Summer school day 9

Summer school day 8

Summer school day 7

Visit to the Museum of Ulaanbaatar City History.

Summer school day 6

 

Sketching

Summer school day 5

Heading to Amarbayasgalan

Attendees

Camp fire at tourist camp

Summer school day 4

Each team continued their field survey and collected qualitative/quantitative information on the site map by four categories, architectural type (Ger, building, etc.), construction type (solid, non solid, etc.), height of the construction, and color of the construction. In the afternoon, all collected information were summarized at school. Students gave brief explanation and comments for the results from field survey.

Summer school day 3

Second task: A field survey.
In order to study the case area, students conducted a field survey with 4 categories in Gandan Ger settlement area.

After a field survey, team gathered at the East Gate of Gandantegchinlin Monastery to have a briefing of third task which is the photo shooting of Gandan area.

Discussion on the first day results of field survey

Selection of photos taken by each student

Summer school day 2

Start-up symposium at the Construction and Urban Development Department of Ulaanbaatar city.

First task: Quick as well as an analytical sketches for the characteristics of Gandan area

Professor Ralf Weber gave comments on the selected sketches.

Summer school day 1

According to the program, the opening with 13 students from Dresden University of Technology, 14 students from Mongolian University of Science and Technology, professors and teachers from both universities was held at MUST on Friday, June 10.

Few hours after long-haul flight from Germany, for sure it is hard to climb to the Zaisan Tolgoi from the south rocky side. However, students climbed and finally got the wide panorama view to the North, Ulaanbaatar city.

There are three general types of city patterns that forming current Ulaanbaatar on the view.
1. Ger settlement area in the North
2. Mid or high rise built up area
3. Low store residential area in the South

Gers are being used for temporary housing of construction workers in some cases.