Final hand-in: brief and instructions

Be sure to hand in your final research paper with a copy of your rough draft (assignment 4) to Nan O'Sullivan (2nd Fl Wigan office) before 3pm on Friady 3 June.

 

Design for the other 90%

Please watch as many of the following videos as you can in preparation for next week's lecture. 
There is no assigned reading.

 

* Esther Duflo: Social experiments to fight poverty (16:47)

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/esther_duflo_social_experiments_to_fight_poverty.html

* R.A. Mashelkar: Breakthrough designs for ultra-low-cost products (19:41)

http://www.ted.com/talks/r_a_mashelkar_breakthrough_designs_for_ultra_low_cost_products.html

* Amy Smith shares simple, lifesaving design (15:06)

http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_smith_shares_simple_lifesaving_design.html

* Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education (17:14)

http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education.html

* William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind (5:59)

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/william_kamkwamba_how_i_harnessed_the_wind.html

* Jane Chen: A warm embrace that saves lives (4:47)

http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_chen_a_warm_embrace_that_saves_lives.html

* Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change (16:44)

http://www.ted.com/talks/emily_pilloton_teaching_design_for_change.html

* Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, two years on (16:36)

http://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_negroponte_on_one_laptop_per_child_two_years_on.html

* Hans Rosling and the washing machine (9:16)

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/hans_rosling_and_the_magic_washing_machine.html

* Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen (19:53)

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html

Week 13: Massive Change

This week's assigned reading, "Massive Change" by Bruce Mau

Critical Mass: view lecture here

If you didn't make it to this week's lecture, "Critical Mass" given by Simon Fraser, Head of School, The School of Design, please watch the digital recording here.

Wed. guest lecture: Critical Mass

This week's lecture will be given by Simon Fraser, Head of School, School of Design. The topic is 'Critical Mass' and the changing role of design with the increasing use of digital design and manufacturing processes. Please be in attendance.

What is Audio-Visual Culture?

If you missed today's lecture by Dr. Leon Gurevitch, "Audio-Visual Culture", check it out here

Assignment 4: brief (in case you missed it)

Deleuze and the Use of the Genetic Algorithm in Architecture

Take a few minutes (well about 120 actually) to watch this lecture by one of the leading philosophers of digital design today, Manuel Delanda. You'll be glad you did.

This week's lecture: Curtains!

The blogspot editor is experiencing some difficulties, so for now you can find the link to this week's lecture here on "Curtaining the Curtain Wall." This lecture is intended as model for you as you begin writing your paper. Plus it is entertaining. Look for the chocolate fish at the end.

Also, as a reminder don't forget to attend your tutorials this Friday to collect your assessments for Assignment 3 and to sign up for your individual writing workshop sessions.

Welcome back [the end is near!]

Hope everyone had a restful Easter break. As a reminder, please note that Assignment 4 -- the first draft of your research paper -- will be due next Friday (13 May). Please see the assignment brief here for guidelines and requirements, and come to lecture on Wed. for further guidance, tips, and other incentives. Also, your assessments sheets for Assignment 3 will be distributed in tutorials on Friday.