Information Architecture: Thesis Elective: For Garbage · garbage, an Information architecture. In...
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Let us finally start saving the planet! The seminar is focused on the Big Pacific Garbage Patch problem and how can architects, facing this Information, contribute to solving it. This is not a problem to solve by one person or one team and therefore we will set ourselves in cooperation with FA ČVUT Prague, where the focus on this topic has been for past 2 years. In the analysis part we will gather the Information, develope architectonical strategies and ideas together around one virtual table. The seminar is also open to international students on both sides. In the second phase /4weeks/,designing in mixed teams takes place. What is to be designed? An object built of the plastic garbage in order to visualize the problem. PET bottles. Microfibre bags. Igelit. Jogurt cups. Etc. Or an Object that helps sorting the garbage. Finally an object, that fulfills both conditions. A shelter for garbage containers built from garbage, an Information architecture. In all phases collaborative work comes in place, where the participants will be able to cooperate remotedly via teleconferencing system of ValueLab. We invite professional investors to have a look at our designs. In this real world competition one or more designs will be selected to be fabricated in reality. The focus will be targeted on distributing work on the prototype. The question is: How could this help saving the world? Let us gather to discuss the answer! Let us face this shocking Information! You know, this is an experimental seminar: no one knows the result: it could be a start of a worldwide garbage revolution... Supervision: Jan Halatsch Henri Achten [email protected] Assistance: Katerina Novakova [email protected] Stanislav Moravec [email protected] Contact: Information Architecture: Thesis Elective: For Garbage 063-0724-12L Location 20.02.2012 27.02.2012 05.03.2012 12.03.2012 19.03.2012 26.03.2012 02.04.2012 09.04.2012 16.04.2012 23.04.2012 30.04.2012 07.05.2012 14.05.2012 21.05.2012 Mondays 13:45 – 17:45 HIT Value Lab | 6 ECTS HIT ValueLab Introduction, methods of collaboration, Team setting Lecture - data, film, Discussion, Lecture - materials, examples, Experiment 1 st Presentation: Analysis Seminar week (no lecture) Design 1: creating international teams Design 2 Osterferien Design 3 2 nd Presentation: Design versus Investor Fabrication I: Plans Fabrication II: Meeting the specialist Fabrication III: Finishing the product 3 rd Presentation: Final Solution Total 180 h = 6 ECTS Lectures and Exercises 36 h | Project Work 132 h Presentation 12h | http://www.ia.arch.ethz.ch http://www.molab.eu Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmitt Jan Halatsch, Katerina Novakova Chair for Information Architecture Information Science Lab HIT H32.3 Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, 8093 Zürich Collaborative Seminar on behalf of Thesis Elective
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Let us finally start saving the planet!The seminar is focused on the Big Pacific Garbage Patch problem and how can architects, facing this Information, contribute to solving it. This is not a problem to solve by one person or one team and therefore we will set ourselves in cooperation with FA ČVUT Prague, where the focus on this topic has been for past 2 years. In the analysis part we will gather the Information, develope architectonical strategies and ideas together around one virtual table. The seminar is also open to international students on both sides.In the second phase /4weeks/,designing in mixed teams takes place.What is to be designed? An object built of the plastic garbage in order to visualize the problem. PET bottles. Microfibre bags. Igelit. Jogurt cups. Etc. Or an Object that helps sorting the garbage. Finally an object, that fulfills both conditions. A shelter for garbage containers built from garbage, an Information architecture. In all phases collaborative work comes in place, where the participants will be able to cooperate remotedly via teleconferencing system of ValueLab. We invite professional investors to have a look at our designs. In this real world competition one or more designs will be selected to be fabricated in reality. The focus will be targeted on distributing work on the prototype. The question is: How could this help saving the world? Let us gather to discuss the answer! Let us face this shocking Information! You know, this is an experimental seminar: no one knows the result: it could be a start of a worldwide garbage revolution...
Supervision: Jan Halatsch Henri Achten [email protected]
Assistance: Katerina Novakova [email protected] Moravec [email protected]
Contact:
Information Architecture: Thesis Elective: For Garbage 063-0724-12L
Location
20.02.2012 27.02.2012 05.03.2012 12.03.2012 19.03.201226.03.2012 02.04.2012 09.04.2012 16.04.2012 23.04.201230.04.2012 07.05.2012 14.05.2012 21.05.2012
Mondays 13:45 – 17:45 HIT Value Lab | 6 ECTS
HIT ValueLab
Introduction, methods of collaboration, Team settingLecture - data, film, Discussion, Lecture - materials, examples, Experiment1 st Presentation: AnalysisSeminar week (no lecture)Design 1: creating international teamsDesign 2OsterferienDesign 32 nd Presentation: Design versus InvestorFabrication I: PlansFabrication II: Meeting the specialistFabrication III: Finishing the product3 rd Presentation: Final Solution
Total 180 h = 6 ECTSLectures and Exercises 36 h | Project Work 132 hPresentation 12h |
http://www.ia.arch.ethz.ch http://www.molab.eu
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmitt Jan Halatsch, Katerina NovakovaChair for Information ArchitectureInformation Science Lab HIT H32.3Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, 8093 Zürich
Collaborative Seminar on behalf of Thesis Elective
