DOM-E1023 - Discourse in Design, Lecture, 14.9.2021-20.10.2021

Topic outline

• Course schedule
  Classes are mainly on campus, with a few online sessions (see below).
  Link for online participation: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/61405307592
  

  
  

  Week 1

  
  

  TUESDAY 14th Sept 9.15–17
  Space: Design Factory, Stage
  led by ARJA & AMELIE 

  • TOPIC: Course introduction. How does learning happen on this course? What is discourse and what to do with it?
  • Course practicalities + Ice breakers
  • Establishing principles of Reading Group work.
  • CLASS EXERCISE: Mapping questions together. Listening to each other. Relay interview.

  
  
  

  WEDNESDAY 15th Sept 9.15–12 
  Space: Design Factory, Stage
  led by AMELIE 

  Read in advance: - Intercept from the Academy, Interview of New Academy by Mika Savela, Finnish Architecture review, issue 2/2018
  
  

  • CLASS EXERCISE: Your practice. What do you do when you do what you do?
  • ASSIGNMENT Introducing the text installation assignment for reading groups.

  
  
  

  Week 2

  
  
  

  TUESDAY 21th Sept 10.15-12.00   NOTE! Exceptional time
  Space: online, https://aalto.zoom.us/j/61405307592
  led by ARJA

  Read in advance:
  Mills, Sara (1997/2004). Introduction. In Discourse. Routledge. (25 pages + you can skim chapter 3 in the same pdf if you get interested)

  • LECTURE: Discourse. Authorship. Practice (Part I). Discussion.

  
  
  

  WEDNESDAY 22th Sept 9.15–12 
  Space: U3
  led by ARJA

  • LECTURE: Discourse. Authorship. Practice (Part II). Discussion.
  • INTRODUCTION to Reading I: Discourse and authorship in design practice.
    The group meeting and summaries are to be accomplished before Tuesday 28th.
  • Flinga board: Practice

  
  
  
  

  Week 3

  
  
  

  TUESDAY 28th Sept 9.15–12 
  Space: online, https://aalto.zoom.us/j/61405307592
  led by ARJA & AMELIE

  • UNPACKING Reading I: Discourse and authorship in design practice. 
  • ASSIGNMENT Discussing the upcoming text installation. 
  • Flinga board: Quotes from mixed breakout rooms

  
  
  

  WEDNESDAY 29th Sept 9.15–12 
  Space: U3
  led by ARJA

  • LECTURE: Visual communication as episteme. Discussion.
  • INTRODUCTION to Reading II: Design and knowledge. 
    The group meeting and summaries are to be accomplished before Wednesday the 6th.

  
  
  

  Week 4

  
  

  TUESDAY 5th Oct 9.15–12
  Independent work

  • PDF LECTURE: Modernity. Follow instructions and leave your comments+questions. 
  • Groups: Independent work on the final exhibit. 

  
  
  

  WEDNESDAY 6th Oct 9.15–12 
  Space: U3
  led by ARJA

  • UNPACKING Reading II: Design and knowledge.
  • INTRODUCTION to Reading III: The (new) materiality of design. The group meeting and summaries are to be accomplished before Tuesday the 12th.

  
  
  
  

  Week 5

  
  TUESDAY 12th Oct 9.15–12 
  Space: online, https://aalto.zoom.us/j/61405307592
  led by ARJA

  • UNPACKING Reading III: The (new) materiality of design. 
  • LECTURE: Introductions to new materiality

  
  
  

  WEDNESDAY 13th Oct 9.15–12 
  Space: U3
  led by AMELIE

  • Groups meet individually with Amelie. Discussing the assignment and reparing for the text installation. 

  
  
  
  

  Week 6

  
  

  TUESDAY 19th Oct 9.15–17 
  Space: U3
  led by ARJA & AMELIE

  • Feedback session on the course work so far.
  • ASSIGNMENT Groups working on their text installation files.

  
  
  

  WEDNESDAY 20th Oct 9.15–12
  Space: U3
  led by ARJA & AMELIE

  • Final group talks and discussions.
  • Planning the installation building + opening on 1 November, and dissembling on 12 November.