TAUBMAN COLLEGE SPRING 2019 TRAVEL COURSE BALTOSCANDIA CIRCLE PETER HALQUIST MAY 10 - JUNE 4

MAY 10-12 MAY 16-20 JUNE 3-4 MAY 12-16 MAY 20-22

JUNE 1-3 MAY 22-23

MAY 27-JUNE 1

MAY 25-27 MAY 23-25

Taking the structure of an expedition over Traveling between destinations by automobile, INFO road and waterway, this travel course seeks students will experience many smaller towns and SESSIONS to understand the “complex utopia” of the spontaneous points of interest along the route. COMING Nordic Countries and Baltic States through We’ll begin and conclude our 25 day circumnav- JANUARY... the built environment and remarkable igation in Oslo, Norway (see map above). We’ll design cultures of each destination. spend several intensive days in each major city along our route. Participants will engage with the complex social, historical, and ecological consid- This course welcomes all students at the University erations in the region through four main of Michigan and encourages independent travel activities during the trip: [1] meeting with before or after the course. Keeping costs as low as architects and designers in their practices possible for students is prioritized. A single visa may to learn how they translate their ideas into be required for international students, but no visa is practice, [2] visiting sites of interest includ- required for U.S. residents. ing cultural centers, design museums, ***Bringing a bicycle is possible for participants workshops, monuments, and historic buildings/towns, and [3] exploring freely, Contact [email protected] to express the cities, waterways, and landscape we interest or to inquire about upcoming info sessions encounter. [4] Participants will also develop a documentary practice such as sketching, COURSE BUDGET photography, film, or writing with the instructor. 1,600 1,250 All travel is inherently immersive, however our circumnavigation of the Nordic Coun- 700 tries and Baltic States will seek a continuity 400 of perspective covering the cultures, histor- ical narratives, and ecologies of the –1000 Baltoscandian region. Total $2,950*