Program Overview

Program Overview

The Berlin Babylon Studio: Intersections of Cinema and Architecture is a program offered by the Faculty of Architecture. The program is led by Professor Ralph Stern MAA RA, who has taught Architecture and Urban Design Studios as well as History and Theory courses at various institutions, including the Technical University Berlin, the University of the Arts, M.I.T., Columbia University, and the University of Washington.

Program Description

The Berlin Babylon Studio strives to utilize Berlin's deep and rich architectural and urban histories, as well as its cinematic histories, to imagine and design an urban intervention in the contested terrain of Berlin. By unleashing the intensity and power of the cinematic experience, students will gain the necessary insightshistorical and contemporaryappropriate to designing an urban intervention.

Program Details

• The program is offered in the Fall Semester 2020, with Covid-19 guidelines in effect.
• The program is part of the EVAR 4004 A3 course.
• The program aims to be innovative, creative, and inventive, relying on ingenuity to carry students through these unprecedented times.
• The program will explore the intersections of cinema and architecture, utilizing Berlin's rich histories in both fields.

Instructor Background

• Professor Ralph Stern has taught at various institutions, including:
  • Technical University Berlin
  • University of the Arts
  • M.I.T.
  • Columbia University
  • The London School of Economics
  • The University of Washington
  • The University of Manitoba
• Professor Stern has lectured at numerous international conferences and venues, including:
  • Harvard
  • Yale
  • Cambridge University
  • Charles University (Prague)
  • Central European University (Budapest)
  • University of Edinburgh
• Professor Stern has published widely on the topics of urban representation in books and journals.