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Lecturers

Roman Kirschner
(RK), Vinzenz Leutenegger (VL)

Collaboration

This year’s edition of Spatial Interaction takes place in collaboration with the organization of Labör. Labör is an experimental meeting space in a former coppersmith's workshop near Oerlikon station. It is located on the MFO site, a former machine factory whose conversion and further development is currently being promoted by the city of Zurich. In this development Labör puts an emphasis on circularity.

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Ultimately, the outcomes of the module will envision ways ofreconfiguring the potential of available resources, human interrelations and local knowledge at a specific publicly accessible location. We approach the topic with prototypes and design interventions that leverage our technical skills and designerly perspective. The actual format of the end results will be developed through in-class discussions and steering meetings.

Objectives:

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Reflect on AI's Impact: Investigate the current and potential implications of AI on democratic and political processes, considering issues such as privacy, bias, polarisation and social and behavioural manipulation.

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Explore Spatial Dynamics: Explore how physical public spaces are being reshaped by AI and how the future might be reimagined using AI to foster inclusivity, civic engagement, greater awareness or critical thinking on the topic.

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Schedule

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9(Vinzenz: E-Learning)(Vinzenz: E-Learning)

Week 1	Monday, 21.04.	Tuesday, 22.04.	Wednesday, 23.04.	Thursday, 24.0504.
morning	(Vinzenz: E-Learning)	holiday	09:00 Kick-off & Introduction ZT 4.K15 Seminarraum	09:30 -12:00 Exercise 1 : Conceptual Speed Dating ZHDK	Leverage Points Recherche	afternoon	Spatializeat Labör	09:30 -12:00 Task Working Points at Labör
afternoon		13:30 Meeting at Labör with Nora Gailer	Task Leverage Points LABÖR	Leverage Points Mapping weiter spekulieren	+ introduction to the space, its values and its environment	13:30 - 17:00 Leverage Points -Conceptual Speed Dating ZT 4.K15 Seminarraum	13:00 - 17:00 Task Working Points
Week 2	Monday, 28.04.	Tuesday, 29.04.	Wednesday, 30.04.	Thursday, 01.05.
morning	[Beginn start 10:40 wegen Theorieafter theory] 11:00Task? presentation and Task 2 Introduction	RK(Progress Session) (Vinzenz: E-Learning)	(Vinzenz: E-Learning)	afternoon	Task 2 Initial Investigation 16:00 Task 2 discussion (4.T06 Seminarraum)	RK(Progress Session) (Vinzenz: E-Learning)	-12:00 Task Working Points -presentation ZT 4.K16	09:00 - 12:00 Ideation Exercises Morphological Grid & Brainstorm ZT 5.G02	Concept Development in groups	holiday
afternoon	13:00-14:20 Task Working Points -presentation 14:30 Task AI expert discussion ZT 4.K16	Define Groups, Q&A Concept Development	Concept Development in groups
Week 3	Monday, 05.05.	Tuesday, 06.05.	Wednesday, 07.05.	Thursday, 08.05.
morning	[Beginn start 10:40 wegen Theorieafter theory] (Vinzenz: E-Learning)	11:00 Task 2 presentation & discussion	Concept Development 10:30 - 12:00 Concept Mentoring (Via Zoom)Finalize presentation of concepts	09:00 - 12:00 Mentoring ZHdK IAD Projektraum or ZT 5.G02 Concept + Prototype Development	Concept + Prototype Development in groups	[Bits and Atoms bis until 12:00](Vinzenz: E-Learning)
afternoon	(Vinzenz: E-Learning)	Concept Development	14:45 - 17:00 Concept Mentoring (Via Zoom)(Vinzenz: E-Learning)16:00 Public Presentation of Concepts at Labör Presentation Requirements	13:00 - 15:00 Mentoring Concept + Prototype Development	Concept + Prototype Development in groups	Concept + Prototype Development 16:00 Check-In (Via ZoomCleanup (Open Labör)
Labör optional		12.00 – 13.00 Baustelle Zmittag 13.30 – 17.00 Mit-Bau-Labör		16.00-19.00 Open Labör
Week 4	Monday, 12.05.	Tuesday, 13.05.	Wednesday, 14.05.	Thursday, 15.05.
morning	[Beginn start 10:40 wegen Theorieafter theory] (Vinzenz: E-Learning)	([09-12:00 Painting painting for BA Finals)] Concept + Prototype Development	(09:00 - 12:00 Painting for BA Finals)Mentoring at ZHdK or Labör (Baustelle)? Group work/Production	Group work/Production(Vinzenz: E-Learning)
afternoon	(Vinzenz: E-Learning)Concept + Prototype Development	14:00 Prototype Presentation & Steering Meeting (ZT 5.F01 Seminarraum)	13:00 - 15:00 Mentoring (Atelier) Group work/Production	[Bits and Atoms ab at 14:15](Vinzenz: E-Learning)
Week 5	Monday, 19.05.	Tuesday, 20.05.	Wednesday, 21.05.	Thursday, 22.05.
morning	[Beginn start 10:40 wegen Theorieafter theory] (Vinzenz: E-Learning)	Group work/ Production	Group work/ Production	documentation/reflection (Vinzenz: E-Learning)
afternoon	13:00 Technical Support LF (Atelier) (Vinzenz: E-Learning)	afternoon	Group work/ Production	12:30 Mentoring (Atelier)	Public Final Presentation 1412:00 - 1513:30 place and mode to be defined by class Feedback 1615:00 30 - 17:00	documentation/reflection (Vinzenz: E-Learning)

