metaLAB (at) Basel

Focus

Fields

Fields

  • Design and Urban Anthro­pol­o­gy
  • New Mate­ri­al­ism Design
  • Inter­sec­tion­al Design Stud­ies
  • Per­for­mance Stud­ies
  • Methods

    Methods

  • Urban and Sen­so­ry Ethnog­ra­phy
  • Expand­ed Urban Scenog­ra­phy
  • Fem­i­nist Spa­tial Research
  • Design-led Research Pro­to­typ­ing
  • Spaces

    Spaces

  • Work­shops (wood, met­al, 3D, Sculp­ture)
  • Sewing shop
  • Food Cul­ture Lab
  • Bal­ck Box The­atre (per­for­mance)
  • Formats

    Programs

    Programs

    Long run­ning for­mats that explore dif­fer­ent con­cepts through work­shops and col­lab­o­ra­tions. The projects focus on gen­er­at­ing diverse knowl­edges through con­duct­ing sci­ence-with-the pub­lic, host­ing events with a set out­come.

    Aca­d­e­m­ic-Pub­lic com­mu­ni­ty (indus­try per­son­el, experts-of-the-every­day) beyond acad­e­mia
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    Working Groups

    Working Groups

    A vol­un­tary group for peer-to-peer exchange and net­work­ing around cer­tain top­ics. Work­ing Groups func­tion as nur­tur­ing grounds for ideas and teams to devel­op syn­er­gies that can grow into Pro­grams or Research projects. They span across 1–2 semes­ters lead by an expert facil­i­ta­tor.

    Aca­d­e­m­ic com­mu­ni­ty (includ­ing staff, stu­dent, guests) across aca­d­e­m­ic lev­els
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    Research Groups

    Research Groups

    Teams work­ing on spe­cif­ic research projects, open for stu­dents to gain research expe­ri­ence and cred­its (if their course pro­gram includes a research stay).

    Aca­d­e­m­ic com­mu­ni­ty (stu­dents on a research stay mod­ule)
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    People

    Prof. Dr. Aylin Yildirim Tschoepe

    Founder & Project Lead

    Maja Sendec­ki

    Com­mu­ni­ca­tion & Events

    Qingyi Ren

    PHD Can­di­date & Researcher

    Han­na Sipos

    Researcher

    Mar­tin Müller

    Affil­i­ate

    Emil­ia Tik­ka

    Affil­i­ate

    FTRS
    LABS
    STUDIES
    RESEARCH