BA2’s to take them out for dinner. Ellen had booked a restaurant named ‘Centimeter’ which boasts a wide variety of beers and has two special ‘dishes’ on the menu; the first being a sword, and the second a wheelbarrow. The sword has a variety of meats and other wonderful things skewed onto it, and the wheelbarrow is exactly what it is described as but full to the brim with food. The beers came in 1meter high tubes with taps at the bottom and ‘went down’ very well! The group was well fed and very happy by the time we left.
We then moved onto a bar named ‘Donau’, which is a bit of a secret spot. There are no signs, lights or even any sign of life from outside, we actually walked past it three times without finding it. Once you enter through the large heavy doors you walk into a space with high ceilings forming into archways with hundreds of tiny acoustic panels hanging from above. There were projections all around and one wall was filled with vinyl fixed to it. The underground vibe and ‘down step minimal’ music generated a unique atmosphere. A very cool place indeed and worth visiting; if you can find it!
