Social/Socio-political Design, Narrative Design
Languages: German and/or English
Societal and political processes are being digitized increasingly. Especially in the CITY as an experimental, intriguing conglomeration, the public and the private are highly interwoven with technological developments. Some say, our cities are becoming more hybrid, others think they are becoming smarter. Regardless of utopian or dystopian interpretations, the technologically induced transformation of our cities seems as obvious as inevitable. What kind of relations and communication behaviours do evolve though? What role do we play in this processes – as designers?
In this class we will examine the relationship of the Cybercity (Graham 2004) and a politically minded Design. We will closely examine the concrete neighborhood „Mehringplatz“ in Berlin Kreuzberg, in order to develop narratives of these place for the near future. We will focus on what we today call the Digital Divide and apply perspectives on power, access and privilege. These narratives will finally serve us as the foundation for the development of concepts, prototypes and visions that question the roles of Design and the urban future.
Required Reading will be provided for briefly before start. Approaches can be manifold: Prototypes, texts and other forms are welcome
When: 20.-24. Juli, 10-16 Uhr
Where: Living Lab am Mehringplatz 11, Berlin-Kreuzberg
Dozenten: Bianca Herlo & Andreas Unteidig, Design Research
Max. 15 TeilnehmerInnen
