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Lecturers: Roman Kirschner and Anthea Oestreicher

Contents and Objectives

Wie können mit vorhandenen und beschränkten Mitteln temporäre Räume entstehen? Mit welchen Materialien können wir das erreichen? Welche Komponenten sind notwendig, um bestimmte Atmosphären zu entwickeln? Was passiert, wenn wir längst verlassene Räume neu betreten und bespielen, oder Raum in einem anderen Medium als Luft erfahren möchten?

Zu Beginn des Moduls untersuchen wir gemeinsam die lokalen wässrigen Ökosysteme, bzw. deren unsichtbare, ungesehene und flüchtigen Komponenten, die dennoch den Kosmos um das Wasser formen und in Balance halten. Diese Gegeben-, Besonder- und Eigenheiten untersuchen wir als Systeme, aquatische Mikrokosmen und Welten.

Welche Rollen finden wir in der Gruppe um dieses System zu verkörpern und die (Ge)Schichten spielerisch umzusetzen? Mit den gefunden Materialien, Geschichten und Wesen vor Ort erarbeiten wir Konzepte, Prototypen und Ideen für eigene (gläserne) Mikrokosmen, die mit Sensorik und Inter/Intra-aktion das (unsichtbare im) Ökosystem relational und spielerisch praktizieren, erfahrbar machen.

Im Toni bringen wir die gemachten Erfahrungen und Ideen in den räumlichen Kontext der ZHdK zurück und beschäftigen uns damit, wie diese als Repräsentationen und XXX  in Aquarien verorten können. Dies geschieht mittels installativer Umsetzungen, begleitender Reflexionen und adäquater Prozessdokumentationen.

'science informs spectacle; and spectacle is science'

"Ecological microcosms are small ecosystems held in containers. Starting originally as a way to bring beauty and complexity of nature into schoolrooms and living rooms the world over, these small 'worlds' have become a major research tool.[…] In approaching teh subject of ecological microcosms, we were faced with the old ecological problem of boundary definitions. In nature, where does one ecological system begin and the adjacent ecosystem end?"
Introduction to Microcosmology p.3f. Odum Microcosms

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Guest: Martina Huber, curator "Experimental Ecology"

Contents and Objectives

The seminar is an introduction into designing (with) spaces. „Soft Architecture“ differs from the classical idea of architecture in that it does not aim to build permanently habitable spaces. It rather encourages students to experiment with existing spaces, to ask what they offer and how they can be adapted to communicate and afford specific atmospheres, narratives, rules, actions and interactions.

Experimenting with spaces comprises experimentation with structures and materials that give these spaces character. Through trial and error, bodily experiences and discussions, students develop their sensitivity and intuition as designers.

This year we will approach this experimentation with an ecological twist. Since spaces are neither abstract nor clinically pure, we also always have to take microbiological lifeforms and entropy into account. In this year’s issue will deal with microscopic/planktonic life forms, growth processes, environmental conditions, microcosms, and technically mediated connections between micro ecologies in playful settings.

Schedule

Course: 16.09. – 10.10.2024Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, , Monday – Thursday: 9-17

Week 1

Exkursion Wasserwerke, Lake (Zürichhorn),

Mittwoch 18.09:

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18.09.2024, 9.30-11.30 Uhr

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Treffpunkt:  

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Empfang des Dienstgebäudes Hardhof 9, 8064 Zürich

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Programm:

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- Begrüssung

- Einführung in die Wasserversorgung

- Rundgang durch die Anlagen

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Werkführer/in:

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Oliver Köster

Limmat (Ende Altstetten, kleine Insel, Kurve, Brücke https://maps.app.goo.gl/5sgdDNHqkLeVHGfv5 - Nähe Hardhof Wasserwerk),

Schlechtwetterplan: Nexus Spiel von EMBL

Week 2: 24/25: Martina Huber: Ausstellungen und Initiativen, ArtSci Kollaborationen etc