Phase 0: Kick-off, Inputs

Phase 1: Research, Idea Finding, First-tests, Group Building

Phase 2: Prototyping, Construction, Real-World-Application/Interventions, Iterations for Improvement

Phase 3: Preparation of the final presentation/Exhibition

Phase 4: Feedback, Analysis, Documentation

Groups

• Noel, Joel, Meagan

• Nadja, Thinle, Leroy

• Nico, Elena, Pablo

• Lola, Tommaso, Guolong

• Anna, Lorena, Iris

Literature

1. Georges Perec: , George (1974) Träume von Räumen (Auszug dt.), Espèces d'espace (extrait fr.). (via email)

2. Meadows, Donella (1999) Leverage Points: Places to intervene in a System.

3. Boch, Ralph et al. (2021) Paths towards a circular society: The Potential of Social Design for Social Transformation. Social Design Lab.

4. Suurenbroek, Frank et al. (2019) Responsive public spaces: Exploring the use of interactive technology in the design of public spaces. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Urban Technology.

5. Wall Kimmerer, Robin (2013) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.

6. Holmgren, David (2002) Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability.

7. Bourdieu, Pierre (1989) Sozialer Raum, symbolischer Raum. In: Dünne J., Raumtheorie - Grundlagentexte aus Philosophie und Kulturwissenschaften, Suhrkamp 2006, 354-368. (via email)

8. AsenbaumReider, Hans Rebecca (2020) Spatial Theory of Democracy. Talk given at Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Webinar 5: “Democracy & Space” [min 06:10-18:08].

9. Voss, Jan Peter (2020) The McDonaldization of Democracy: Translocal Space-making by innovating “deliberative mini-publics”. Talk given at Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Webinar 5: “Democracy & Space” [min 18:45-35:33].

10. Mendel, Maria (2019) The spatial ways democracy works: On the pedagogy of common places. Why, why now? https://doi.org/10.1177/0034523719839

11. Sprenger, Ramona (2023) Do not feed the google.

12. Morozov, Evgeny (2014) PUBLIC SPACE // Shared Spaces with Evgeny Morozov.

13. Morozov, Evgeny (2014) The rise of data and the death of politics.

14. 2009) Dreaming the Biosphere: The Theater of All Possibilities.

15. Nelson, Mark (2018) Pushing Our Limits: Insights from Biosphere 2.

Further Reading

1. O'Kelly, Morton E. (2014) Spatial Interaction.

2. Weaver, Duncan (2020) Spatiality and World Politics. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.013.562

3. Baccini, et. al.(2012) Metabolism of the Anthroposphere: Analysis, Evaluation, Design, MIT Press

4. González de Molina, Manuel, et al. (2014) The Social Metabolism: A Socio-Ecological Theory of Historical Change, Springer

5. Massey, Doreen (2009) Concepts of space and power in theory and in political practice, Documents d'anàlisi geogràfica 55, 15-26

6. Mol, Arthur P. J., et al. (2018) Zur Umweltsoziologie der Netzwerke und Flows. In: Groß M. (ed) Handbuch Umweltsoziologie. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 140–153

7. Asenbaum, Hans (2020) Spatial Theory of Democracy. Talk given at Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Webinar 5: “Democracy & Space” [min 06:10-18:08].

8. Voss, Jan Peter (2020) The McDonaldization of Democracy: Translocal Space-making by innovating “deliberative mini-publics”. Talk given at Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Webinar 5: “Democracy & Space” [min 18:45-35:33].

9. Mendel, Maria (2019) The spatial ways democracy works: On the pedagogy of common places. Why, why now? https://doi.org/10.1177/0034523719839

10. Sprenger, Ramona (2023) Do not feed the google.

11. Morozov, Evgeny (2014) PUBLIC SPACE // Shared Spaces with Evgeny Morozov.

12. Morozov, Evgeny (2014) The rise of data and the death of politics.

Mentoring

We will prepare doodles for mentoring with time slots of different lengths depending on the progress of the overall project. Reserve your slot and try to be on time. Questions can be asked anytime – also via email.