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Lecturers

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Lecturers

Roman Kirschner
, Vinzenz Leutenegger

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

(Vinzenz Urlaub: 7.-13.April)

Literature

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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. 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.