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Guest Lecturer: Timo Grossenbacher
ABSTRACT
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COURSE OUTLINE
The class usually takes place on Mondays, from 8.30-10.30, in room 4K11 - yet with many exceptions(!). So please pay attention to the schedule. The course is structured in two parts. the first (class 2 - 8) is connected to the Soft Architecture Studio and the second (class 9-11) to the Interactive Visualisation Studio. In class 2 - 8 two teams of two students will give a presentation in each session: one based on readings and the other one based on art and design projects. Each presentation is followed by a discussion and/or an in-class assignment. Each student has to write a final essay based on a topic chosen by the student in relation to a class assignment from part one.
EXPECTATIONS AND GRADING
Grades will be based on the oral and written presentations and on class participation. Contributing to constructive group feedback is an essential aspect of class participation. Regular attendance is required.
Readings-based presentation 25%
Projects-based presentation 25%
Final essay 30%
Class participation 20%
Any assignment that remains unfulfilled receives a failing grade.
ASSIGNMENTS
Oral presentations
Students must independently prepare lectures on selected texts from the week. These can be presented in different formats.
Possible presentation formats are:
Live sketching
Demo with prototyping
Classic Slides presentation
etc.
The presentation should include a 2-pages written discussion, made available to the class and instructor via email three days prior to the day of the class to ensure a general discussion.
The paper should include title, author, date, context, summary, bibliography.
Additional sources can be added to inform the discussion if necessary.
The reading-based presentation should include answers to these questions: who are the authors? where do they work? what concepts do they propose? what year was the document published? what was the context at the time of publication? what are other contemporary theorists and practitioners perspectives on the authors proposal? what influence did the proposal have? what was your research process to go over your findings? how can you apply the proposed ideas in your design work or others' design work? how can you challenge the ideas presented?
The project-based presentation should include at least 5 projects illustrating each topic, that are gender-balanced, from various countries of origin. Projects can be taken in design, art, ethnography, science and other disciplines. What 'taxonomy' can you provide to categorize the 5+ projects? How these 5+ projects help get a sense of the field that you're presenting? How do they relate to the topic of the week and the readings of that week?
Final Essay
The essay is a final 1500-words essay with a diversity of sources and bibliography (classified by genre: book, book chapter, journal article, conference article, academic thesis, newspaper article, web article, etc).
The topic of the essay is chosen by the student in relation to a class assignment and proposed by Class 8 in half a written page explaining the topic and the questions at stake, and in the form of presentation (1mn) to the class. The final essay has to be submitted by December (9? still tbd).
The paper can be written in English or German.
COURSE MATERIALS
Readings are made available in the shared IAD server per session.
Additional readings can be proposed to underline a particular aspect and should be considered.
CALENDAR
Class 1 - Monday, 23.9.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Introduction
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Classes connected to Soft Architecture Studio (instructor RK)
Class 2 - Wednesday, 2.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - 4K11 - Bodies and Spaces
Class 3 - Thursday, 3.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Material and Environmental Dynamics
Class 4 - Friday, 4.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Wavescapes
Class 5 - Saturday, 5.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Services and Infrastructure
Class 6 - Monday, 7.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Anthropocene
Class 7 - Monday, 14.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - 4K11- Cybernetics: Conversation and Fabrics
Class 8 - Monday, 21.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - 4K11 - Systems and Environments
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Class 9 - Monday, 4.11.19 - morning 8:30-10:30 - Introduction to data and data literacy
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Class 3 - Thursday, 3.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Material and Environmental Dynamics
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Class 4 - Friday, 4.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Wavescapes
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Class 5 - Saturday, 5.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Services and Infrastructure
Readings:
a) HartmannStarosielski, Klemmer, TakayamaNicole. 20062012. "How Bodies Matter: Five Themes for Interaction Design". In DIS 2006.
b) Böhme, Gernot. 2000. "Leibliche Anwesenheit im Raum". In Ästhetik und Kommunikation 108. 67-76.Warning: Do Not Dig’: Negotiating the Visibility of Critical Infrastructures." Journal of Visual Culture. 11:1. April 2012. 38–57.
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Class 6 - Monday, 7.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Anthropocene
Readings:
a) Latour, Bruno. 2018. "Das terrestrische Manifest". 21-25, 35-68.
b) I) Gombiner, Joel. 2011. "Carbon Footprinting the Internet“. In Consilience: "The Journal of Sustainable Development“. Vol. 5. 119-124
II) "‘Tsunami of data’ could consume one fifth of global electricity by 2025“. www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/11/tsunami-of-data-could-consume- fifth-global-electricity-by-2025 view article online
III) Cook, Gary. 2017<2017. "Clicking clean: Who is winning the race to build a green internet?". view article online
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Class 7 - Monday, 14.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Cybernetics: Conversation and Fabrics
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Class 8 - Monday, 21.10.19 - 8:30-10:30 - Systems and Environments
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