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Input/ offene Fragen/ zu behandelnde Themen:

• Kontrast Sensorik/Organismen (Wasserwerke) - punktuell/holistischer?
• Mikrokosmen
  
• Lebenserhaltung in abgeschlossenem Bereich

Phasen:

• Einführung
• Ideenentwicklung (und Teamfindung)
• Spielentwicklung (Thema/Ziel/Regeln/Umsetzung)

(Introduction, Excursions, Ideation and Team Building)

Week 2

Week 2
(Concept development (Topic/Goal/Spatiality), Prototyping, Game Development (Rules/Realisation))

Week 3

Week 3
(Final Project Development + Exhibition Preparation)

Week 4

Locations

Indoor Studio:

16.09. – 03.10.: Room: RAUM-No. Projektraum Design ZT 4.K22-1 (flexible) (09:00-17:00) + Werkstatt + Werkstatt
other rooms for occasional presentations (see schedule above)
7.10. - 10.10. Kunstraum ZT 5.K12

Outdoor:

Limmat and Zurich Lake.

Exhibition Vernissage:

9.10. 3pm
Bring for field day/ working at the site:., 15:00, Kunstraum ZT 5.K12

Things to bring for field days or working on site

Tools for documentation, water equipment that might be needed (swim suit, rubber boots), 
basic construction material by preference (tapes, cable ties, strings, small tools, saw (?), knife (?), textiles (?)), 

Mentoring

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

Mentoring on 25/26: 

Roman & Anthea bring: Underwater Camera, Microscope (in the lab), various sensors(?), 

Field research task:

Develop attention for atmosphere, presence, performances (of spaces, people, materials), fields (of actions, of influences), rhythms of environment (sea, wind, season), different time frames, collaboration with the landscape, interactions between people, materials, and spaces.

Design task:

Develop a temporary piece of architecture or spatial intervention in any of available locations (underwater, coast, abandoned military architectures). We demand a strong conceptual involvement but it is most of all about concrete experiences and tests!

Subtask:

How to recreate or represent the experiences and spaces from the field trip back in Toni?

In case of any emergency you can always reach me (Roman) on my mobile phone: +43 699 1133 7036

25.09
11:00 Arya, Lea, Iris
11:30 Elena, Meagan, Nadja
1:00 Anna, Pablo, Lorena

26.09
10:00 Lola, Tommaso, Jonny
10:30 Noel, Nico, Joel
11:15  Leroy, Thinle, Kiara

Design Task

Deliverables and Documentation

1. Final Prototype or Intervention

2. Final Presentation

3. Standard IAD Documentation (see handbook on wiki):

• Text file including the project title, names of students and mentors, a short description (250 - 400 characters ), and a long description (>1000 characters ), in a file to be labelled “Texts”
• At least 10 representative images of the project (to be stored in a file labelled “Images”)
• One longer video (< 5 minutes) of the project (to be stored in a file labelled “Video”). Mp4 full HD, see wiki for more details on format.
• One to two short social media teaser videos (20-30 seconds) in portrait format.
• A PDF documentation (to be stored in a file labelled “Documentation”)
• Additional raw data, e.g., presentation, prototypes, or codes (to be stored in the respective file).
• Upload your documentation files to: smb://fileredu.ad.zhdk.ch/DDE/BDE_VIAD/01_ABGABEN/24_HS/Sem3_Soft_Architecture/Group

4. Documentation of Exercises:

• Upload your scans to: smb://fileredu.ad.zhdk.ch/DDE/BDE_VIAD/01_ABGABEN/24_HS/Sem3_Soft_Architecture/Individual

Inputs:

Video about Scales:  https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0

"Mother of the Aquarium": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l9ed6r1hRA

Diel Vertical Migration: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145941/satellite-observes-massive-ocean-migration , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ1gRfXTIIg, https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2021/up-downs-great-vertical-migration

The start of bringing plankton towards art/design: https://planktonchronicles.org/en/ (you can lend the book from Anthea)