LFU:online

Play Area. A creative hub for . . .

In the age of web 3, decentralisation, but especially connectivity and community-building, in what is hopefully becoming a post-pandemic world, social media platforms found a way to gather people with shared interests. 

This semester’s studio will look at blurring the boundaries between digital and physical space and imagine possible new typologies for hosting and enhancing this “3rd space” - a space where the digital platforms and locals convene to create. Imagine a new typology - a physical space where people passionate about a subject can meet both physically and digitally in a shared space. 

Our bivalent coexistence poses specific challenges and questions to the way we currently design. How do these spaces overlay? How can we mark the transition from one to another? Do people who only join the virtual part of a space extend over a physically different program of the building? Can we have more reconfigurable spaces? How can we translate servers and channels into lively, interesting physical spaces? Students will develop a new vibrant civic space, considering public/semi-public limitations, and rooms designed for both physical and digital encounters.

Students will work in teams and each team will pick a core interest to center a mixed community around. It can be anything from fandom, games, hobbies, cooking classes, memes factory, art making, debate forum, makers place, to upcycling in fashion, or more pressing matters. We do however encourage picking a topic which can trigger strong physical components on a programmatic level.

“Imagine a place

Where you can belong to a school club, a gaming group, or a worldwide art community. Where just you and a handful of friends can spend time together. A Place that makes it easy to talk every day and hang out more often.” - Discord

Taught by: 

Alexandra Moisi

http://www.structureanddesign.at/people/alexandra-moisi/

Vlad Cuc 

https://www.unstudio.com/en/page/9821/vlad-cuc

Nina Hütter 

Robby Kraft 

https://robbykraft.com

Students will work in groups and present and discuss their material once a week in a desk crit or powerpoint presentation.

Design research will include both, analogue and digital techniques, presentations and models.

A list of relevant literature will be provided.

Anmeldevoraussetzung/en: positiv beurteiltes Modul B07 "Entwerfen 1"

Diese Lehrveranstaltung und die VU Projektbezogene Tragwerkslehre wird im Rahmen von 847326 EP Entwerfen 2 und 847327 SE Portfoliogestaltung angeboten.