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  • Schedule

    Location: Väre, Otaniementie 14, Q203
    https://aalto.zoom.us/j/64118313007

    Course description and schedule as pdf


    WED 26.4. COURSE START
    • 09:15-12:00 Course intro and design brief, AP
      • Course overview and practicalities
      • Introducing Johannisberg, architect Markku Partanen, City of Porvoo
      • Background: KAKS project, Ira Verma, Aalto
      • The design brief in Johannisberg
    • 13:15-15:00 Starting the analysis task, AP
      • Forming the groups and getting organised
      • Guidelines for the analysis task
      • Start of first readings (Adaptive reuse)
      • Groups discuss the brief and plan the analysis

    FRI 28.4. EXCURSION TO PORVOO
    • 09:00 Coach leaves from the parking place behind A Bloc to Johannisbergintie 31, Porvoo
      • Visiting and documenting the Syreeni building and Johannisberg area
      • Q&A session with Markku Partanen
      • 13:00 lunch at restaurant Fabriken in the Art Factory, Läntinen Aleksanterinkatu 1
      • 14:30 guided architectural tour in historical Porvoo, return to Otaniemi about 17:30

    Group tasks on week 2: Completing the analysis and defining the design focus

    WED 3.5. ANALYSIS RESULTS & ADAPTIVE REUSE
    • 10:00-12:00 Groups present results of analysis
      • Summary of key characteristics, limitations and opportunities
      • Guidelines for the focus definition and ideation task
    • 13:15-14:00 Discussion about first readings & start of second readings (Spatial agency)
    • 14:15-15:00 Examples of adaptive reuse, Ira Verma

    FRI 5.5. LECTURE DAY – CIRCULAR DESIGN & TEMPORARY USE
    • 10:00-12:00 Circular design in built environment, Antti Lehto, Aalto
    • 13:15-14:00 Discussion about second readings & start of third readings (Scenario building)
    • 14:00-15:00 Architects mediating the temporary use of space, Hella Hernberg, Aalto

    Group tasks on week 3: Continuing concept ideation, studying user needs & building scenarios

    WED 10.5. IDEATION RESULTS & DESIGN FORESIGHT METHODS
    • 10:00-12:00 Groups present design focus and first ideas
      • Guidelines for the user knowledge task
    • 13:15-15:00 Design foresight methods and scenario building, AP
      • Guidelines for the scenario building task

    FRI 12.5. SCENARIO BUILDING WORKSHOP
    • 09:15–10:15 Discussion about third readings & start of fourth readings (Design strategies)
    • 10:30–12:00 Scenario building workshop, part 1, AP
    • 13:15–15:00 Scenario building workshop, part 2, AP


    Group tasks on week 4: Completing the scenarios and user knowledge task & starting concept design

    WED 17.5. MID-REVIEW & DESIGN STRATEGIES
    • 09:45-12:00 Groups present results so far
      • Analysis, examples, scenarios, concept idea, stakeholder mapping
      • Commentators: Markku Partanen & Esa Vesmanen
    • 13:15-14:00 Design strategies for flexible and hybrid use, Esa Vesmanen
    • 14:10-14:30 Guidelines for the design documentation

    FRI 19.5. TUTORING ON THE OVERALL CONCEPT
    • 10–11 Tutoring for group B
    • 11–12 Tutoring for group A

      Group tasks on weeks 5 & 6: Making concept documentation and designing the spatial implementation

      WED 24.5. TUTORING ON SPATIAL DESIGN
      • 09:15–10:00 Discussion about the fourth readings
      • 10:00–11:30 Peer tutoring session
      • 12:15–14:00 Tutoring clinic, Ira Verma & AP

      FRI 26.5. TUTORING ON SPATIAL DESIGN
      • 10–11 Tutoring for group A, Esa & AP
      • 11–12 Tutoring for group B, Esa & AP

       

      WED 31.5. OPTIONAL TUTORING
      • 10–12 Tutoring available by request, room O303, AP

      FRI 2.6. FINAL PRESENTATIONS
      • 09:30–12:00 Groups present final concepts
        • Commentators: Markku Partanen, Laura Arpiainen & Ira Verma
        • Deadline for missing assignments Wed 7.6.
        • Course grade by Midsummer