Studio IV: Spatial Interaction 

A metabolic approach to space
Nummer und TypBDE-VIAD-V-4010.03.19F.001 / Moduldurchführung
ModulStudio IV: Spatial Interaction 
VeranstalterDepartement Design
LeitungRoman Kirschner

Verena Ziegler
Joel Gähwiler
ZeitDi 19. Februar 2019 bis Fr 22. März 2019
20 Tage
ECTS9 Credits
LehrformClass sessions include lectures, discussions, mentoring sessions, in-class presentations, assignments, independent study/investigation blocks and independent practical work on prototypes and final works.
Projects are conducted individually or in teams.
ZielgruppenPflichtmodul für Interaction Design, 4. Semester
Lernziele / KompetenzenStudents most of all learn about the constraints of working in and with public space and the tools/methods to track people's interactions and environmental changes. In addition, they learn how to connect spatial and conceptual complexities and structure their approach in relation to their project goals while iteratively adapting their methods.
InhalteThe module 'Spatial Interaction' engages students with the notion of space from a specific metabolic perspective: we will look at Toni as if it was an organism with specific needs for its daily survival. This includes PHYSICAL aspects like e.g. energy supply, food consumption, waste disposal, streams of people, but also processes in the domain of INFORMATION, like internal and external communication, knowledge about its states, maintaining conceptual boundaries and transfers, directing internal and external perceptions, etc.., and last but not least SOCIAL aspects like e.g. who uses the building and benefits from it and who is enabling the services and deals with which sort of tools, energies and information.

Given the complexitiy of Toni-Areal as a building and ZHdK with its different art disciplines, departments and administrational units, it is necessary to pick the right level of observation/intervention. This zone of interest could encompass ZHdK as a whole, just deal with a "Fachrichtung", focus on public spaces/corners/corridors/back alleys etc., specific events (SAR conference, workshop, etc.) or periods during the day (sunrise, coffee break, etc.), specific rooms (Aula/ theater spaces [during rehearsals?]) and so on.
Leistungsnachweis / TestatanforderungMin. 80% attendance
Final Work 50%
In-class Presentations 20%
Journal Documentation 20%
Class Participation 10%
Termine19.02.2019 - 22.03.2019
Dauer20 Tage
BewertungsformNoten von A - F
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