Topic outline

  • Pre-Assignment

    During the summer the students will conduct background research to support their work during the summer school. The research will be conducted through four short pre-assignments done partly in groups and partly individually. The students will work in groups with other students of their home institution. The workload of the pre-assignment is 1,5 ECT, meaning approximately 40 hours of work including writing the assignments and time for reflection. The assignments should be submitted on the MyCourses platform by 31st of July and introduced to other students on the first week on campus.  


    1. Site analysis (approximately 1 day of work)

    The aim of the assignment is for the students to familiarize themselves with the Otaniemi campus and to produce background information for the summer school design projects. The students will work on the assignment in groups based on their institutions. Each group will be assigned aspects of the campus to study.


    2. Concepts (approximately 1 day of work)

    The aim of the assignment is to produce background information for the summer school based on the concepts relevant to the theme. The students will work on the assignment in groups based on their institutions. Each group will be assigned one concept to study.


    We have shared several resources to read in the folder 'Materials> Pre-task Readings'. Please familiarize yourself with the resources related to the concept studied by your group.


    3. Case studies (approximately 1 day of work)

    The aim of the assignment is to produce background information for the summer school based on the use of wood internationally. The assignment is conducted individually. Each student should study the use of wood in the context of their home country or culture or the country of their home institution. The use of wood can be related to architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, design, products or living environments.


    4. Woodcha Kucha (approximately 60 minutes of work)

    The aim of the assignment is for the students to introduce themselves and to clarify what they are interested in related to the themes of the summer school and what they would like to work on in their design projects.




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