Innovative Learning Week ESALA Proposals
Architectural Design Competition
Description
Collaborate with your peers to develop a group entry for a live public architectural
competition (competition subject to be announced).
Lead: Liam Ross
ESALA
This week-long studio-based group project is designed to allow students to:
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gain experience in collaborative design practice,
learn from peers at various stages of their training,
engage with a contemporary concern in architectural practice through entry into a
public competition,
develop material for their own portfolio
ESALA students only, at any level of study
Monday 20-Feb-2012, 10:00 – Friday 24-Feb-2012, 16:00
Architecture Studio, Level L, Architecture Building, Lauriston Place
Booking is required
Funding: possible minimal costs associated with
competition entry (tbc)
Additional support: proposed collaboration with
PhD student to assist in organising /
documenting
Max 12
Creative Ecologies - Lecture / premiere: Towards an Ecology of Mind
Description
Eligibility
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This lecture event will involve a premiere of the documentary An Ecology of Mind, a film
portrait of Gregory Bateson produced and directed by his daughter, Nora Bateson. This
documentary introduces the key ideas of his influential theories, in particular evaluating
the world as a series of systems containing those of individuals, societies and ecosystems.
The lecture will include a panel discussion of Bateson’s work.
(This lecture forms the start of a two-day multidisciplinary workshop for postgraduate
students with an interest in creative ecologies.)
Any University student can attend this event.
Wednesday 22-Feb-2012, 10:00 – (11:30 / 12:00?)
Main Lecture Theatre, first floor, Main Building Lauriston Campus
Booking required here
Lead: Ross McLean
ESALA
Confirmed
£750 funding is requested (to match funds from
ECA programme budgets) to cover the three
speakers / workshop leaders travel costs.
Max no: 200 (?)
Description
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Following from the lecture and premiere event, Nora Bateson director of An Ecology of
Mind, Peg Rawes, /Bartlett School of Architecture and [external to be confirmed] will lead
a 2-day practical, multidisciplinary workshop to explore programmatic applications of
Gregory Bateson’s theories.
This studio-based workshop is limited to postgraduate students with an interest in creative
ecologies.
Postgraduate students with an interest in creative ecologies.
Wednesday 22-Feb-2012, 12:00 – Thursday 23-Feb-2012, 16.00pm
[Studio venue to be confirmed]; final plenary panel session 15:00 , Thursday 23-Feb-2012,
Main Lecture Theatre, Lauriston Campus
Booking required
Innovative Learning Week ESALA Proposals
Confirmed
See lecture notes above for costs
Max no: 75
Digital Skin
Description
Following a series of template video processes students will work in teams of six to
develop a response to the architectural context of Inspace through the theme of digital
skin.
Lead: Chris Speed
ESALA
Confirmed
Eligibility
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The gallery has many data projectors that may project inside or outside – introverting the
space or extroverting it. Students are be encouraged to make a short video piece that
responds to the idea of a skin for the building and should carefully consider whether the
audience should inside or outside to view this skin. Since the data projectors throw on to a
translucent screens over the glass windows it would be possible to move inside and
outside the gallery to experience the skin as a membrane. Other works might want to
consider the connection between the projectors – as though large landscape screens that
are synced in time.
ESALA students only, at any level of study
2 full days
Inspace – Informatics, Crichton Street, Edinburgh
Booking is required
Funding: possible minimal costs associated with
competition entry (tbc)
Additional support: proposed collaboration with
PhD student to assist in organising /
documenting
Max 20
Innovative Learning Week ESALA Proposals
Earth glorious earth
Description
Eligibility
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A studio-based workshop exploring the creative and technical application of earth plasters.
We will have an introductory talk on the use of earth plasters, and then students will be
able to work over the two days to create earth plaster plaques, using a range of materials
and techniques. Access to microscopy facilities will enable an understanding and
expression of the material and the relationship of scales. .
ECA students with an interest in natural materials.
Monday 20-Feb-2012, 9:30 – Tuesday 21-Feb-2012, 16.00pm
Studio venue to be confirmed
Booking required
Lead: Kate Carter
ESALA
Confirmed
Max no: 12
Sustainable Highlands
Description
A field trip to the Scottish Highlands to look at ecovillage communities and examples of
environmental design
Lead: John Brennan
ESALA
Confirmed
Eligibility
Postgraduate MSc Programmes in Advanced Sustainable Design only
Date
Venue
Bookings
Tuesday 21-Feb-2012 – Thursday 23-Feb-2012
On site
Booking is required
Further proposals to be confirmed / provided:
Ella Chmielewska
tbc
MSc Cultural Studies
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