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Muxagata

Monday 2 – Sunday 8 April 2012

Muxagata, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, is a small village situated along the Côa river, near the Portuguese/Spanish border, 120km from the city of Port. Traditionally known for its wine, olives and almonds, the region became famous in the late 1980s for the discovery of a Paleolithic site along the Côa valley, containing thousands of engraved drawings of animal, human and abstract fi gures dating from 22,000 to 10,000 BC. Prompted by this discovery and the necessity of its preservation, in 1995 the Portuguese government cancelled the planned hydro- electric power plant on the river and instead created a park for archaeological study and public visits.

Running since 2008, the Muxagata workshop has been organised in collaboration with the regional government and the town of Muxagata and welcomes individual collaborators from the arts, architecture, archaeology and fi lmmaking. Its aim is to speculate on ways to rejuvenate the post-agricultural community and seek an identity for it that avoids both the tourist industry or traditional farming as its future solution.

In its 2011 iteration, the workshop will continue with a series of accumulative interventions in relation to Muxagata’s social/ cultural sustainability, working directly with many of the town’s unoccupied buildings and leftover spaces. Among these projects, the workshop will continue with the conversion of the town’s historic communal oven.

Applications

The deadline for applications is 19 March 2012. All participants travelling from abroad are responsible for securing any visa required. After payment of fees, the AA can provide a letter confirming participation in the workshop. A portfolio or CV is not required, only the online application form. Places are limited.

Programme now full.

Fees

The Muxagata Visiting School is free for AA Members, students and staff. Other applicants are required to pay a £50 AA Visiting Membership fee. Accommodation and food is included. Fees do not include flights. Students need to bring their own laptops, digital equipment and modelmaking tools. Please ensure this equipment is covered by your own insurance as the AA takes no responsibility for items lost or stolen at the workshop.

Eligibility
The workshop is open to architecture and design students and professionals worldwide.