SPEC 6XX/8XX: Architecture of Responsive Spaces

Course Outline

Prof. Sha Xin Wei

Seminar: Thursdays 2:00 – 5:00, EV room TBA; Occasional workshops TBA during CART 451 time.

Organizational Meeting Thursday Sep 4, EV 7.725

See Calendar for Undergrad CART 451: Architecture of Responsive Spaces .

Week

 

Themes, Discussants, Main readings (Articles to be assigned)

 

 

 

 

Responsive media installation; show and tell portfolio

 

(Pneuma workshop)

Sep 8

 

Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Pneuma workshop)

Sep 15,22

 

Situationists; Responsive architectures and urban interventions

 

 

Sep 24,28

 

Champ Libre FORÊT

 

OCt 2

 

Critical design: Mike Cooley, Architect or Bee

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

Oct 9

 

Christopher Alexander : Nature of Order

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oct 16

 

Holiday

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max/MSP/Jitter lab

Oct 23

 

Prof. Terri Fuglem Architecture Students talks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oct 30 Alexander Volume 1 chapter 5, 11; and Volume 2 chapters 1-5 (Part One)

Nov 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov 13

 

Seamon: Dwelling, Place, and Environment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov 20

 

Performance, Sacred Space and Public Space: Peter Brook, Bread and Puppet, Living Theatre, Great Small Works (M. Sussman)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov 27

 

Project Crits, Last class