USP-E0314 - Capstone Project, Lecture, 5.9.2023-5.12.2023

5/9 Tervasaari workshop starts: Aalto University x Shibaura Institute of Technology 

(SIT, Tokyo) 

9:15-12 Excursion in Aalto Campus hosted by Antti Ahlava 

Meet in the entrance lobby of Väre Building (Otaniementie 14)

• Otakaari 1 (Undergraduate Centre)
• Dipoli
• Learning Centre
• School of Business
• Väre

 

12-13 Lunch time

13:15-15 Introduction to the workshop by prof. Ahlava

Space: Väre, hall F102 (reserved 12-21)

in the main lobby, does not require access card

• people introduce themselves
• the workshop site (Tervasaari) and task (Antti Ahlava)
• timetable for the workshop week
• division into groups
• groupwork begins

6/9 Tervasaari workshop excursion in the centre of Helsinki by feet + independent groupwork

Hosted by prof. Ahlava

9:00 Meet at the entrance of Kamppi Chapel (address: Simonkatu 7)

Kamppi Chapel

Glass Palace

Kiasma

Oodi

Kaisa Library

Senate Square

Tervasaari

Return to Aalto Campus by metro

13-21 Independent groupwork in Väre, Q201

Requires access pass (by an Aalto student)

7/9 Tervasaari workshop - Independent groupwork

9-19 Undergraduate Centre (address: Otakaari 1) Deloitte (U119)

Open access, does not require access card

8/9 Tervasaari workshop - Excursion to Suomenlinna + mid-review

Hosted by prof. Ahlava

Meet at 9:15 at Suomenlinna Ferry Pier (Kauppatori)

Back to Aalto campus by metro

13:15-16 Mid-review in Väre, F102

hosted by Antti Ahlava and Heini Saari

in the main lobby, does not require access card

9/9 (Saturday) Tervasaari workshop - Independent groupwork + free time 

Väre, F102

in the main lobby, does not require access card

free time

10/9 (Sunday) Tervasaari workshop - Independent groupwork + free time 

Väre, J302

Requires access pass (by an Aalto student)

free time

11/9 Tervasaari workshop - Groupwork + workshop's final review 

Groupwork 9-15:45

Väre, J302

Requires access pass (by an Aalto student)

16:00-19 Workshop's final review 

Väre, F101

in the main lobby, does not require access card

12/9 USP Capstone Introduction to the rest of the course to Aalto students only

Analysis for Battersea starts

9:15-12 

Antti Ahlava & Heini Saari

Analysis task for Battersea starts

Otakaari 1 X: A122a (not in Väre!)

19/9 Aalto student presentations on their Tervasaari work for the public Cooler Planet seminar

Antti Ahlava & Heini Saari

Väre, L102

26-30/9 RCA Workshop in London

Antti Ahlava & Heini Saari + travels paid for 7 students

Led by RCA

 

3/10 Lecture + tutoring evolutionary steps 1-2

Väre, L102

9:00-10:00 Lecture by Antti Ahlava: What is urban design, what is building design?

10:15-12 Tutoring by A. Ahlava & H. Saari

10/10 Tutoring + evolutionary steps 3-4

Väre, F101

9:00-12 Tutoring by H. Saari

17/10 Evaluation week - no teaching, evolutionary steps 5-7

24/10 Review of the concept stage work: Evolutionary steps 1-7; Schematic Design starts

Antti Ahlava & Heini Saari

9:00-12 Väre, F101

Schematic design stage starts

31/10 Tutoring

Heini Saari 9-12; Antti Ahlava 9-9:55

9:00-12 Väre, R107

7/11 Lecture + tutoring Väre, Q202 (Note! Space changed!) 

9:00-10:00 Lecture by Antti Ahlava: Social innovation in architecture

10:15-12 Tutoring by A. Ahlava & H. Saari

14/11 Mid-review of the schematic design stage 

(of the Schematic Design stage 9-12) (3h), including a plan for the video, but not the actual video

Antti Ahlava & Heini Saari

9:00-12 Väre, R107

 

21/11 Tutoring

Antti Ahlava & Heini Saari

9:00-12 Väre, R107

 

28/11 Tutoring

Antti Ahlava & Heini Saari

9:00-12 Väre, F101

 

5/12 Final Review: format: 10 min video; including a presentation of the concept design stage.

Antti Ahlava & Heini Saari

9:00-12 Väre, F101