Imitation of Life 

How the field of biology can reach new forms of articulation through design practices?
Nummer und TypBDE-VIAD-V-X-4040.19F.001 / Moduldurchführung
ModulImitation of Life 
VeranstalterDepartement Design
LeitungClemens Winkler
Dr. Joëlle Bitton
ZeitDi 19. Februar 2019 bis Fr 7. Juni 2019
Anzahl Teilnehmende300 - 350
ECTS2 Credits
Voraussetzungen_basic technical skills in physical computing as well as material-based practices
_good conceptual skills
_ability to foster creative diversity
_ability to communicate and apply ideas within a competition context
Lehrform_Seminar with Webinars in Biohacking from February until June
_Final presentations at the Biodesignchallenge at MoMA New York
Lernziele / KompetenzenThis course investigates ad-hoc design practices in wet biology and the articulation between living materials and inert materials. The scope of the investigation looks into the biosphere, such as oceanic conditions.
InhalteOur approach is to ponder on life on Earth as an otherworldly, distant abstraction and to bring it back to a scale that can be more familiar and approachable, especially in the context of education.
Leistungsnachweis / Testatanforderung_tested prototypes
_Documentation of the process
_final video of the results and evaluations
Termine19.02.2019 - 07.06.2019
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