This August 2010, Strelka, a new postgraduate school in Moscow, Architecture and Design, teamed up with OMA at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition People meet in Architecture (directed by Kazuyo Sejima) for a discussion on architectural education.

The counterpart to OMA's architectural practice, AMO, has developed an educational programme for Strelka, which will open its doors to students in October. Reinier de Graaf (partner, OMA and director of AMO) and Michael Schindhelm (cultural advisor and writer), both co-authors of Strelka’s educational program joined the discussion after the keynote presentations. Strelka and OMA are both in sync to reconsider architectural education and to transform the Biennale programme – its lectures, exhibitions and workshops – into educational opportunities for students and the general public.

Strelka founders Alexander Mamut and Ilya Oskolkov-Tsentsiper argue their ambition to raise the standard of architectural education in Russia through a new research platform in the heart of Moscow. Rem Koolhaas introduced Strelka’s educational team – drawn from AMO’s global network of collaborators – and presented the research agenda which is based on 5 interconnected themes that are critical worldwide and particularly urgent in Russia:
• Design
• Energy
• Preservation
• Public Space
• Thinning

Here are some Images of Workshops and Lectures:

Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist

Peter Cook

About

Strelka
Strelka is a postgraduate institute dedicated to developing new perspectives on critical issues in contemporary Russia. At its campus in Moscow, Strelka works on bringing together architects, writers, designers, and media professionals in a relationship of creative interdisciplinarity. Each year, the institute’s researchers explore subjects of particular importance to Russian cultural life, from the preservation of cities and the dispersal of populations to the future of energy and virtual space.

The institute’s Steering Committee includes Sergey Adonyev, Dmitry Likin, Alexander Mamut, Ilya Oskolkov-Tsentsiper and Oleg Shapiro.

AMO
The counterpart to OMA's architectural practice is AMO, a design and research studio based in the company's Rotterdam office. While OMA remains dedicated to the realization of buildings and masterplans, AMO operates in areas beyond the traditional boundaries of architecture, including media, politics, sociology, renewable energy, technology, fashion, curating, publishing, and graphic design.