ARK-E1021 - Studio Spring, Urban Design, 11.1.2023-7.6.2023

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  ARK-E1021 - Studio Spring, Urban Design
  
  

  The notions of community, identity, ownership – the urban and the social – are all realized and tested in the sphere of the built environment of the neighborhood – even today with its overlays of digital information and networks of communication spanning the world.

  The interplay of the built and the social should inform the striving for ecologically, economically and socially sustainable environments – as the community is the key for planning and designing for resilience in our cities. Existing examples present us with repositories of urban models of forms and typologies – as well as practices and experiences – analytical research of these interconnected environments may give us tools for understanding new possibilities in our own cities and help us innovate solutions and processes for areas in need of change and transformation.

  The Urban Design Studio program aims to generate knowledge of the ’neighborhood as commons’ through analysis of multifaceted existing environments through interdisciplinary research; by designing tools and typologies bridging the built and the social; and by projecting tangible resilient, sustainable urban futures.

  Working with the City of Turku and taking as a starting point the goal of developing the area of Varissuo, the studio is structured as a set of workshops leading to an urban design process. The workshops help us define the 1. goals, 2. tools and 3. design criteria for an urban proposal for our site, dealing with the questions: how does the built and the social interact? What are the potentials in the urban environment, built and unbuilt of our site? How do you build frameworks for the social? The workshops will directly guide our design work, and the results of the studio will be articulated Urban Designs, providing a general conceptual plan of the site area and more detailed solutions in different scales – focusing on the scale of the neighborhood in its different dimensions (spatial and social dimensions), answering the challenges of future transformations, through resilient solutions.
  

  
  

  Location: Otakaari 1, A122a (old Main Building) - or as stated in the schedule
  

  Time: Wednesdays, 13:15-17:00 (except when otherwise stated).
  

  Please note: the Lecture course ARK-E5521 is mandatory if you take this studio (Wednesday mornings, 9-12, during the first Spring period)
  

  
  

  Schedule (subject to change)

  
  11.01. First Session. Introduction to the studio & the site. I Workshop assignment.
  18.01. I Workshop presentation and discussion. II Workshop assignment. / Space Q101 in Väre
  25.01. Site visit to Turku. (leaving at 9, return at 19). Site-visit guidelines
  01.02. II Workshop presentation and discussion. III Workshop assignment. / Space A2
  08.02. No session. Submit Workshop III drafts for comments .
  15.02. III Workshop presentation and discussion. Urban Design -assignment. / Space Otakaari 1, Y313.
  22.02. Tutoring. Individual. / Space J302 in Väre / Individual tutoring schedule
  
  01.03. Tutoring. Group.
  08.03. Tutoring. Individual. Tutoring schedule 8.3. https://aalto.zoom.us/j/65424466878
  15.03. Urban Design Studio Excursion. Brussels, Paris. (15.3.-19.3.)
  22.03. Tutoring. Individual. / Space J302 in Väre / Individual tutoring schedule
  29.03. Tutoring. Group. 29.3. Group tutoring guidelines
  05.04. I Mid-review. Concepts & Scope of work. I Mid-review guidelines . Notes from the City concerning I mid-review material
  12.04. Tutoring. Individual. / Space J302 in Väre / Individual tutoring schedule / 20 minutes
  
  19.04. Tutoring. Individual. / Space J302 in Väre / Individual tutoring schedule / 15 minutes
  26.04. Tutoring. Individual. / Individual tutoring schedule / 20 minutes
  03.05. II Mid-review. Overview of all material. II Mid-review guidelines
  10.05. Tutoring. Individual. / Individual tutoring schedule / 20 minutes
  17.05. Tutoring. Group. / Group tutoring guidelines / 17:00 launch of the Urban Design Publication Series.
  24.05. Tutoring. Individual. / Individual tutoring schedule / 20 minutes 23.5.
  31.05. Final Review. (duration 9-18) / Guidelines for the final presentations / Schedule for 31.5.
  

  • Select activity Urban design final material feedback

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    Urban design final material feedback Page

    Written feedback on the design work.
    

  • Select activity Announcements

    

    Announcements Forum
  • Select activity Site-visit guidelines

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    Site-visit guidelines Page
  • Select activity Urban Design Studio Excursion

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    Urban Design Studio Excursion Page
  • Select activity Individual tutoring schedule / 20 minutes

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    Individual tutoring schedule / 20 minutes Page
  • Select activity Tutoring schedule 8.3.

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    Tutoring schedule 8.3. Page
  • Select activity Reimbursement guidelines

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    Reimbursement guidelines Page
  • Select activity Picture guide for using Neo

    

    Picture guide for using Neo File PDF
  • Select activity Urban Design Studio Excursion program

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    Urban Design Studio Excursion program File PDF
  • Select activity 29.3. Group tutoring guidelines

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    29.3. Group tutoring guidelines Page
  • Select activity I Mid-review guidelines

    

    I Mid-review guidelines Page
  • Select activity Notes from the City concerning I mid-review material

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    Notes from the City concerning I mid-review material Page
  • Select activity Individual tutoring schedule / 15 minutes

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    Individual tutoring schedule / 15 minutes Page
  • Select activity Contract between Aalto and Turku 2023

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    Contract between Aalto and Turku 2023 File PDF
  • Select activity II Mid-review guidelines

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    II Mid-review guidelines Page
  • Select activity 17:00 launch of the Urban Design Publication Series.

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    17:00 launch of the Urban Design Publication Series. Page
  • Select activity Group tutoring guidelines

    

    Group tutoring guidelines Page
  • Select activity Tutoring discussion registration for 24.5.

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    Tutoring discussion registration for 24.5. Etherpad Lite

    Add your name in the list below if you want to discuss your work on Wednesday 24.5. - we'll make a schedule for the session and post it on the MyCourses page in the evening (at 18:00) of Monday 22.5. - so put your name on the list before that.
    

    We'll have 20 minute timeslots for all who want to discuss their work - your tutoring can be organized on site or remotely so you can also state this preference when you register for the tutoring.
    

  • Select activity Guidelines for the final presentations

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    Guidelines for the final presentations Page
  • Select activity Individual tutoring schedule / 20 minutes 23.5.

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    Individual tutoring schedule / 20 minutes 23.5. Page
  • Select activity Schedule for 31.5.

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    Schedule for 31.5. Page