The Ignorant Teacher

The Ignorant Teacher is a repository of student work completed in courses taught by Sergio Lopez-Pineiro.

Design Studios
The Immeasurable Enclosure, Basic Forms: Spheres
Theory Seminars
Experiments in Public Freedom
Directed Research
Theses
Workshops
Bangkok Sandcastles
Information
Website Terms, About Sergio
Yuqi Zhang (MLA I)

Social Beliefs Incubator

Beliefs are integrated mental states. They are shaped by the shared perception of certain social groups and can influence the emotional disposition, will, and behavior of each individual. They are developed through a complex process and are resistant to change once established.


Public spaces are responsible to be the incubator of social beliefs, accepting existing beliefs and encouraging the development of new positive beliefs, which is also the sequence of the six cases presented in this primer. Thus, they offer not only physical spaces for public freedom but also psychological shelter.

Experiments in Public Freedom Spring 2023
Joss Paper Burning: The Belief in Ancestor Worship

China

Spatial quality: The Amnesic


Ground Calligraphy: The Belief in Self-cultivation

China

Spatial quality: The Normal


Yau Ma Tei Chairs Map: The Belief in Resting and Bottom-up Interventions Rights

Zhisen He
Hong Kong, China
2018

Spatial quality: The Anarchic


Pokemon Go: The Belief in Virtual Reality

Niantic
2016

Spatial quality: The Blank