MIT Department of Architecture
4.217 – Proseminar in Design and Computation
4.277 – Research Seminar in Design and Computation

Schedule
 
Date Day Presenter(s) Readings Due and Discussion
Oct. 6 Wed Franco, Haldane, Mine, Gabriela  Schon, D. 1987. "Educating the Reflective Practitioner" SF: Jossey-Bass. Chapters 1-3 (Preparing Professionals for the Demands of Practice, Teaching Artistry Through Reflection-in-Action, The Architectural Studio as Educational Model for RiA, The Design Process as RiA, p.3-79)

Simon, H. A. 1996. "The Sciences of the Artificial" Cambridge: The MIT Press. Chapter 5 & 7 (The Science of Design, Alternative Views of Complexity)

Oct. 13 Wed Haldane Donald Schon's viewpoint
Oct. 20 Wed discussion Schon, D. 1963. "Displacement of Concepts" London: Tavistock. Chapters 1-2 (Asking the Question, Starting from Scratch p. 3-34)
Oct. 27 Wed discussion student presentations regarding individual research and its relation to the general themes discussed in seminar
Nov. 3 Wed no class
Nov. 10 Wed Paul, Mine Paul -- unstructured data space
Mine -- dynamic concepts
Nov. 17 Wed Axel, Patrick Axel -- visual language in dealing with digital space
Patrick -- architecturology and problems of cognition and preception in design
Nov. 24 Wed Sotirios, Haldane to be announced

 
 
 

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