Lecturers
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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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Week 1 | Monday, 21.04. | Tuesday, 22.04. | Wednesday, 23.04. | Thursday, 24.04. |
morning | holiday | 09:00 Kick-off & Introduction | 09:30 -12:00 | 09:30 -12:00 Task Working Points |
afternoon | 13:30 Meeting at Labör with Nora Gailer + introduction to the space, its values and its environment | 13:30 - 17:00 Leverage Points -Conceptual Speed Dating | 13:00 - 17:00 Task Working Points | |
Week 2 | Monday, 28.04. | Tuesday, 29.04. | Wednesday, 30.04. | Thursday, 01.05. |
morning | [start 10:40 after theory] 11:00-12:00 Task Leverage Working Points -presentation | 09:00 - 12:00 Ideation Exercises Morphological Grid & Brainstorm | Concept Development in groups | holiday |
afternoon | 13:00-14:20 Task Leverage Point Working Points -presentation 14:30 Task AI expert discussion | 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 | [start 10:40 after theory] Finalize presentation of concepts | 09:00 - 12:00 Mentoring ZHdK IAD Projektraum or ZT 5.G02 or Labör (Baustelle)? Concept + Prototype Development | Concept + Prototype Development in groups | [Bits and Atoms until 12:00] |
afternoon | 16:00 Public Presentation of Concepts at Labör | 13:00 - 1415:45 00 Mentoring Concept + Prototype Development | Concept + Prototype Development in groups | Concept + Prototype Development Cleanup (Open Labör) |
Labör optional | 12.00 – 13.00 Baustelle Zmittag | 16.00-19.00 Open Labör | ||
Week 4 | Monday, 12.05. | Tuesday, 13.05. | Wednesday, 14.05. | Thursday, 15.05. |
morning | [start 10:40 after theory] | [09-12:00 painting for BA Finals] Concept + Prototype Development | 09:00 - 12:00 Mentoring at ZHdK or Labör (Baustelle)? Group work/Production | Group work/Production |
afternoon | Concept + Prototype Development | 14:00 Prototype Presentation & Steering Meeting ZT 5.F01 | 13:00 - 1415:45 00 Mentoring Group work/Production | [Bits and Atoms at 14:15] |
Week 5 | Monday, 19.05. | Tuesday, 20.05. | Wednesday, 21.05. | Thursday, 22.05. |
morning | [start 10:40 after theory] | Group work/ Production | Group work/ Production | documentation/reflection |
afternoon | Group work/ Production | 12:30 Mentoring (Atelier) | Public Final Presentation 12:00 - 13:30 place and mode to be defined by class Feedback 15:30 - 17:00 | documentation/reflection |
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
Perec, George (1974) Träume von Räumen (Auszug dt.), Espèces d'espace (extrait fr.). (via email)
Meadows, Donella (1999) Leverage Points: Places to intervene in a System.
Boch, Ralph et al. (2021) Paths towards a circular society: The Potential of Social Design for Social Transformation. Social Design Lab.
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.
Wall Kimmerer, Robin (2013) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.
Holmgren, David (2002) Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability.
Bourdieu, Pierre (1989) Sozialer Raum, symbolischer Raum. In: Dünne J., Raumtheorie - Grundlagentexte aus Philosophie und Kulturwissenschaften, Suhrkamp 2006, 354-368. (via email)
Reider, Rebecca (2009) Dreaming the Biosphere: The Theater of All Possibilities.
Nelson, Mark (2018) Pushing Our Limits: Insights from Biosphere 2.
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