PARTICIPATORY PRACTICE

Catalog description

Architecture and design are tools to reimagine the ways in which we occupy the built urban environment. Design processes and decision-making, however, frequently leave out the needs and aspirations of real communities. This course is a project-based seminar workshop that examines design mechanisms for a diverse collection of needs, experiences, beliefs, values, and desires. Applied research methodologies promote different degrees of participation, ranging from basic consultation to community empowerment. While discussing the role of architecture and design in social practices, the course provides practical tools for integrating community voices into design processes, with the goal of collaboratively envisioning and creating new places. (4 credits) fall