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ARCHITECTURE (A46)  (Dept. Info)Architecture  (Policies)
A46 ARCH 424MSpatializing Extremes: Graphic Explorations on Projected Climate Futures3.0 Units
Description:As architects, we communicate through a language of visual representation. We use drawing as an act of translation - to spatialize ideas and information in a way that could arguably be understood universally. Furthermore, we use drawing as an act of persuasion - to convince others of our designs, positions, and intentions. In the culture of immediacy that we currently find ourselves in - an era where the image and the video dominate our scrolling - it's more important than ever to produce compelling graphics that aid in the dissemination of information. This course explores how architects can harness the power of architectural representation to construct spatial narratives of text-based research and data, particularly regarding the interdisciplinary science surrounding projected climate futures. We will operate contextually through a lens that does not try to prevent the extremes of climate change, but rather accepts these new realities that we have already begun to find ourselves in, that of extreme weather events, floods, droughts, sea level rise, plant & animal migrations, and human migrations, among others. How can we translate existing climatic research into compelling graphics? How can we persuade an audience of the need to adapt our built environment and existing infrastructures in the face of these alternate realities? From there, how can we speculate on these conditions in a way that compels different thinking surrounding adaptation and resilience? The course will explore these questions through the generation of narrative drawings, working iteratively through a variety of digital drawing techniques towards a composition deeply layered with multiples sources of information as well speculations on climatic futures.
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