Experiments in Public Freedom
This design theory seminar presents an amalgamation of views from different perspectives (architecture, art, landscape architecture, urban design) that coalesce around six spatial conditions helpful in conceptualizing and designing spaces that promote cultural diversity, social acceptance, and individual spontaneity. Through this amalgamation, this course explores containment, neutrality, blankness, normalcy, anarchy, and amnesia as conditions that can open up public space.
Case Studies
The Contained
The Neutral
The Blank
The Normal
The Anarchic
The Amnesic
Student Work
Pie Chueathue (MLA II)
Kira Clingen (MLA I / MDes)
Cynthia Deng (MArch I / MUP)
Martin Ignacio Fernandez (MArch I)
Carson Fisk-Vittori (MLA I)
Daniel Haidermota (MArch I)
Ken Hasegawa (MArch I)
Alisha Kapoor (MDes)
Proey Liao (MArch II / MDes)
Isaac H. Pollan (MArch I)
Andrea Sandell (MArch I)
Jiayu Tong (MLA I AP)
Kyle Winston (MArch I)
Sophia Xiao (MLA I AP / MDes)
Yuqi Zhang (MLA I)
References
Syllabus
GSD Course Website
This design theory seminar presents an amalgamation of views from different perspectives (architecture, art, landscape architecture, urban design) that coalesce around six spatial conditions helpful in conceptualizing and designing spaces that promote cultural diversity, social acceptance, and individual spontaneity. Through this amalgamation, this course explores containment, neutrality, blankness, normalcy, anarchy, and amnesia as conditions that can open up public space.
Case Studies
The Contained
The Neutral
The Blank
The Normal
The Anarchic
The Amnesic
Student Work
Pie Chueathue (MLA II)
Kira Clingen (MLA I / MDes)
Cynthia Deng (MArch I / MUP)
Martin Ignacio Fernandez (MArch I)
Carson Fisk-Vittori (MLA I)
Daniel Haidermota (MArch I)
Ken Hasegawa (MArch I)
Alisha Kapoor (MDes)
Proey Liao (MArch II / MDes)
Isaac H. Pollan (MArch I)
Andrea Sandell (MArch I)
Jiayu Tong (MLA I AP)
Kyle Winston (MArch I)
Sophia Xiao (MLA I AP / MDes)
Yuqi Zhang (MLA I)
References
Syllabus
GSD Course Website
