LECTURE 8 8th April

I found this lecture really interesting. It is closely related to the beginnings of my essay topic and made me think outside the box a little, giving me other aspects to look at concerning my topic.

IMMATERIAL PROCESS

Form, mass, how we mix it up?
Episode 1: what is design? It depends on the audience, art? Engineer.

DESIGN AS…

Applied creativity: given a problem, search for solution, possible moves, select and test.
Problem solving
Learning: gather knowledge, experiments and learn from results. In hind sight.
Evolution: gradual process
Social process: Designers don’t work alone, they co-operate with other experts. They need to interact with other networks and groups, this helps them to gain knowledge and unique ambitions, ideas and viewpoints. Good designers are good negotiators.
Game: Challenge, gamble, attached to your ideas, can’t stop, fun and exciting. Lots of energy + a good result = a win.

WICKED PROBLEMS: I understood this to be a problem that is undefined and has many viewpoints. Luke used an example of where to go to for dinner?

Mastery of expertise : Naive (0), novice (1), advanced beginner (2), Competent designer (3), expert (4), Master (5), visionary (6).

HOW NOT TO DESIGN.: cling to your first idea, do details immediately, be inflexible, solve only 1 aspect, wait for inspiration, do not plan, surprise your tutor with a final design, ignore any tests that suggest it won’t work, Form first, then function.

“Take the lion for a walk”

Episode 2: Fundamental question of philosophy. Got sort of confusing but really made us think on a different level. HE showed us images and asked why they look similar. Then, talked about the natural laws in scientific realism.

I was interested by Gilles Pelese (1925 – 1995) who answered questions in a poetic sense with no really answer. And the photograph of him with all the mirrors and reflection was inspiring. How did he do that?

Actual structures: Mountains
Intensive structures: Lava. Does not change, only intensity changes e.g. water and its heat.
Thermodynamic equilibrium.